: I have dug into the subject and it had
indeed been necessary to extend the F-84F plane in order
to raise or lower the gear of the B-36. The wings of the
fighter would otherwise have gotten in the way of the Big
B-36 wheels. Herbert
18 pages! Whoa... at least there isn't much
ink ... Jimmy Stewart - Strategic Air Command- Nostalgia Week
,,Cam
The B-36 made it to the competition but
suffered some damage in stop and go freeway traffic 39 miles
and rushing from the parking lot to the Northrop building
in the rain storm..Size and silver paper impressive. "That's
Paper!" heard several times. Lots of B-36 comments from
the old timers attending the meeting. Bob Penikas (beta
builder)
..Another future "big seller" was brought
in by Bob -- a "beta test" of the soon-to-be-released B-36
Peacekeeper, with a truly massive wingspan boasting 6 propeller-driven
engines and four jets. Bob printed it on metallic paper
and it truly deserved it's nickname of "Aluminum Overcast".
I'd like to see someone try to motorize this monster! Bob
mentioned that there's been at least three design changes
since he began this build, but his finished work was awesome.
The final released version will be fantastic.
Go Chip - !!!!! The B-36!!!!! Wow!!!!!
Incidentally, one of the Polish paper model
companies has produced a1/33rd scale model B-52 - with a
wingspan just over 6 feet! I have that model - but haven't
assembled it yet. But the 40" wingspan B-36 must certainly
rank in the top 3 biggest paper models of all time.. Mark
B (May 8)
I took one look at this latest and created
a separate file for it. Does the word Godzilla mean anything
here?? Truly amazing. I'm phoning my stockbroker tomorrow
and telling him to buy Elmer's stock...Well done Derek (May
8)
Chip, You and your little team of aviation
elves have once again worked your magic! The B-36 one huge
beaut! I got my Silver Paper, I got my tools!! WooHoo!!!
Marc!
....Well, the B-36 model just pushed me
over the edge. Got to have it, got to have it, got to have
it ... I have just ordered the new update CD (all aircraft
up to this very minute, I hope this includes the B-36! )
Then I decided I was through trying to remember when my
magic key was up, so I included $100 for lifetime membership.
In my case that probably won't amount to too many more years.
But, that's ok, I figure you have more than given me enough
entertainment and excitement over the years with your wonderful
models. As always, Bruce (roorat)
On the B-36, finally finally a method that
is working superbly...By using the 3M super multipurpose
adhesive in the spray can, I laminated the silver sheets
to the card stock. Then by using my fingers to curve the
fuselage sections rather than a broom handle, I did not
put creases in the silver. They are joining together beautifully.
Also at work I picked up some C1s(Coated one side) print
board and cut them down to 8 1/2 by 11 and now I am getting
a slight shine to the printed models ie Curtiss Robin. That
seems to be working much better than the Wall Mart card
stock which works well but you get no sheen. Jim Duckworth
...I downloaded the files, thanks. It's
still pretty cool to get this stuff on the same day.
On another note, I started paper models
because of your models. Specifically the Colditz glider
and the private planes. It seems no one else offers these
planes, especially the plastic manufacturers. Just wanted
to let you know how much I appreciate the more esoteric
planes, and the histories behind them. Thanks! Tom
Got the plans, GREAT! You people are fantastic.
However, I have over the last lifetime I spent in this world,
have tried 48 million, kazillion different kinds of glue
to laminate sheets of anything to anything. Spray glue ain't
worth a poop, leaves globs. Brush glue looks like a brush
paint job on your car! Glue stick, lets not go there.
O.K. lets get to the punch line. I'm older
than J.C. him self, go to your wife's fabric store and get
"Stitch Wichery" (HTC, Inc.). This is a spider webby looking
thing that is a heat activated thing, about 1.50 per yard,
about 18" wide.
