I can’t imagine how you make it all work with every panel bending in two directions and the fit of each one dependent its neighbor. I can see that accuracy has become more important as you have progressed and it really shows. There’s a couple of times I thought I was looking at a factory built plane until I saw your garage in the background. It looks great!

So cool!!!

great job, carry on!

The ceiling panels are probably aluminum. They couldn't use magnesium in any pressurized section as it would fatigue to easily.

why?

wow, I have heard of building models but you take it to the limit. I've been watching for a while and just subbed for you

Really enjoy your project. Maybe work out your frustrating compound curving shapes in cardboard and tape first? Keep up the great work.

I have a question, have you ever visited this crash site? RB-36 H-25 Peacemaker Crash Nut Grove, Newfoundland, Canada March 18, 1953 I think there would be a treasure trove of B-36 parts even though it's been picked over for 70 plus years If you Google RB-36 crash, Nut Grove, Newfoundland, Canada, (which you have probably already done many times) . The pictures taken from the site, show a lot of large pieces, especially the nose and cockpit section. Keep up the great work, its been fun watching you build it.

Looks better EVERY TIME I see it Bubba

I really enjoy your bomber videos. It's sort of comforting to know that somewhere out there is another regular guy like me just trying to have a little fun and work on a garage project. Keep doing these videos and keep up the good work, my friend!

bro you need more support

What are your long term plans ? Just the cockpit or the whole plane? Logistics of the whole plane , Oh my 😮

So the ring is made by rolling a rectangular cross section tube?

Briain, you're the one guy on the block with the needed skills!

Big step forward getting that done! I just watched a new video from a canadian urbex explore channel, visit the crash site of a B36 in Newfoundland Canada. Most of the plane is still there!

He’s the hero we all needed: If the USAF won’t let us restore a B-36 to flying condition let’s build one!

Awesome stuff! Love how everything goes together, the astrocompass mount attaches so well

Your attention to detail, reflects your commitment to making your project as realistic as possible. The fact that you don't have detailed blueprints makes your build even more extraordinary. Keep up the good work.

Every day I pray some millionaire happens across your channel and funds your project. I'd love to see where this can go with a major amount of time and money. The B-36 has always had a special place in my heart.

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Amazing work and looks great. The best I can see from photos, they started building astrodomes on the B models somewhere between 057 and 067, around the last 40 of the B’s. I laughed when I read in one of the manuals the difficult and multi-step procedure to set up the compass in the astrodome - ending with something like: “you might consider just using one of the gun sight blisters”.

i dig that no mercy flag on the front porch

lighten up! per MST3k " Its just a show , you really should relax."

Here in my hometown, we have a B-47E on static display. Volunteers have been working to restore it for the last five summers or so and a couple of years ago, opened up the tail turret for restoration. The Air Force had removed the twin 20mm so the guys fabricated a pair of exact replicas, complete with recoil springs, etc. Definitely neat to see the inner workings on these.

Nice ART-13 setup. Love it!

no privacy.

I imagine there was little to prevent the smell from engulfing the rear cabin when a crewmember decided to drop some particularly potent ordainance.

What is all the particulate floating around? Was asbestos or other hazardous insulation used?

Strange place to put the receiver; took me a while to even find it. Must have been a pain to operate.

I know you’re not interested in a simulator, but I hope someone will capture all the details with photographs and photogrammetry. Then digitize all those details into a virtual replica which can fly and fully function, authentically, in a simulation like DCS. It would require some virtual (A.I.) crew members; but also, several human crew members could participate via the Internet. That would take a handful of model developers a few years+ to create. That’s the only way to experience the operation of this amazing machine…and in VR, 3D, as if you were actually in one.

Living through your adventures! Thank you.

I've been right there in that cockpit. So much to see and explore and try to understand it all.

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Ever think about bringing a 12" ruler, or perhaps a small measuring tape? Something to just quickly place against key details? Often I watch and try to guess the size of things but it's hard to know because the distance between the object and the camera changes often. I'd guess the museum staff would not be difficult about it.

0:10 we may never know who but one hero's taco bell stripped the paint offa that bad boy!

Could you make a review of the parts from the real B-36 you got in backround? Like the gunner position, turret, and more. Would be interesting! Also are those parts from the B-36 from Soplata's collection?

It looks great at night with the light inside!

It's getting there! The duct work looks great.

The more I watch mate the more I'm in awe of your work 👍🏻🇬🇧

great job!

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Awesome walk talk through!

Sounds yummy to me❤