LEGO Convair B-36D Peacemaker
Pima Air and Space Museum
LEGO Model of a Convair B-36D Peacemaker
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker went into production shortly after World War II. The huge intercontinental bomber was designed to carry a large hydrogen bomb from the United States to the Soviet Union. Introduced into service in 1948, the B-36 was the United States' main nuclear deterrent during the early Cold War until it was replaced in 1959 by the all-jet-powered Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
Jack Carleson designed and built this LEGO B-36 in 1/40th scale with a wingspan of six feet and a fuselage length of 4 ½ feet. This build has a detailed cockpit, an onboard crew of 15 LEGO Minifigures, six electric motors to make the propellers spin, color stamped emblems, and moveable landing gear and bomb bay doors. According to Jack, "This was a challenging build mostly because of the complexity of getting the proper airfoil of the wing and keeping that wing from sagging."
Jack "BigPlanes" Carleson
Jack Carleson started building LEGO models in 2012 at the age of 10. Three years later he combined two of his passions, aircraft, and LEGO. Jack specializes in creating large aircraft types by using Technic LEGOS as the main supporting structure to his 1/40th scale model aircraft, roughly the size of an average LEGO Minifigure seen in the display. His creations have ranged from World War II bombers like the Boeing B-29 Superfortress to gargantuan jumbo jets like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380.
Jack's builds are not off-the-shelf LEGO sets. These are custom-built models known in the LEGO world as MOC or My Own Creation. Hours of research and design go into his models before the build. His aircraft include such details as antennas, interiors, electric motors, working landing gear and flaps, and aircraft markings that are printed directly onto the LEGO pieces.
You can see more of Jack's work on his BigPlanes YouTube channel and Flickr photostream
LEGO Convair B-36D Peacemaker
Pima Air and Space Museum
LEGO Model of a Convair B-36D Peacemaker
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker went into production shortly after World War II. The huge intercontinental bomber was designed to carry a large hydrogen bomb from the United States to the Soviet Union. Introduced into service in 1948, the B-36 was the United States' main nuclear deterrent during the early Cold War until it was replaced in 1959 by the all-jet-powered Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
Jack Carleson designed and built this LEGO B-36 in 1/40th scale with a wingspan of six feet and a fuselage length of 4 ½ feet. This build has a detailed cockpit, an onboard crew of 15 LEGO Minifigures, six electric motors to make the propellers spin, color stamped emblems, and moveable landing gear and bomb bay doors. According to Jack, "This was a challenging build mostly because of the complexity of getting the proper airfoil of the wing and keeping that wing from sagging."
Jack "BigPlanes" Carleson
Jack Carleson started building LEGO models in 2012 at the age of 10. Three years later he combined two of his passions, aircraft, and LEGO. Jack specializes in creating large aircraft types by using Technic LEGOS as the main supporting structure to his 1/40th scale model aircraft, roughly the size of an average LEGO Minifigure seen in the display. His creations have ranged from World War II bombers like the Boeing B-29 Superfortress to gargantuan jumbo jets like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380.
Jack's builds are not off-the-shelf LEGO sets. These are custom-built models known in the LEGO world as MOC or My Own Creation. Hours of research and design go into his models before the build. His aircraft include such details as antennas, interiors, electric motors, working landing gear and flaps, and aircraft markings that are printed directly onto the LEGO pieces.
You can see more of Jack's work on his BigPlanes YouTube channel and Flickr photostream