Boeing B-56 Stratocastle

McColm · August 13, 2019, 04:09:20 AM

Have fun

NARSES2 · August 13, 2019, 06:18:37 AM

Enjoy your break Kit

strobez · August 20, 2019, 11:36:04 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 12, 2019, 08:27:51 AM
I have got a 1/144 scale Hurricane that may well have its decals applied during the week, but that's an RW model destined for my model railway club's N gauge layout.

Would you like to borrow a novelty-sized pot of Tamiya paint? I have several...

PR19_Kit · August 21, 2019, 01:58:32 PM

Quote from: strobez on August 20, 2019, 11:36:04 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 12, 2019, 08:27:51 AM
I have got a 1/144 scale Hurricane that may well have its decals applied during the week, but that's an RW model destined for my model railway club's N gauge layout.

Would you like to borrow a novelty-sized pot of Tamiya paint? I have several...

Hehehehe, you'll see I have a GIANT sized pot of Revell Contacta cement to fool everyone here that my Queen Mary trailer isn't an Airfix kit......

PR19_Kit · September 08, 2019, 12:37:24 PM

Zero progress on the Stratocastle I'm afraid.

Family and other matters have diverted my attention from the model bench sadly. Hopefully I can back on it soon.

TheChronicOne · September 08, 2019, 06:05:43 PM

Roger that.

Tophe · September 08, 2019, 08:10:02 PM

Quote from: Tophe on July 01, 2019, 05:53:56 PM
from https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=46620.90
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 01, 2019, 04:29:09 AM
But suppose Boeing had thought a tad laterally, and noticed that the B-52, which they were building at the same time, was a very BIG aeroplane which had eight 10000 lb thrust J-57s. With some sideways thinking they could have shortened a B-52 a bit, halved the number of engines, trimmed the wing span ( ) and come up with a much more plausible B-56, and it would have been cheaper too.
I give you the Boeing B-56 Stratocastle.....

Yes, this is what-if but not the crazy dream of an enthusiast only. The Boeing design bureau worked on it too: (I received the following advertisement about History file)
"US Bomber Projects #22 is now available and includes:
Boeing B-52X: a trie of layouts for four-engined B-52s
These can be previewed and purchased (for only $4.25 each) here:
http://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=3950"

PR19_Kit · March 04, 2023, 04:31:38 AM

This project died on the back of a very busy family life and other things, but I may resurrect it for the 50s GB 'au concours', meaning it's in the theme but not actually in the GB as a competitor.

Gondor · March 04, 2023, 05:59:30 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 04, 2023, 04:31:38 AMThis project died on the back of a very busy family life and other things, but I may resurrect it for the 50s GB 'au concours', meaning it's in the theme but not actually in the GB as a competitor.

That's a thought, I had started something for another Grooup Build that would fit as well.

Gondor

PR19_Kit · March 06, 2023, 06:47:40 AM

I just dug this out of the VAST pile of 'Projects on Hold' and had a close look at it. The wing mods in the last pic are the ONLY work that I've done on it so far, so this could go on for a bit.

The mods were done on the AMT B-52G kit, which could be a tad better, but I think I've figured out a way to reduce that terrible dihedral that's built into the kit as supplied. It'll involve a considerable amount of 'heavy engineering' I reckon. Trying to sort out the resin engines could take some work too.

Should keep me busy for a while......

kerick · March 06, 2023, 08:32:50 AM

Cure the dihedral by building it in flight and flexing the wings upward. Hot water or hairdryer.
This looks cool, carry on!

PR19_Kit · March 06, 2023, 10:44:51 AM

The wings on the AMT kit are already flexed upward.

They have a hefty dihedral brace that fastens the wings to the fuselage and it means the wings end up in flight position. I tried it upside down, but then there's too much anhedral, thus the heavy engineering requirement.

Rick Lowe · March 06, 2023, 08:33:30 PM

An article in FSM mentioned simply sawing notches in the wing box and gluing the edges back together.
Probably be best with some brass bar to add strength in something that size... which you already knew, of course... "Grandma, first you have to pierce both ends of the egg..."

PR19_Kit · March 07, 2023, 12:03:01 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on March 06, 2023, 08:33:30 PMAn article in FSM mentioned simply sawing notches in the wing box and gluing the edges back together.
Probably be best with some brass bar to add strength in something that size... which you already knew, of course... "Grandma, first you have to pierce both ends of the egg..."

Ah, that's pretty much what I was intending during the 'heavy engineering' phase.

Great minds etc.

I still can't figure out how to move the outrigger well forward on the wing. I may just glue the doors in place, PSR the hell out of them and then just glue the leg into pre-drilled holes a tad further forward. No-one's going to duck under to look there anyway, it'll only be 1.5" off the ground!

Rick Lowe · March 09, 2023, 08:18:55 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 07, 2023, 12:03:01 AM
Quote from: Rick Lowe on March 06, 2023, 08:33:30 PMAn article in FSM mentioned simply sawing notches in the wing box and gluing the edges back together.
Probably be best with some brass bar to add strength in something that size... which you already knew, of course... "Grandma, first you have to pierce both ends of the egg..."

Ah, that's pretty much what I was intending during the 'heavy engineering' phase.

Great minds etc.

I still can't figure out how to move the outrigger well forward on the wing. I may just glue the doors in place, PSR the hell out of them and then just glue the leg into pre-drilled holes a tad further forward. No-one's going to duck under to look there anyway, it'll only be 1.5" off the ground!

Good plan, but remember the doors will still need to be there... maybe cut some 20thou to fill the holes instead, then go with your idea?