The B1 Lancer to me is the most sexiest big aircraft that I can think of for the modern era, as a modelmaker its on my winter hobby list, a really nice big kit.
I was at the Reno Air Races back in the early 90’s and saw a low to the deck flyby, one big impressive aircraft! Yet for its size I had a weird image of it capable of dogfighting.
“...image of it capable of dogfighting.”
Just think of it as a multi-tactical Cruise Missile that can turn and fight.