Prototype B-58 Hustler with "Siamese" engines *done*

sandiego89 · July 10, 2020, 05:30:34 AM

Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on July 09, 2020, 03:05:04 PM

............I've long liked the flat-bottomed version with the twin-engine nacelles.......

Yes that was quite a beast. Very much cold war with throw away radar, extra landing gear, and some examples even with throw away engines. Thanks for the comments. The putty continues...

sandiego89 · July 11, 2020, 09:49:42 AM

Landing gear work. Had no idea it retracted until Kit mentioned it.

Bit fiddly, but interesting. Almost as complex as the real Hustler

Gear swing testing.....

zenrat · July 11, 2020, 06:11:46 PM

I like your pegboard Dave.

"Just pass me down an adjustable spanner and a P-38 please".

ericr · July 12, 2020, 01:14:34 AM

sandiego89 · July 12, 2020, 02:10:41 PM

Cross connected the engines for better alignment and to make up the engine pylon and fairing.

thanks zenrat, the peg board is a bit eclectic!

sandiego89 · July 14, 2020, 09:14:00 AM

rough positioning of the engines

kerick · July 14, 2020, 10:21:56 AM

Nice work on the landing gear! Have you tried the nose gear yet? I think I built this kit a looooooonnnng time ago.

sandiego89 · July 14, 2020, 10:57:12 AM

Quote from: kerick on July 14, 2020, 10:21:56 AM
Nice work on the landing gear! Have you tried the nose gear yet? I think I built this kit a looooooonnnng time ago.

The kit came out in the 1950's, so figure a few generations have taken a crack at it!

Have not worked on the nose gear yet- still on the sprue.

sandiego89 · July 15, 2020, 12:03:00 PM

Fuselage glued, whew! Lots of alignment required with the pins, nose gear, three canopies.....

Cockpits open and close.

Gear check!

Nose gear down and locked

Mid retraction. Top of nose strut slides aft in a slot and rotates around a gear strut. Very cleaver kit.

Gear up.

sandiego89 · July 20, 2020, 02:10:51 PM

Whew! This paint job is killing me. Half a roll of painters tape so far! Several shades of natural metal and a few splashes of prototype glory.

buzzbomb · July 20, 2020, 04:31:21 PM

Really nice.

The tank paint job is stellar

AeroplaneDriver · July 20, 2020, 09:44:21 PM

Always loved the Hustler. Loving this build!

NARSES2 · July 21, 2020, 06:35:46 AM

Quote from: buzzbomb on July 20, 2020, 04:31:21 PM
Really nice.

The tank paint job is stellar

I've always been a fan of understatement

No seriously, brilliant job with the paint

zenrat · July 22, 2020, 04:52:07 AM

That tank makes me think of this.

sandiego89 · July 27, 2020, 06:12:00 AM

Prototype XB-58 on roll out from the Convair factory, Fort Worth, Texas, 1956