Completed GWH 1:48 P-61A Black Widow

To my fellow forum members,

Here is my update for Thurdsday.  

philo426

Toshi,did you mount up the landing gear and as soon as you flipped it over they immediately collasped?Man that is a serious design flaw and not mentoned in any review that I have read.The paint job looks pretty good.Do plan to add invasion stripes?

 

Toshi

No, I'm not going to do any type of stripes.

Toshi

Ok Toshi!I guess you will have to soldier on until the new landing gear arrives.

Toshi, here is an example of an early OD-41 P-61 of the 422nd NFS with invasion stripes from the 422 NFS Wiki entry if you wanted to try to paint them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/422d_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron#/media/File:422d_Night_Fighter_Squadron_-_P-61_Black_Widows.jpg

philo426

Ok Toshi!I guess you will have to soldier on until the new landing gear arrives.

 

Toshi

richs26

Toshi, here is an example of an early OD-41 P-61 of the 422nd NFS with invasion stripes from the 422 NFS Wiki entry if you wanted to try to paint them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/422d_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron#/media/File:422d_Night_Fighter_Squadron_-_P-61_Black_Widows.jpg

 

Toshi

Cool Toshi!can you give us a clue about the next project or will you keep it a surprise?

philo426

Cool Toshi!can you give us a clue about the next project or will you keep it a surprise?

 

Toshi

What is interesting about the photo, among other things, is that both single engine (18") and multi-engine (24") stripes are used.

GMorrison

What is interesting about the photo, among other things, is that both single engine (18") and multi-engine (24") stripes are used.

 

Toshi

Up date on some of the decals.

Toshi

Here is the completed kit minus the Black widows three landing gears. I shoul get it tomorrow.  I'm hoping to finish this kit by Sunday so as to start the Ho 229.  I might mess around the engines for the 229 first.

Nice job Toshi!Looks great!

philo426

Nice job Toshi!Looks great!

 

Toshi

Cool!look forward to the 229.

philo426

Cool!look forward to the 229.

 

Toshi

Toshi, you have done a great job on the P-61.  I've always liked that ship since I built the Airfix kit back in the 60s and walked aroung a real one at the Air Force Museum back in 1970 when their larger aircraft and most f the jets were kept outside and quite accessable. 

As for the radar, I would just paint the radome like on most aircraft, to me it just looks better.  But then I would have even more left  over spare parts in boxes.  Another option would be to do what Shep Paine did in his diorama series for Monogram back in the 70s and give it a maintennance appearance with the radome off as well as other areas being worked on.

ikar01

Toshi, you have done a great job on the P-61.  I've always liked that ship since I built the Airfix kit back in the 60s and walked aroung a real one at the Air Force Museum back in 1970 when their larger aircraft and most f the jets were kept outside and quite accessable. 

As for the radar, I would just paint the radome like on most aircraft, to me it just looks better.  But then I would have even more left  over spare parts in boxes.  Another option would be to do what Shep Paine did in his diorama series for Monogram back in the 70s and give it a maintennance appearance with the radome off as well as other areas being worked on.

 

What I did in regards to the radome is to paint the nose black.  I actually found several photos like the P-61 mentioned above.  I also picked number 25502.  According to what GMorrison said, the other numbers was for a P-61B.  Since I'm building 25502, of which is for the A series, this is the direction I would like to go to, in my humble opinion.  

I want to thank you so very much, you have given me the support and continued to read and reply on my threads.

Toshi

lawdog114

Nice to see an olive drab version. Yours is looking fantastic....

 

Toshi

silentbob33

Looks really good Toshi, I can't wait to see it standing on its own legs.

 

Here is the completed P-61.  As many of you know, this build had to be put aside as all three landing gears broke at the joints.  Luckily, I was able to find metal landing gears for this brand.  Please view the completed project.

Toshi

Excellent Toshi!Nice subtle weathering also!

Toshi, in my opinion the P-61 is one ogly bird. But you made it look pretty-great job!

The photos below includes my very first build.  I thought that shooting both at the same time would be cool.  The funny thing is, I would build the Monogram Widow as I feel very nostalgic about that kit.  An interesting note, the Monogram Widow besides being my first build, it was also my first thread.  All the interior of the Monogram P-61 is loaded with PE, AM cowling, AM engines, AM props, and metal landing gears.

So it's equal to the GWH kit as far as AM parts are concerned.  I enjoyed building the GWH kit, it definately shows in the technology and how far modeling companies have come.  

Toshi

philo426

Excellent Toshi!Nice subtle weathering also!

 

Toshi

Shipwreck

Toshi, in my opinion the P-61 is one ogly bird. But you made it look pretty-great job!

 

Toshi

Toshi just caught up on this and you did a really fantastic job! Excellent looking weathering!