BOATMANS 1/48 th B58 hustler build with lights

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS well im doin this for my next build as the title says for a change firstly the box art an i think this is a 70's kit so got a bit of age to it just hope it will fit togeather ok

 

[Jakko]

That will be a cool-looking model, based on your earlier electrification efforts

 

[BOATMAN]

That will be a cool-looking model, based on your earlier electrification efforts

OH thanks Jakko yes im really looking forward to this build just got to hope it dont pee me off due to bad fits an the decals splintering
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

AN NOW the spruces with the long thin fusealarge an there should be 3 canopyies but im leaving it as it is

 

[BOATMAN]

AN Here are the destrucions not much to look at but hope it will do the job

 

[BOATMAN]

AN NOW here the big delta wings an such an this is quite a big model but ive plenty of space to put this on show thanks to my freind fitting up them shevles

 

[BOATMAN]

AN here are all the 2mm leds that hopefully will light it up

 

[BOATMAN]

AN HERE the big under fusalarge tank

 

[BOATMAN]

AN THE underside of them big wings

 

[BOATMAN]

NOW these are the big engines that hang under the wings x 4

 

[BOATMAN]

an here are the big decals they are about 60 odd yrs old so just got to hope they dont splinter on me
chrisb
sooo tomorrow will be lift off day lol

 

[VegasAWACER13]

Very cool. The B-58 is one of my favorite jets of all time. Wish I could've seen one in flight.

 

[BOATMAN]

Very cool. The B-58 is one of my favorite jets of all time. Wish I could've seen one in flight.

WELL ive seen one on the ground at BOB airshow in the early 70s at RAF COLTISHALL as they had several b planes there but i dint have a camera then in them day as could not afford one but it was huge or it seemed so to me
chrisb

 

[blacbul67]

I'll watch this with interest. I love this aircraft, which only recently came to my attention, and a couple of weeks ago, I looked on Scalemates for 1/48 kits and realised they are all now long in the tooth and I was wondering if anyone would be doing a new mould. I know I couldn't do what you'll be doing with yours and bring an older model up to date.

 

[BOATMAN]

I'll watch this with interest. I love this aircraft, which only recently came to my attention, and a couple of weeks ago, I looked on Scalemates for 1/48 kits and realised they are all now long in the tooth and I was wondering if anyone would be doing a new mould. I know I couldn't do what you'll be doing with yours and bring an older model up to date.

HI THERE yes glad to have you along on the build journey well just got to hope all the parts are there as someone has opened the bags but i will find out as i go along an yes i also love this plane as when i was younger i see a real one at a airshow at RAF COLTISHALL an she looked a big plane then an i hope you get one sir
ATB TO YOU SIR
CHRISB

 

[blacbul67]

HI THERE yes glad to have you along on the build journey well just got to hope all the parts are there as someone has opened the bags but i will find out as i go along an yes i also love this plane as when i was younger i see a real one at a airshow at RAF COLTISHALL an she looked a big plane then an i hope you get one sir
ATB TO YOU SIR
CHRISB

Yeah, I'm a bit embarrassed I have been so unaware of the Hustler till now, but it looks an absolute beast!!! I have to say I think the Cold War era is a favourite period for me. It seems to me to have been like the Wild West, as designers were very much learning and trying out so many ideas. I love Formula 1, and it reminds me of that, when rules and regulations change, you will see more diversity of design, before over time the best solution becomes evident, and all the teams' designs eventually coalesce. So many cool designs in the 40s to 70s, They don't need to be effective for me to like them. The Hustler, like the F-104 (another favorite), had its issues, but being shallow, I just think they look cool .

 

[BOATMAN]

Yeah, I'm a bit embarrassed I have been so unaware of the Hustler till now, but it looks an absolute beast!!! I have to say I think the Cold War era is a favourite period for me. It seems to me to have been like the Wild West, as designers were very much learning and trying out so many ideas. I love Formula 1, and it reminds me of that, when rules and regulations change, you will see more diversity of design, before over time the best solution becomes evident, and all the teams' designs eventually coalesce. So many cool designs in the 40s to 70s, They don't need to be effective for me to like them. The Hustler, like the F-104 (another favorite), had its issues, but being shallow, I just think they look cool .

