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Revell 1/48 P-61 Black Widow, "Midnight Mickey" - Ready For Inspection

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  • Member since
    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:25 AM

Tanker-Builder

Well!

    When it comes to cars they call them barn Finds. What you presented to us appears to be a very nice old Hangar find. Wonderful work on the old Lady !

 

Big Smile Thank you Tanker! Much appreciated!

Very glad you like her.

 

Best, 

Nikola

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    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Saturday, November 14, 2020 2:33 PM

Well!

    When it comes to cars they call them barn Finds. What you presented to us appears to be a very nice old Hangar find. Wonderful work on the old Lady !

  • Member since
    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Saturday, November 14, 2020 2:09 PM

Hoss WA

Stunning! Really nice job. I especially like the exhaust over the wings, the tarps and weathering on the props and spinners. Excellent. Congrats. 

 

Thank you very much for the kind words Hoss! Appreciated! I'm very glad that you like the end result.

Best, 

Nikola

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    July 2019
Posted by Hoss WA on Friday, November 13, 2020 8:04 AM

Stunning! Really nice job. I especially like the exhaust over the wings, the tarps and weathering on the props and spinners. Excellent. Congrats. 

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    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Friday, November 13, 2020 12:28 AM

Don Stauffer

Love it.  The tarps are great!

 

Thank you very much Don! Very glad that you like the end result.

It's been all 12 rounds with this one, but a very fun match. :) 

Best, 

Nikola

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    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Friday, November 13, 2020 12:25 AM

Buckeye2

Nice job, have always heard bad things about this kit.  Great idea with the tarps.

Mike

 

Thanks Mike! Much appreciated! 

Definitely wasn't a walk in the park, but worth every effort. 

 

Best, 

Nikola

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  • Member since
    November 2020
  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye2 on Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:07 AM

Nice job, have always heard bad things about this kit.  Great idea with the tarps.

Mike

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, November 12, 2020 8:29 AM

Love it.  The tarps are great!

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Thursday, November 12, 2020 8:21 AM

BrandonK

Super nice work. That overall look is quite impressive. Well done.

BK

 

 

Thank you very much Brandon! Very glad that you like the outcome!

 

Best,

Nikola

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    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:24 PM

Super nice work. That overall look is quite impressive. Well done.

BK

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    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:53 PM

stikpusher

Excellent finish Nikola! So many times this kit is said to be “unbuildable”. You have just shown all of those folks how wrong they are in that assessment. A little creative thinking with some naturally draped tarps was a simple fix on the gaps from aging molds. I look forward to your next project.

Bravo!!!!

 

Thank you very much for the kind words Stikpusher! Much appreciated! :)

After I finish my current Eduard 1/48  Mirage IIIC build (also with some serious fit issues) I will go with one of HB's easy assembly kits just to do something quick for a change and regain my energy, haha. 

 

Best,

Nikola

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    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:46 PM

JohnnyK

Great looking model. I like the 'tarps' over the glass areas.

 

 

Thank you JohnnyK! I'm very glad that you like her!

 

Best, 

Nikola

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 2:08 PM

Excellent finish Nikola! So many times this kit is said to be “unbuildable”. You have just shown all of those folks how wrong they are in that assessment. A little creative thinking with some naturally draped tarps was a simple fix on the gaps from aging molds. I look forward to your next project.

Bravo!!!!

 

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  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 11:22 AM

Great looking model. I like the 'tarps' over the glass areas.

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

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    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:43 AM

tempestjohnny
Well done. As others have said don't short change yourself on your skills. You did good
 

Thank you Tempestjohnny! Appreciated!

 

Best, 

Nikola

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    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:41 AM

crown r n7

well done, I really like that dusty look.

 

 

Thanks Crown! Glad you like how she turned out.

 

Best, 

Nikola

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  • Member since
    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:41 AM

jmoran426
Very nice. I love the peeled paint effects on the spinner, props, and cowling. And the preshading around the radome is very effective. Don't undercut your skills, they're admirable.
 

Thank you very much Jmoran! Appreciated!

 

Best, 

Nikola

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 8:09 AM
Well done. As others have said don't short change yourself on your skills. You did good

 

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  • From: the redlands Fl
Posted by crown r n7 on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7:57 AM

well done, I really like that dusty look.

 

 

 Nick.

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    June 2017
Posted by jmoran426 on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7:51 AM
Very nice. I love the peeled paint effects on the spinner, props, and cowling. And the preshading around the radome is very effective. Don't undercut your skills, they're admirable.

jmoran426

  • Member since
    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Posted by Nikola on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 3:09 AM

Thanks Keavdog! Appreciated! Very glad that you like how she turned out in the end.

 

As for the kit, arm yourself with patience for cleaning flesh, filling and sanding, but otherwise it is great fun to build it. Just not for someone with very little free time. :)

Also, make sure to stuff the radome with lead as it is a tail sitter otherwise, no doubt.

 

Best,

Nikola

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    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Sunday, November 8, 2020 6:34 PM

That turned out great!  I have one in the stash and have heard it's a bit of a bear to build.

Thanks,

John

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    April 2015
Posted by Mopar Madness on Sunday, November 8, 2020 6:26 PM

No criticisms here. I love it!

Chad

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  • Member since
    September 2019
  • From: Belgrade, Serbia
Revell 1/48 P-61 Black Widow, "Midnight Mickey" - Ready For Inspection
Posted by Nikola on Sunday, November 8, 2020 6:13 PM

Well gents,

 

It is what it is but she's finally RFI! 

Almost a year since I've started the build. :)

It's been uphill all the way with this oldie (the molds are shot completely combined with my average modelling skills), but worth every effort in the end! 

I am not satisfied with many aspects, but overall I am happy because I had a lot of fun and learned a lot.

 

She is OOB, except Uschi lines for the antennae and scratch build tarps for the first time.

 

As for the tarps, I used them to cover the problems with the fit between the very bad clear parts and the fuselage (a lot of miss-alignments and gaps), which I didn't want to be fixing forever, so they were more of a necessity than a preferred choice. I think that they are too wrinkly and not matte enough. Anyway, I learned something new so next time I will know better. :)

 

Comments and criticism are more than welcome.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Best,

Nikola

 

 

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