| Number6 | 13 Apr 2009 1:22 p.m. PST |
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| nvdoyle | 13 Apr 2009 1:33 p.m. PST |
That made my day – ah, 'if only'… I need some XB-70s and F-108s in 1/300.  |
The G Dog  | 13 Apr 2009 1:54 p.m. PST |
Best link I've seen today. |
| Cke1st | 13 Apr 2009 2:27 p.m. PST |
Mike likes these! Especially the Thunderbirds variant. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 13 Apr 2009 2:33 p.m. PST |
A radar signature so big it is continued on the next screen over. |
| Top Gun Ace | 13 Apr 2009 2:51 p.m. PST |
Love the B-70. It's a shame it was cancelled. I would have loved to see the F-108's, and other super-high tech aircraft go in to production too. |
 Murphy  | 13 Apr 2009 3:27 p.m. PST |
Would love to see the concept come back out with current technology… |
| Murphy | 13 Apr 2009 3:27 p.m. PST |
The only bomber that puts the "X" in "sexy"….. |
| nvdoyle | 13 Apr 2009 4:29 p.m. PST |
F-108 v. MiG-25…fight! |
| OldGrenadier | 13 Apr 2009 4:53 p.m. PST |
At that speed, who needs stealth? |
| Top Gun Ace | 13 Apr 2009 5:57 p.m. PST |
Yes, and at those altitudes too. |
| nvdoyle | 13 Apr 2009 7:08 p.m. PST |
I wonder if Airwar C21 could do that – MiG-25s bouncing a flight of B-70s escorted by F-108s in a desperate defense of the Rodina… |
 McKinstry | 13 Apr 2009 7:41 p.m. PST |
I'm holding out for Tumbling Dice to produce XB-70's in 1/600. |
| Lampyridae | 13 Apr 2009 9:16 p.m. PST |
Arctic rescue gets my vote. Skids onto ice, LOL! There was an anti-missile missile planned for the XB-70. Looked like a small flying saucer with rocket engines. Called Thor or Vulcan or something like that. 200+ gees peak acceleration, could jacknife in Mach 5+ airflow… crazy. |
| Top Gun Ace | 14 Apr 2009 8:14 a.m. PST |
Hmmmm, that would explain at least a few UFO sightings…… |
| Top Gun Ace | 14 Apr 2009 8:29 a.m. PST |
I'd love to see the B-70 and F-108 produced in either 1/300th, or 1/600th scales, too. Two variants of the B-70 will be needed, e.g. with wings flat, and with wingtips bent down for high-speed flight. Futuristic British, and Russian prototypes would be nice as well. Here's more info on the B-70: link as well as info on the Convair Pye Wacket (sounds like something Bugs Bunny would come up with), DAMS (Defensive Anti-missile System): link |
| jpattern2 | 14 Apr 2009 9:17 a.m. PST |
Beautiful! The problem is, when I see something like that, I want to replicate that whole line-up of B-70s.
If you really want to field one in a wargame, Takara did a nicely detailed 1/700 XB-70 that's still available on Ebay: auction |
| Dan Cyr | 14 Apr 2009 11:50 a.m. PST |
Did you note the cost per protype in what I assume was 1960's dollar cost? Some of these weapon systems are amazing feats of tech development, but who could afford them? Dan |
| Top Gun Ace | 03 Jun 2009 11:38 p.m. PST |
Surely we can. Look at the trillions being printed for less sexy stuff, like bailing out various inept businesses, and propping up others with tens of billions, so they can be sold to China. Plus, think of all the well-paying jobs it creates too, in order to offset the tax-burden. What's a few billion, here and there, per plane. On a side note, rumor has it that the XB-70, or a close cousin, wasn't cancelled completely, and is being used as a high-speed launch vehicle in order to launch smaller space shuttles, and other craft into orbit. Supposedly top secret, but has been linked to some of the Aurora sightings. I imagine anything is possible, after seeing the B-2 bomber, and how well it was kept a secret. Mach 3 – 5 craft, and ramjets/scramjets have been on the drawing boards for close to 50 years now, so I would like to think we have at least a handful of them funded by our black budgets. Rumor has it the Russians have produced some similar planes as well. |
| Dances with Clydesdales | 07 Sep 2009 8:05 p.m. PST |
Interesting uses for the XB-70. I would like to see it in 1/285-1/300 scale. MiG-25s vs B-70s would be an interesting scenerio. Landing in the artic would rate up there with the Avro Arrow variant attached to a Nike/Hercules missle for verticle launch. The pilot would be in for one heck of a white knuckle ride. |
| SirTainly | 07 Oct 2009 7:35 a.m. PST |
Valkyrie in 1/300 you say…
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| GuruDave | 22 Oct 2010 12:53 p.m. PST |
I've got a couple of the 1/300 Valkyies. I love the "variants" in the link above, but does anyone have a guess of how the B-70 would have been painted if it were operational? The B-47 was natural metal, and the B-52 was natural metal or camo. I don't know of any US bomber that was ever painted white as is the XB-70, which I assume was intended for the prototypes only. |
| Lion in the Stars | 22 Oct 2010 1:02 p.m. PST |
No, that's nuclear-blast reflective white. Early B52s had a white belly, and several of the Brit aircraft of the 1950s and 60s also wore white. and holy thread-omancy! Last post was over a year ago! |
| GuruDave | 22 Oct 2010 7:43 p.m. PST |
Thanks, LitS! Yep, I actually SEARCHED for a topic before posting! I really found the Pye Wackett interesting. I had never heard of that before. They will be in my Check Your 6! scenario! |
