Subject: Re: submission to acr -1
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Douglas Conrady" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:44:14 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Douglas Conrady 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:17 PM
  Subject: submission to acr -1

                                      "1/144 B-47E" 
  by "Douglas Conrady"
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  Here for your viewing pleasure is a 1/144 Academy B-47E.  There is so much written already about the B-47, that I don't want to get into that.  I will note that this was the USAF's first all jet powered bomber.

          
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  This B-47 is part of a larger project.  I decided I wanted to do a tribute to the SAC sash ('cause it looks so cool).  I researched the time frame for bombers and decided that the early 60's would give me many options.  This is the first of the 4 models in my series.  The other 3 are a B-58, a B-52H, and a Titan II ICBM, all in 1/144.  I have a new, unmessed with civil defense fallout shelter sign that will be the base for my series to sit on.

  This the Academy B-47B/E boxing.  I built this OOB.  Upon opening the box, I was all excited.  Fine details, tight fit, recessed lines, this was a great kit.  I did find that the kit is a B model, and I made a few changes to convert it over to the E.  On the port side, there are 4 square holes.  One the E, there are only 2.  Alot of the B's had their holes covered over, but the E's came that way.  I did the conversion too, I took putty and filled in the aft 2.  The other changes to make an E were in the box (nose, tail armement).  All the parts went together without any complaints.  When it came time to paint, I redid my research to find when and how to paint the anti-flash white.  There are multiple ways of doing it, and I went with the easiest, which is also the one I liked the best too.  I first primed the whole plane and then went back with Model Masters alluminum paint.  After that had dried, me and my son went out and sprayed on a sealer coat.  The next step was the decals.  The kit came with 2 options, a B and an E.  However, upon researching the s/n, both numbers came back as B's.  Well, this wouldn't do.  I took all the numbers I had and looked to see if I could make an E out of them.  Yep, sure enough, I could make 3 or 4.  Surgery then commencenced on the decals.  You see the results.

  That seems to be about it.  Please email me if you've got any questions or comments.

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  Thanks for looking and don't throw rotten tomatoes!

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  Photos and text © by "Douglas Conrady"