Max. Lovely work on that Mark 17. I was looking at the Spectre Resin version, but for US$35 shipped, I am going to have a go at scratchbuilding one too. Kudos !
I was looking through the photo file and stumbled upon a picture of an actual Mark-41 nuke and me at the USAF Museum in Dayton. This has always been a fun post and discussion. What a shot to bring it back to the top! Ker-Boom!
Max
Again, has anyone nukerized anything lately? I did see the 1/72 Tsar Bomb and transport at the last model show. It even won something. I took a picture of it for you guys but I’ll be darned if I can find it.
I was a bit bored this morning and thought I’d bring this to the top. It was always a fun post at least for me. Nukes are unfortunately in the news everyday. Reminds of the song Blowing in the Wind, “When will they ever learn?”
I’m still waiting and reminding others for someone to build the 1/72 Bear and modify it to carry the worlds largest nuclear weapon. My list is full. [8-|]
I have added a nuke carrier to the stash, A 1/72 SAC FB-111A. It will be interesting to see if I can arm it for a nuclear strike mission. All crazy of course.
later,
Max
Yup, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Seems like the ways of the world move in circles and cycles over time. I did build the B-61 shapes that came with my sidelined 1/48 F-117. I might put them on a bomb cart just for a little display when I get around to finishing up my initial batch of ground support equipment.
IIRC, the SAC FB-111s usually carried their nukes internally in the weapons bay so that the wing hardpoints were freed up for drop tanks. Do any F-111 kits come with the open weapons bay? All the older kits that I ever built had the bay molded closed and no interior. It would take some a good bit of conversion work to change that.
I did peek into the SAC FB-111A kit. Yep, you’re right. Tanks on the wings for the long flight to blow people up. Nukes stored internally, two I think. Still OK, just exploring possibilities. It’ll be a good kit to show what uncle George flew and commanded. All this reminded of a story he told me after he became the commander of one of the two squadrons. On one of his checkout flights he asked the instructor if he could do a roll. Not rated said the instructor. May be necessary he said after completion. Life’s heros, gone now, still heros then and now.
Max
Love those tires that look like they bhave some weight on them. News to me.
Well, I haven’t gone Nuclear lately and was digging through the photo files and ran across these shots from the USAF Museum at Dayton of a real extra “Little Boy” less Uranium I hope. It’s under the wing of "Bockscar "along with a replica of “Fat Man” the Plutonium bomb. Another great thing to see at an incredible Museum! Nukes everywhere! Check it out!
Max
