Ollder version had guns, a shortened tail, and no nose add ons. I would still like to see one though
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
CaptainSim B-52 Exterior model released
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SolarEagle
Charter Member
Interesting comment. lol
pffff, nearly done..
Very nice work here, where will we see it uploaded to when completed.
Cheers and thanks.
jankees
SOH-CM-2026
here on the outhouse. I tried to finish it during the weekend, but there still are some odds and ends (the thing has 19 texture files!), so you have to have a bit more patience...
Roger
Senior Administrator
Got an e-mail tonight with the download link. The support e-mail address was supplied with the error message and that's the one I used.
Ian Warren
Charter Member
JAN SUPERB ! :salute: I think the more interest we create with this lovely model the more our friends at Captain Sim will be happy to complete it , looking forward to this one 
SolarEagle
Charter Member
Here's a good example of why I'm a spot view flyer, and this plane gives an amazing view. For a model this good I'd buy both a VC and sound pack, but the freeware sounds a still quite nice.
SolarEagle
Charter Member
Double post. 
Referring to a paint shown earlier, the wrinkled texture is only accurate when the aircraft is on the ground. Inflight photos I have seen do not show that wrinkled effect. Barksdale AFB B52G's never seemed to show much wrinkle at all. Perhaps the hotter climate affects it as well. Does the CS B52 ever open it's eyes? The blisters under the nose are cameras and used extensively for Nav. (FLIR and starlight cameras) All screenies so far show the camera turrets in stowed position.
Jim
Jim
It does not appear that the "eyes" are animated in the model. It would be a nice feature......but I don't think we'll get that.
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jankees
SOH-CM-2026
I think I'm more or less finished with this paint, but since I'm no expert on the BUFF, and since my source material was of poor quality, I'm looking for your expert opinions. Undoubtedly, one of you guys has been in close contact with one of these monsters, so, does it look OK, or can you spot any obvious and annoying mistakes??
Very well done. Nice to the beast in colors from my era on the flightline. Liking the soft tones alomost sun bleached which is true to the time. The white radomes tended to yellow slightly over a long time so anyone trying to show a B52 getting close to needing a paint job should show that. I have seen a badly weathered radome with upper edges turning a rusty brown. There is a radar detector antenna in the eyebrow that nearly fills the trapezoid between the triangular sky windows. That antenna was white neoprene coated like the cheek radomes. Sometimes it got painted over and had to be replaced. If that ever got changed to a colored coating it was after I moved on. High power transmitters in the compartments above the belly antennas were silicon oil cooled and resulted in messy streaks eminating from the lowest edges of the compartment doors. Seems to me the FLIR had a thin red high voltage warning stripe around the camera turret. This is the chin bubble on the co-pilot side. Pattern of this marking would need a photo to describe. Chaff dispensers under the wings had oily streaks too. Some of us were a bit careless with the grease. Well these are some details that come to mind. Thank you for the beautiful work, I will take it just as it is. Jim :salute:
centuryseries
SOH-CM-2023
Looks great, I think some more dirt and staining is needed for the weary warrior look lol, but it looks great as is.
Absolutely! It is awesome! Could not agree more. I think every panel line down the belly was full of black crap. One MITO and soot was covering every oily spot and hand print on that white paint. Curious though, did USAF go to all dark gray before the guns were removed? Did any camo paints like this exist on bombers without guns?