HI i dont think you need to be embarrassed as online here im seein planes near every day that i dint know they ever exzcited as yes where i live i can see RAF COLTISALL from my bedroom window now but back in the 70's i lived a bit further away but we were living in under the flight path for landing an yes i love the starfighters an nearly all the planes from that eara as near every day there would be different planes flyin over our house or i could jump on my bike an go up the crash gate or if my dad was working up there on that day then i could sneak in in his car but i still had to sign in at the gaudroom an then we went down to the MT section an i use to be able to go either with my dad or his freind who used to drive a refuleing bowzer an we go an refuel up the lightnings or later the jags what great times i had up there an now the idiots have closed it down an turned it into a prison oh dear
ATB SIR
Chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

MODS there are no pictures now could you please get them back up ?
chrisb

 

[blacbul67]

HI i dont think you need to be embarrassed as online here im seein planes near every day that i dint know they ever exzcited as yes where i live i can see RAF COLTISALL from my bedroom window now but back in the 70's i lived a bit further away but we were living in under the flight path for landing an yes i love the starfighters an nearly all the planes from that eara as near every day there would be different planes flyin over our house or i could jump on my bike an go up the crash gate or if my dad was working up there on that day then i could sneak in in his car but i still had to sign in at the gaudroom an then we went down to the MT section an i use to be able to go either with my dad or his freind who used to drive a refuleing bowzer an we go an refuel up the lightnings or later the jags what great times i had up there an now the idiots have closed it down an turned it into a prison oh dear
ATB SIR
Chrisb

Wow, no wonder the love of aircraft, all that on your doorstep!! Though he played next to no part in my life after my parents divorced when I was 7 your recollections have reminded me that when I must have been 5 or 6, my dad must have asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I must have said "Pilot", as I remember him bringing home a poster about RAF careers (He was an Electrician and was probably thinking along those lines to be fair) and taking me to East Midlands Airport to watch the planes take offf and land. Shame about RAF COLTISALL

 

[Pantherman]

an here are the big decals they are about 60 odd yrs old so just got to hope they dont splinter on me
chrisb
sooo tomorrow will be lift off day lolView attachment 194155

This stuff really helps with very old or thin decals. Pantherman

 

[Werner Voss]

Very cool. The B-58 is one of my favorite jets of all time. Wish I could've seen one in flight.

The first sonic booms I ever heard were a B58 Hustler. The engines were GE J79's. My dad was a design engineer at the GE Evandale Plant and we lived near the plant. As a salute to the team that made the engines, a B58 made several supersonic passes along I-275 less than a half mile as the bomber flies from the house. Had a great view from the backyard. Felt the booms rumble into my 6 year old chest.

Wow!

 

[BOATMAN]

This stuff really helps with very old or thin decals. Pantherman

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HI P/M where did you get yours ? as i looked on ebay an god its exspensive
chrisb

 

[Pantherman]

HI P/M where did you get yours ? as i looked on ebay an god its exspensive
chrisb

Think it was around £10 but I would need to check from where. PM

 

[BOATMAN]

Think it was around £10 but I would need to check from where. PM

OH GREAT i dont mind that price if you can tell me where you got it i will try too
chrees my freind
chrisb

 

[Pantherman]

OH GREAT i dont mind that price if you can tell me where you got it i will try too
chrees my freind
chrisb

I will have a look and let you know soon. PM

 

[BOATMAN]

I will have a look and let you know soon. PM

CHEERS SIR
CHRISB

 

[Pantherman]

I will have a look and let you know soon. PM

Photo attached but they are out of stock. You can request them to let you know when they have it. PM

 

[BOATMAN]

HI P/M IT WONT let me so i'll just have to pay top wack off ebay
cheers chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HI P/M IT WONT let me so i'll just have to pay top wack off ebay
cheers chrisb

never mind P/M ive just ordered some off ebay but this way i will get some cheers for your help sir
chrisb

 

[Pantherman]

never mind P/M ive just ordered some off ebay but this way i will get some cheers for your help sir
chrisb

You are welcome to use mine if it helps.... PM