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Hobbycraft has released a series of three 1/144-scale models of Convair B-36s. They include an early B-36B, a later B-36D/RB-36H, and the FICON GRB-36D flying aircraft carrier conversion with a Republic RF-84K Thunderflash parasite reconaissance plane.
Since my article about Project FICON is being published in the Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, I chose to build and review the FICON kit.
My review of the kit is divided into three parts:
Part 1: Republic RF-84K
Thunderflash and McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Part 3:
Completed GRB-36D, 49-2694 and RF-84K, 52-7258
I provided the
photographs to Hobbycraft that were used to to create the box
cover art. I also provided color illustrations of the RF-84K.
My name appears
on the back of each box.
More Hobbycraft B-36 kit reviews:
Patrick Hawkey built the B-36D
Warpcore.org review of B-36D
Rollmodels.net review of unbuilt FICON GRB-36D kit
Richard Marmo reviewed the Hobbycraft B-36B and B-36D/RB-36H kits for Scaleworld.
Ken Duffy converted a Mongram 1/72-scale RB-36H kit into a GRB-36D.
You can buy a 2008 calendar featuring historic Air Force and Convair photographs of Project FICON Convair GRB-36 carrier aircraft and Republic F-84 parasites.
A dozen Air Force and Convair photographs of Project FICON Convair GRB-36 carrier aircraft and Republic F-84 parasites from 1952 to 1956:
Convair GRB-36F 49-2707 and Republic F-84E Thunderjet 49-2115 at Forth Worth, Texas and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Convair GRB-36F 49-2707 and Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 at Fort Worth, Texas and Dayton, Ohio
Convair GRB-36D 49-2962 and Republic RBF-84F Thunderflash 52-7266 over Washington State
Convair GRB-36D 49-2694 and Republic RF-84K Thunderflash 52-7258 at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Put a copy of the Project FICON - Fighter Conveyer: 2008 Calendar in your Lulu.com shopping cart for $16.95.
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