Convair B-58 Hustler supersonic bomber
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You wanted me to fly high and fast on missions that were probably one way, but the advent of the SAM canceled that. you wanted me to fly law and fast, this I was able to do, but with that found fault. citing an accident rate that was in [...]
The origins of the B-58 can be traced back in 1949, when the Air Research and Development Command (ARDC) issued the Generalized Bomber Study (GEBO II), calling for the development of a long range supersonic bomber.
Convair’s initial [...]
INTRODUCTION
The B-58 Hustler was the USAF's first and only delta wing supersonic strategic bomber from the late 50s till 1970. It was designed to fly high and fast which would also end up being the reason for its demise.
Original specs [...]
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The Hustler is one of my favourite airplane. Beautiful, menacing and a real symbol of the meaninless of the cold war. The Monogram kit is really old but still the best B-58 and I don't think that someone come out a new one in [...]
Hustler 1/72 from italeri. This is an old kit from the brand but it is still good model. For the metallic rendering I've used Vallejo paint chrome and silver.
As the Dakota, the mighty Convair B-58 "Hustler" is a good subject to show how aluminium foil gives such birds an absolutely realistic metal finish. As all Monogram kits, the model is easy to build and I did it o.o.b. To foil [...]
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, [...]
Here's one that I built last year. This thing was an absolute nightmare to paint. The kit has raised panel lines so I sanded them off and re-scribed them all back in. Next, came the assembly, and being an old kit, some of the pieces didn't [...]
This is another favourite of mine, the B-58 Hustler. The Monogram kit is getting on a bit but still not a bad build and intersting in this scale. Pretty straight forward build, raised panel lines are a bit of a pain but you get over it and [...]