Cut printed item to be reinforced a little
over sized, lay this on a cut piece "Stitch Wichery" even
a little bit bigger. Lay this on the sheet of reinforcement
card stock, on top of this lay a thin sheet of "sacrifice"
paper. Set your wife's iron to about half way between "wool"
and "cotton". Press, (do not scorch). Use a FIRM surface
to work on. My experience has shown this to be FANTASTIC!!!
PLEASE keep up the GOOD work....Tony
For doubling, I've found that spray adhesive
works very well if you're careful about fumes and overspray
(the stuff is VERY sticky). I've also had very good luck
with Elmer's glue sticks -- the wide ones, about 2cm diameter.
Unless you use a spray, I've found that a good rubber roller
is almost essential for large areas of doubled material.
I use a cheap 6" (15cm) block print roller that I picked
up at my local art supply store. It gets a lot of use.
Just downloaded the B-36. Looks great and
has an impossible size for people, who live in a smaller
than the average American house. Even larger is FMP (FLY)
's model of the B-52 - D in 1 : 33, which has a length of
1,30 meter (51") and a wingspan of 1,70 meter (67") (sic!).
Yours is the first B-36 in paper, that I have come across,
though and it surely fills a gap in my collection. Congratulations
on this one, keep up the good work! Maurice van Wagtendonk
Netherlands..
You are right Chip. They were all in the
boneyard at Davis-Monthan, by Vietnam. I had a good friend
who started his AF career as a crew chief on a B-36, and
of course, they flew on the aircraft since they could go
in the wings and work on the engines if necessary. I remember
once reading that a B-36 from Waco, TX had made an emergency
landing, during a routine training mission, at RAF Fairford!
One other funny: A SAC General taking a
familiarization flight on a B-36, was impressed that a very
young, second Lieutenant was in the co-pilots position (of
course, they always had at least two full crews) The General
said, "Do you get to fly much Lt.?" And the Lt. replied,
yessir, I get to fly east in the mornings and west in the
afternoons!" That was quite an airplane. They built 2, C-99
cargo versions, and it was a very good airplane. They were
at Kelly AFB, in San Antonio, and I use to see them take
off all the time when I was in pre-flight at Lackland, in
1954. I guess they really earned their keep in those days.
BoB
I am having super success with the B-36,
only thing now is to locate some wheels of the right size..I
can't find O rings of the right thickness so I may have
to rob a toy car or something....JD
i have completed the b-36 .i stayed up
till one last night finishing the engines i took it to shcool
to show it off and got many complements and of course theidiots
who say stupid stuff about how waste my time on stupid airplanes
well all i have to say is id rather be doing this than drugs....my
principle asked if he could put it in the trophy case and
i told him yes my 8th grade graduation is coming up on the
19th so everyone will see it... sincerely,,,ethan mcmillin
... all I can say is WOW and so did my
wife when I printed it out and saw how big it is going to
be when done. I even played around and colored some of the
parts to make the red wing and tailed version. Best Regards,
Jeff
....the Thunderflash's horizontal stabilizers
tilted down at an angle to fit inside the B-36's bomb bay.
Even the Thunderstreak when used as a FICON had down-tilted
stabilizers. Therefore Chip's F-84 would need to be altered
to be used with the B-36. I find it hard to believe he missed
this on the model. Personally, I won't be building an F-84
to accompany my B-36 Peacemaker until Fiddler's Green makes
an RF-84K Thunderflash ..." roorat
The B-36 is really great! It has always
been my favorite military aircraft. I actually saw one of
those flying behemoths way back in the mid-fifties
when there was considerably more miltary air traffic in
this neck of the woods, as this part of New England played
host to several Navy and Air
Force installations.It was a sight I never forgot! At any
rate I am a VERY SATISFIED customer!!!
Thank you again for your patience! Appreciatively, Charles
E York
The reverberating snarl of these high-flying, monsters pervaded
much of the globe during the Cold War of the 1950s.. 
