Bomber Build

[Mossie]

Very simple, build a bomber, whiff it.  BIG aicraft dropping firey death.  Anything goes, but not fighter bombers or multi role aircraft, purely bombers, with the sole purpose to drop bombs or AGM's.  Any era, any platform, any scale, small if you want but BIG is good.

[Brian da Basher]

I really like this idea Mossie as it's general enough to be very inclusive, yet specific enough for a group buiild.

Figures you'd have to mention it after I built my Douglas B-7B Brigand bomber.

Brian da Basher

[Gervasius]

Oh yes! I would definetely be in! SAC baby!

Marko

[B777LR]

Count me in if i can restore some of my old models!

[TsrJoe]

count me in too, iv a few 'biggies' iv been planing to build

joe 

[lenny100]

count me in also to one or two which ideas which need building or improving

[Captain Canada]

Good call. I've always thought that Canada should have had some kind of big bomber since we retired the Lanc. Maybe mid-seventies or early eighties.

[Mossie]

With regards to restored builds, I guess the same applies as always, it should be something more than just a re-paint & a decal swap, there should be some change to the model itself.  Otherwise, pretty much anything goes, although defining 'bomber' gets slightly difficult after the middle of WWII.

Sounds like a few good ideas already!  Bri, I'm sure you'll have some kind of spatted interwar wonder in mind to compliment your D-7B!  Me???  I'm thinkin' Russian!!!

[Blacklion213]

I got a B-1B 1/48 Revell to build...if i can get my dad to give it to me instead of selling in on ebay...

[AeroplaneDriver]

I'd be interested in this one.  It might be the inspiration I need to do something with my Airfix Vulcan...

Now let me think...

USAF Vietnam-era SAC B-?? in SEA over black camo and bomb bay + pylons loaded with iron bombs..?

RAF upgraded B.4 with new engines, high-viz cockpit glazing, and a load of Paveway IVs or Storm Shadows..?

[Mossie]

Lee, not sure about how the Brigand fits into this, I'd put it pretty firmly in the Fighter Bomber category.  My intention was for it to be purely a 'strategic bomber' build, but I'm happy for there to be a 'tactical bomber' category run alongside to build interest, maybe with two prizes.  If the strategic bomber build is popular enough on it's own, maybe it could be followed up by a tactical bomber GB running immediately after?

[B777LR]

With regards to restored builds, I guess the same applies as always, it should be something more than just a re-paint & a decal swap, there should be some change to the model itself.  Otherwise, pretty much anything goes, although defining 'bomber' gets slightly difficult after the middle of WWII.

Can i re-engine my B-52 then? And paint it non-whiff? :-P

[Brian da Basher]

Lee, not sure about how the Brigand fits into this, I'd put it pretty firmly in the Fighter Bomber category.  My intention was for it to be purely a 'strategic bomber' build, but I'm happy for there to be a 'tactical bomber' category run alongside to build interest, maybe with two prizes.  If the strategic bomber build is popular enough on it's own, maybe it could be followed up by a tactical bomber GB running immediately after?

Another idea would be to simplify things and say anything with multiple engines and more than just a pilot that carries bombs counts.

Brian da Basher

[Mossie]

Thomas, I'd call a re-engined B-52 a whiff even in real world colours so that's a goer.

Bri, it gets difficult doesn't it?  I guess that's about as good a description as possible.  I add that aircraft with weapons bays designed to drop bombs are encouraged, although not a 100% requirement as this would preclude some bombers from the pre-war period.

Lee, with a weapons bay the Highball armed Brigand or Spearfish would fit.  Regarding the Spearfish, how about a single Highball?  I guess your using the paragon conversion, a chop might be doable?

[anthonyp]

Years ago I saw a spoof photoshoped picture of a stretched B-52, it had a gazillion engines and was dropping the entire US arsenal in one go. I think it may well have been in the tailpiece of Air&Space

I remember that!  It was towards the beginning of the magazine, as an op-ed piece on instead of more expensive, stealthy planes, we build this thing with a monstrously huge RCS that would scare most smaller countries into immediate capitulation should they see a wing of these things inbound on their screens.  The author called it a "B-3," and I think I remember something like four bomb bays, and eighteen or so engines on the thing.