KC-135R Stratotanker by GrandpaPhil - 1/32 - 3D Printed

[GrandpaPhil]

I am building a giant scale model of a KC-135R Stratotanker, specifically the last one ever made, for a friend of mine.

 

The main parts are being 3D-printed by another friend of mine who is an absolute guru at 3D printing.

 

The small parts will all be scratch built.

 

The refueler is a neat concept and at 1/32 scale makes for a very large scale model that is at a common scale enabling future expansion to depict the refueler refueling another aircraft in the future.

 

The fuselage measures 51” long:

It and the vertical stabilizer are both rough sanded.

 

I used max hold CA reinforced with bamboo kitchen skewers to join the two sections together.

 

I have been switching back and forth between the Oryol and this project.

[king derelict]

Wow, that’s going to be an amazing project. I’m looking forward to seeing it develop.

alan

[ccoyle]

One of my coworkers is a former KC-135 driver.

[Old Collingwood]

Hope this  helps for reference   - I took it in 2017

 

OC.

[Canute]

That's some big model, Phil. I have a few hours in these beasts, since we converted to them from F-4s. Job was OK, the operating locations were fun spots, usually.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all very much for the comments, the likes, and just for stopping by!

 

OC, thank you very much for the picture!  

That answered the question I had about the fueling position on the boom pod window and the boom itself!

 

The overall dimensions will be around 51” long by 49” across!

 

I set it up in a spare storage room because of the size of the model.

 

Here is what has been printed so far:

I apologize for the quality of the picture, my camera isn’t that great.

 

Here are some closer pictures of the pieces:

Since I was in the storage room anyway…

 

Here is the Victory still in Ordinary:

 

 

I still have it. And it might get finished one of these years.

 

It took some minor damage during my last move.

 

Here is a centerline fuel drop tank from that 1/48 B-58 Hustler that I built a while back.  

 

This will become Jules Verne’s Nautilus built after the description from the book.

 

The dimensions and shape are perfect!  It even has the beginnings of the platform!

 

I think that it would be a relatively quick build, but things never turn out that easy and I need to finish what is currently actively in work before I begin another project.

Edited yesterday at 03:40 PM by GrandpaPhil