Homebee Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) HobbyBoss is to release in 2016-2017 1/72nd Northrop P-61 Black Widow kits. - ref. 87261 - Northrop P-61A Black Widow - ref. 87262 - Northrop P-61B Black Widow - ref. 87263 - Northrop P-61C Black Widow Source: http://scalemodels.ru/modules/news/img_9588_1449141963_13.jpg.html V.P. Edited May 31, 2018 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Great news, I've been waiting for this for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Been waiting for a C for ever, many have promised but none delivered, lets see what happens this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Hopefully they are based on the 1/32 kit and not the 1/48. A good new kit of the P-61 has been needed for some time. At least this one will fit well, unlike the Dragon effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Sorry to resurrect this thread, nearly a year on. Any more news on this? I am somewhat hurt after having hoarded many copies of the Dragon kit. It's my favourite American twin. Perhaps the HB kit will mesh well visually with my DML examples so I won't have to start over? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 What Jeffers said! ^^ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 First of the family is the - ref.87261 - Northrop P-61A Black Widow. Release expected in late September 2017 Source: http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=95&l=en V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioca Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 ... I fear the price ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 it'll be a largish chunk of plastic, though probably in the same price region as their ju 88 & Pe-2? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 given the price of the c47 doubting it will be a cheaper alternative to the dragon kit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'm prepared to pay whatever I have to for a Black Widow or two. Love that thing.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Released - ref.87261 - Northrop P-61A Black Widow Source: http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=1366&l=en V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 When whatever subtype it is that I need finally arrives, I'll cut one up to make a Reporter. Assuming of course that the HB kit bears some resemblance to reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Good morning Thank you for the info I will get one as I would like to see how it compares to the Dragon kit I alreday have in my stash .. Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I'll probably buy one 'cause I haven''t got one in stock to compare it to, Dragon or otherwise, I quite keen that this should review OK. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertone139 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Naaww, I'll stick to my Dragons and the FE 72006-C resin conversion to an F-15 Reporter. I can see considerable semplification and no advantages. Also, can likely get the Dragons for considerably less on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I count 88 plastic parts which is modest for an airplane of this size ( the 1/72nd b-25/he-111 from hasegawa has around 130-150 parts each ) ; that said it doesn't looks like their quick build kits and will hopefully have adequate details for the scale . More importantly , the part counts suggests price will be affordable unlike their dakota . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Single part prop / spinner assembly? Very 1960s Airfix. Does it have rivets?😉 If the price isn't too hefty, I might get one of these. Given my glacial build speed, the small number of parts may be a boon. Regards artin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoc Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I'm liking the parts breakdown with the fuselage and wings being split horizontally. First off, that ensures a nice smooth wing / fuselage join. And as there's no corrugated surfaces on the wing, cleaning up its leading and trailing edge fit will be straightforward - if there's any issues there to begin with. Secondly, a layout like that makes aligning the tailbooms also that much easier as there's no flex in the wings to throw 'em off. That seems good engineering right there. But yes, we'll have to see what the kit looks like out of the box and on the bench before truly making a decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Robertone139 said: Also, can likely get the Dragons for considerably less on Ebay. Living in the US, you can say that, I guess, I've been looking out for a reasonably priced Dragon P-61A for ages & any that come up at a decent price will either only sell to USA or have the extortionate eBay global shipping added, hence I'm quietly hopeful these will be decent, a modest parts count sounds just fine to me. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 My favourite aircraft in the right scale with not many bits and an all black paint scheme. I think I can manage that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Good morning The french importer announce a price at 27.95 euros http://www.scientific-mhd.eu/maquettisme/produits/detail-articles-9587261-MCPL.htm I guess it will be possible to find this cheaper .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I really hope the Nightfighter II Gb will pass the vote but anyway I will build one (possibly with the Dragon I have in my stash ...) . Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 6 hours ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good morning The french importer announce a price at 27.95 euros http://www.scientific-mhd.eu/maquettisme/produits/detail-articles-9587261-MCPL.htm I guess it will be possible to find this cheaper .. Patrice I rely completely on imports for my kits ( I am in India ) and I have observed trumpeter/hobbyboss kits are considerably ( average 40% ) cheaper when purchased from a Hongkong based online store as compared to stores located in Europe and even Japan - my guess is if a French importer is marking it around 28 euro , hobbyeasy( Hongkong ) will likely sell it for 16-20 euro . The same also holds true for tamiya and hasegawa - these two brands(especially hasegawa) are sold for twice as much in Europe as compared to Japan based online stores (HLJ and hobbysearch ). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Slightly disappointed to see this is an EasyAssembly kit. We are due a state of the art model of this plane. I'm not getting the Dragon as its just too pricey so I'm still interested if the price is right, but what I'm seeing here is not worth more than 15 quid for me to be honest, assuming it builds up well. Edited October 20, 2017 by sroubos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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