Caracal Models CD 144027:B-52 Tall Tail Stratofortresses

Caracal Models has produced a new decal sheet for the Minicraft/Academy kit and it is quite welcome. The B-52D was the version that was modified to carry iron bombs for service in Vietnam whereas the B-52E kept the nuclear mission.

It is great to see a sheet that provides some interesting options. In total the decal sheet allows one of 18 different aircraft to be modeled. The image to the right is a sampling of what's available.

Here is a rundown of all 18 options:

B-52B 53-0394 "City of El Paso", 95BW, Biggs AFB

B-52D 55-0677 "City of Fort Worth", 7BW, Carswell AFB

B-52B 53-0380 "Ciudad Juarez", 95BW, Biggs AFB

B-52D 56-0680 "Orlando - Where the Action Is", 306BW, McCoy AFB

B-52D 55-0049, 1st Wichita-built Stratofortress

B-52D 55-0083 "Diamond Lil"

NB-52E 56-0632 CCV - Air Force Systems Command

B-52D 55-0061 "Big Country Bomber", 7BW, Carswell AFB

B-52D 56-0676 (MiG killer)

B-52D 56-0679 "Yellow Rose", 7BW, Carswell AFB

B-52F 57-0149 (Brig. Gen. Jimmy Stewart's Vietnam mission)

B-52C 53-0407, 99BW, Westover AFBRB-52B 52-8711, 22BW, March AFB

B-52D 55-0080, 340BMW, Bergstrom AFB

B-52E 56-0651, 6BW, Walker AFB

B-52E 57-0026, 17BW, Wright-Patterson AFB

B-52C 54-2672, 7B

WB-52F 57-0060, 93BW, Castle AFB

A second sheet includes wing walk areas and a selection of serial numbers in black is provided in addition to the unique markings. In this way you don't have to rely on the Minicraft decals (which can be problematic). The decal sheet is superbly printed by Cartograf.  

August 2024

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