Is this the same as the one you sent me last month.
It’s an updated version. There’s a table at the end of the document that indicates what was changed.
Fantastic work Russ!
Many thanks for the updated clip manual.
I really appreciate your descriptions,
your technical drawings, the photos,
and your WIP pictures.
A highly valued contribution to my BUFF
file.
Some work to do:
I need a few more details, and to cut away the upper bomb bay doors:
Cutting away those uppers will make detailing a whole lot easier.
-Dom
Thanks for the updated version Russ.
My pleasure, Dom. And thank you for the good words.
Russ
You’re welcome, Bish. Hope it’s useful to you.
Russ
Some shots for the Dayton BUFF:
Picture taken at aft, looking at forward bomb Bay, note the wheel well to the left, that’s at the back.
A view of the fore bomb bay section:
Note the Air Force Museum has used a darker green, but I don’t know shishka from bob on on the paint:
Hmmmm…card stock…suspicious, eh Russ?:
Also I think the upper doors were closed at the time I took these. The staff didn’t like it when I jumped up and slapped the inside BB either…lol…[6]
Great pictures, Dom! Thanks!
As I remember, the color of the anti-corrosion green paint varied throughout the plane, probably due to aging and to changes in color specifications over the years. The paint I used is lighter than olive drab (the color of my bombs) which is probably a good thing as the bomb clips should stand out better against the walls of the bomb bay.
Lol yep [:D]
Lol! You naughty boy! You are correct, Dom. The upper doors remained closed and locked except when loading bomb clips, special weapons, or nukes.
Russ
O don’t worry, it will be. It might be a few years before i get round to building my B-52, but i will deffinatly be keeping this info on file.
Last summer I visited the SAC museum in Nebraska and took a bunch of pictures of the B model B-52 on display there. This web address has most of those pictures of the landing gear, LG bays and bomb bay. The B model is structurally mostly the same as the C,D, E & F models. One major difference is this B model has the twin 20mm tail turret from the B-36.
Darwin
Many thanks for the link, Darwin. Those photos are excellent!
Russ
Hello, All,
I discovered that my design of the bomb clip panels was slightly off. The front and back of the panels are slightly tapered toward the bottom. This was easy to miss since the pictures I had to work with were mostly at an angle and the tapering was hard to see. The picture below (65675034400_002208_3.jpg from the Critical Past site (http://www.criticalpast.com/)) clearly shows the tapering of the panels. I will correct the dimensions in the next version of the assembly manual.
Cheers,
Russ
Hi Russ,
That is the trouble with trying to find the right photograph to show what you need. At least you did find it, good work! Now that you found it, it does make since that it would follow the shape of the fuselage.
Ken
Thanks, Ken. Actually, the tapering is front to back, not side to side. Can’t see what advantage that gave them unless it just saved on material costs or maybe weight. It could also be that the bomb lift trailer could only accomodate the size used for the cradle, so the clip panels had to be tapered to fit on the cradle.
Russ
I see that now that you point it out. I agree that does seem odd and would not be something you would expect.
Ken
Hi, All,
I recently dismantled my prototype bomb clip and rebuilt it. I corrected the shape of the panels and simplified them so they are easier to build, plus I left off the I-beam edging around the outside edges and the slot as it was out of scale anyway. I also added the chafing curtain between the right and center panels which I left off in the prototype.
In the original build, I had problems keeping the bombs straight when attaching them. I solved this by adding a 1 mm strip of plastic as a “shackle” (see pictures). This also enabled me to mount the bombs so the fins are oriented correctly.
NOTE: For further updates on these bomb clips and transporters, please see my diorama thread at:
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/19/t/149616.aspx
My sincere thanks to you, Andrew Magoo, for allowing me to use your thread so shamelessly [:D]. I wish you all the best!
Cheers,
Russ
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Hey friend, I recently acquired b52d from monogram. I was following this topic about bomb racks. Is your construction build still available for bomb racks? Thanks
Hi. Just info.Not a Buff guy flew 135’s then. The B52D’ were stateside based at March, Dyess , and Carswell(38 D’s). Then deployed to Guam and Thailand if I remember right in “Young Tiger” program for Arc Light missions.84 mk82’s in the bay and 24 750’s on the wing mers(12 ea rack) 108 total.
Howdy beamer, did you take a 16 year break from the forums? Welcome back!
@Aceone - Welcome to the forums! Russ was so kind to allow me to put all of his WIP on the B52 on my home page. you can see it here:
Enjoy!
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Thanks a bunch. That is amazing work.