motormax 1/144 B-2 Stealth bomber

[aferguson]

are those JOHNNY LIGHTNING models really 1/144 or just sorta 1/144? Nobody else seems to call them 1/144.

[The_Helicopter_Pilot]

are those JOHNNY LIGHTNING models really 1/144 or just sorta 1/144? Nobody else seems to call them 1/144.

I don't really know, I've never seen them before, I just thought it was a good price for a twin pack, guessing by the maker I'm going to say "kind of" 1/144, but I don't know.

[dannyc]

You know, I got a whole tone of 1/144 X-Planes from Dollar General a while back, does anyone know what I'm talking about?
There was an X-1, X-3, X-4, X-15 and I know there was more, I just can't remember right now.

i had these a few years ago they were pretty good

[The_Helicopter_Pilot]

You know, I got a whole tone of 1/144 X-Planes from Dollar General a while back, does anyone know what I'm talking about?
There was an X-1, X-3, X-4, X-15 and I know there was more, I just can't remember right now.

i had these a few years ago they were pretty good

I wonder how they ended up at DG, their something you would find at Walmart or hobby lobby...

[aferguson]

so i finally got one of these motormax B-2's. Overall it's quite nice, better than i expected really. The undercarriage blows, but i have all my planes with u/c retracted so i'll rework it to an in flight position. Otherwise, it's nice. One interesting feature i didn't expect is that one of the bomb bays are molded with open doors. You can see the rotary launcher inside with a bunch of b61 nuclear bombs on it. The bay and bombs need a bit of detailing and some paint work but it's a cool touch.

So overall i'm quite pleased with it...it's not perfect but it's good and the only game in town 1/144 pre-built-wise.

[Dauntless]

I imagine quite large for 1/144?

Going to have to look for one of these.
Doesn't look too bad in the pic. Better detail than what you'd expect from Motormax.

[aferguson]

well, it's just over 14 inches in span, which is large-ish for 1/144 i guess. It's just 5 3/4 inches long. It really only looks a bit bigger than a 1/144 Vulcan bomber.

You can get these on ebay for 24.99, the seller has 7 left. Search for 'motormax stealth' and you'll find it. They're pretty hard to find anywhere else but ebay now.

The finish is a bit shiney, so i'm going to flatten it by spraying with dullcote, detail/paint the bomb bay, make the undercarriage retracted and she's good to go.

[The_Helicopter_Pilot]

You know, revell makes a 1/144 B-2, and no paint is required, I had one a few years back, though it has stickers instead of decals, but can still stand it's side up against any other Revell model.