Rogier77 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Dear fellow modellers. I like to take some research of scrapbuilding my self a Kc135. First i need good blueprints of this plane and second a maintenance manuel should be handy to have. Can some one here on this forum help me with this? With regards, Rogiér van den Berg Cees Broere, David66, Girlscanplay2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Can't help, but good luck. Would love to see you pull it off !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Like Harv said, but then let's go ONE step further and let it hook up with a 32nd scale AWAC.........."Geintje"!!! Just kidding Anyhow, good luck indeed, but i'm sorry can't help either with the blueprints and stuff. J. Edited October 19, 2015 by Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 BTW, why did you put this quest in "non LSP work"?....If there is one thing certain then a 1/32 scale KC135 is REALY A LARGE SCALE PLANE project.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogier77 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 For one, there are no accurate scale plans out there. I've been drawing 135s for going on 30 years now (I still tweak them constantly), and I've got every scrap of everything ever published on the airplane. The plans that exist in the modeling and aviation history realm are all hopelessly inaccurate. Mine are only left and right side views (which is all I've ever needed), but I know they're accurate because they were done using maintenance manual dimensional data and literally tens of thousands of photos. Unfortunately all of my hard copy maintenance manual stuff was destroyed in a fire. A 1/32 KC-135 would be almost 51" (130 cm) long. Not sure what kind of house you live in! Your best bet is to get the AMT/Ertl 1/72 kit and use that as a basis. It's basically accurate in dimensions and shapes, if not in every detail. Haha i live in a normal house. The first plan is to build a flying model, with a small bird at its boom. Yes it will be a large scale plane, but a B-17 or a B-29 even a Super Connie are large scale planes. So this would be not impossible. I like the build of the guy that build a C-17 and a Kc-10 in the 48 scale. Indeed with a good 1/72 kit as a base and some good blue-prints and some parts of a manual it can be done. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Is the KC-135 based on the 707? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! For one, the KC-135 flew before the 707, so if anything, it would have to be the other way around. But it isn't. Both the KC-135 and the 707 are based on the 367-80 prototype. They are two branches from the same trunk. Okey-Dokey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitali Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! For one, the KC-135 flew before the 707, so if anything, it would have to be the other way around. But it isn't. Both the KC-135 and the 707 are based on the 367-80 prototype. They are two branches from the same trunk. By memory one is narrow in width than the other ? can never have tow many 135's! Such a beautiful looking airplane and still nothing comes close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andromeda673 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 a KC-135 with a refueling boom and 1/32 F16 sure would be bitching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Can't help info-wise - but would be an utterly brilliant project! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWApilot Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 By memory one is narrow in width than the other ? can never have tow many 135's! Such a beautiful looking airplane and still nothing comes close to it. The -135 is narrower (4 inches) and shorter (9 to 16 feet) than the 707. Wings are different as well. When I flew AWACS (707) we had full leading edge devices and the -135 did not. I will never forget when our slick 707 was grounded for wing cracks the good old USAF tried to give us a -135 to replace it because "they were the same aircraft". Took a while to convince them they were wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) To be accurate, it was the good old C-135 that was there first, not the KC-135, or the EC-135.. as you know, I'm sure. Edited October 20, 2015 by Clunkmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogier77 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 a KC-135 with a refueling boom and 1/32 F16 sure would be bitching! Well that is a little the idea. I like the colors of the Mildenhall KC135's. I can put a Dutch F16 under the boom. But i need some good info first on the KC135. Start to buy a 1/72 kit and a walkaround book, some decals that i kan reproduce to the 32 scale. And lots, lots of stereen plastic and other stuff to make the body and the rest of the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Would be 51 inches long...impressive but BIG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 On the net there are some builds showing a scratchbuilt large scale C17 and a tanker (KC135?) in progress. I think it was on Britmodeller. You can always try. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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