P 61 Black Widow

I built the Monogram P61 in the 1970's and if I remember correctly the paint instruction was all gloss black then go back over all top surfaces with flat or grimy flat black.I remember I didn't glue my canopies on so you could look in there and see all that great(for that time)detail. I have seen the Monogram reissue at Michaels recently.Might build it again...30 yrs later.
Teise

well being in the air force ( and being a crew chief ) i have found that in most cases in the field we use what paint we can find that is the closest to what the plane came with, i know in WWII that most fighter units did the same, the crew chiefs probably covered the areas with whatever black paint they could find if the area of stripped paint wasnt too large . If you look at modern navy aircraft you see the affect of spot painting over small areas that need corrosion covering from paint. Rigolosi

I've built this kit and tried both finishes. The first one I did was the gloss black, the second the olive over grey with the invasion stripes. To tell the truth, I prefer the latter colour scheme. A little more difficult to paint but I think the contrast is interesting.

That's my $0.02