B-58 Hustler -1/72 Italeri
Hello friends, after a year of dedication, I finished what I consider to be my most challenging assembly until now, where I applied all the knowledge I have. This classic cold war bomber, the B-58 Hustler, on the 1/72 scale from Italeri, is a good kit, with reasonable fittings requiring little puty, and rescribing a few panel lines. The painting, with several metallic schemes, is very challenging; shiny black polyurethane base, and then the panels are masked and painted separately with the desired tone: stainless steel, aluminum, steel, titanium, etc … It demanded many hours to accentuate the panel lines with black oil wash , and weathering … I was pleased with the result, just and a little frustrating the humbrol varnish applied on the fuselage that killed the metal effect a little bit. In the engines, and in the ventral tank, I used Mr. Hobby’s varnish, which was infinitely superior, not altering the metallic effect. Hope you enjoy it.
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Craig Abrahamson said on May 22, 2018
Beautifully done NMF on this, my friend…..looks great!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Thanks!!
Rob Pollock said on May 23, 2018
A beautiful model. Great finishes!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Thank you!!
Peter Klin said on May 23, 2018
A rare reproduction of one of the most beautiful jets of the cold war era.
You made an excellent work with NMF, are the metal paints Alclad2?
Do not worry about the “killed a bit” shine, after all it is a correct “weathering effect”: the metals loose their shine after being exposed to atmospheric agents and if you look at the photographs of the real thing, you can notice that the “shine” of b-58 was not so pronounced, as usually depicted.
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
You is right, you know… our search for perfection…
The metal paints are brazilian made, called Drycollors.. works great…
david leigh-smith said on May 23, 2018
I think Peter is dead right, the overall effect of the ‘deadening’ of the shine may have increased the ‘reality quotient’ of the aircraft. That said, I know how frustrating it is not to replicate the image you had in your head.
Sounds like you pushed your skills in this one. Hugely impressive.
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Thanks David.
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 23, 2018
NMF looks good, great job!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Thank you!!
Tom Bebout said on May 23, 2018
Beautiful job on an iconic Cold War bomber. I think the finish came out exceptionally well, I like it.
Gábor Szabó said on May 23, 2018
Looks great! I’m in a similar neverending project with the Monogram Hustler – I hope I’ll have as much willpower to finish as You have. Beautiful and great MNF!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Go ahead with you hustler Gabor!!! Thanks!!
Michel Verschuere said on May 23, 2018
Very nice work. The metal finish is spot on. A real mach 2 baby to cherish! Kudos!
paul teixeira said on May 23, 2018
Awesome NMF by far!!! Really knocked it out of the park. Great job with a tough subject. I did not realize this model existed from Italeri. I think I need to build it. Fantastic.
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
thank you Paul!!!
Robert Royes said on May 23, 2018
Beautiful build on a beautiful aircraft!
Chuck A. Villanueva said on May 23, 2018
Beautiful finish on a beautiful B-58. The Italeri kit is one I have totally forgot existed. The more well known Monogram 48th kit I have. You did very well on this one. Thanks for sharing.
Greg Kittinger said on May 23, 2018
Excellent – love the NMF work, especially on the engines. I have the Testor boxing of this kit, and will use your (and Gabor’s – if he gets it finished…) model as reference! I agree with knocking down the shine a bit – looks more realistic to me.
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Thanks for your point of view. You may right…
Anthony Conway said on May 23, 2018
Great finish on this Eduardo. The tiny wheels alone would put me off I had enough trouble doing them in 1/48!!.
Tom Cleaver said on May 23, 2018
Your paint work is superb. This looks highly realistic. I really like your result.
Jeff Bailey said on May 23, 2018
Wow! This is beautiful, Eduardo! To me this is the most beautiful jet ever made … as long as the big bomb-looking assembly is left off! Ha! But it is great looking even with it. Your version of it is superb. The various shades and shines really add to the realism.
Bravo!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Thank you!!!
Dirk Derks said on May 23, 2018
Hello Eduardo,
Outstanding modeling. I enjoyed the pics showing all the details..
Regards, Dirk
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 24, 2018
Thanks Dirk
Richard Mcstay said on May 23, 2018
Stunning build mate! The metal finish is fantastic. This is an aircraft I know little about actually… Maybe I should do some YouTube research!
Morne Meyer said on May 23, 2018
STUNNING !!! This is definitely a fine tribute to one of the best looking bombers of the Cold War. It was SAC’s golden bullet!!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 23, 2018
Thank you friends for the words and opinions. This shows I’m on the right way, and improving every kit. Dedication, research and patience, is the key…
Dmitry Ryzhenkov said on May 24, 2018
Great model! Very good work with masks.
Sebastijan Videc said on May 25, 2018
Very nice work, Eduardo! I would use a slightly lighter-tone wash, not black, but that’s just my opinion and it doesn’t detract fromy our work!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on May 25, 2018
Good observation… May a mix with burnt siena…