Tom Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Anyone know of any aftermarket producers of 1/32 Cold War era nuclear weapons: B28, B43, B57, B61? I've searched and googled till I'm blind, but can't find any. Or are there any kits that include these weapons? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onosendai Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Is a long time since I plan to make a series of nukes, I hope perhaps within the year. Harold and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Is a long time since I plan to make a series of nukes, I hope perhaps within the year. That would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Frankly, they make me shudder, but Victor Alert encompassed most of NATO during the Cold War, so are historically relevant. White BDU training equivalents (otherwise externally the same) might be more palatable than the metal Mk/B-57 and mahogany colour tipped Mk/B-61 'silver bullet' thermonuclear bombs, as the BDUs were actually flown and tossed or laydown dropped during weapons training deployments to Spain and Turkey (and Libya in the Sixties). The only place I remember seeing any American nukes was the Testors F-117A, which offered a pair of B-61s. Videoaviation would no doubt make much better examples. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onosendai Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Videoaviation would no doubt make much better examples. Tony thanks for the confidence, in fact I was thinking the white one for display purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I'm I missing something? Is there some kind of rule where 2 inch MODELS of these weapons can't be made or sold? Thanks. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) I'm I missing something? Is there some kind of rule where 2 inch MODELS of these weapons can't be made or sold? Thanks. Chuck Examples (I believe) were made by DACO in 1/48 scale. Anyone is free to make models of them. Personally, I'd rather put a white BDU-38/B training shape on a model than the sinister Mk/B61 WMD. The latter would be good in a museum to show kiddies just how insanely dangerous the Cold War was, but the bomb dummy units were actually flown on F-4 and F-111 Weapons Training Deployments in the 1970s-1980s, featuring kevlar parachutes etc to simulate 600kt+ lay-downs. I'm unaware of any live nuclear weapons being flown except for the B-52 Chrome Dome era in the 1960s, stopped after the accidents at Palomares and Thule. I believe in freedom of expression and that children need to learn how crazy these weapons are, but a lot of Europeans - who are touchy about guns and stuff after two appalling world wars in the last hundred years - would consider such a model possibly in very bad taste, and definitely unsuitable for a child. One man's "canned sunshine" (gallows humour) is another man's "tinned genocide". Some manufacturers don't want any bad associations, but I do chuckle when I see AIR-2A Genies in Voodoo kits. Tony edited Edited April 1, 2017 by Tony T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 There are quite a few examples of ones in 1/48, Daco as mentioned, Belcher Bits has several, and the old RM B-29, B-58, F-84 and of course the Voodoo came with them. Smaller scales like Spectre Resins did some in 1/72 and Platz weapon sets have 1/144 versions. The only ones in 1/32 are the previously mentioned Testors F-117. Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Or Mark 7 , please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I don't have any issues with nukes at all, one way or the other. They certainty were and are a reality, so why not depict them, but that's just me. otis252 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Absolutely agreed. Nukes are a psychological weapon that altered humanity, placed a mirror in front of our faces. And if we won't learn the lesson fast it's a wrap-up. There is no justification for ignorance or delusion, we build models of weapons that kill people in extremely effective way and they fly as well. Insignias are just marketing labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Remember it tends not to be just the nuke, but the pylon it hangs on can be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 I loaded many a B61 at Lakenheath and Upper Heyford when Victor Alert was still a thing. The white training round Tony speaks of for the B61 is the BDU-38. -Scott LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Doesn't the Monogram 1/48 B-58 come with some nukes? Or am I thinking of the Italeri 1/72 kit? Yes it came with 4 plain looking Mk/B43s: http://smnzone.scalemodellingno.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/gallery/revellmonogram-hn/2-hn-ac-kits-monogram-b-58-hustler-1-48.jpg Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 As mentioned, the actual external difference between a real vs. training one is minimal: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6440690 Jari LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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