1:72 B-58 Hustler

[mumbles]

Hi guys, just to prove I don't just do RNZAF jets, here is the Italeri B-58 I did over the summer






Interesting kit of a truly awesome aircraft, reputedly a little underscale in length, with some truly daft moulding decisions, but other wise pretty easy and a lot of fun to do, especially as I hadn't done a proper natural metal finish on anything this big before. Also some of the best to work with decals I have ever gottern out of a box, so well done Italeri on that score

[corsair67]

Looks like a giant Mirage! ;D

Seriously though, great work there - the Hustler sure was an amazing plane. I can imagine how loud it would have been with the four J-79s at full noise.

[Dave Homewood]

Very nice model Sam, the paint work is great, love the burneshed metal effect you've achieved underneath.

[Bruce]

Awesome model of an Awesome aircraft!
The smoke stains behind the engines are mandatory on these beasts!
Bare metal finishes are surprisingly complex arent they - how many shades of silver required ?(I'd guess about 8....?)

[beagle]

one of my favourite looking aircraft

[alanw]

very Nice ;D ;D

I have one in my stash to build, the Monogram 1/48 scale.

Trying to build up the courage to build it one of these days,
NMF (natural metal finish) is not one of those areas I have
ventured in to yet

Thanks for posting

Alan

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Aug 18, 2009 0:09:42 GMT 12 corsair67 said:

Looks like a giant Mirage! ;D

Seriously though, great work there - the Hustler sure was an amazing plane. I can imagine how loud it would have been with the four J-79s at full noise.

Thanks Craig,

I know, I think of it as an F-4 under each wing, or 2 F-104's, on an airframe not that much larger (although probably a bit heavier) than an F-111

Must have been a sight to see operating, thats for sure

[mumbles]

Aug 18, 2009 15:18:12 GMT 12 Bruce said:

Awesome model of an Awesome aircraft!
The smoke stains behind the engines are mandatory on these beasts!
Bare metal finishes are surprisingly complex arent they - how many shades of silver required ?(I'd guess about 8....?)

Cheers Bruce.

You are close, there are seven metallic shades on the model in all, from burnt iron through to polished aluminium. And you are right in that bare metal is way more complicated than it first appears. Lot of lessons learned on this one!

Thanks all for your compliments