ProfSparks Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Hi All As the end is in sight for the Whirlinds, my wandering eye caught this as a reduced masking candidate Alas, as a charity shop find, it didn't come with the 3D glasses to enable me to view the box art in all its' glory However, it looks all there There's a bonus etch sheet (from BILEK, looking suspiciously like another European etch manufacturer...) And a surprise bonus Easter Egg of what looks like an Airfix Fiesler Storch I might build them both, or I might get so far and just put them in the bin. Stay tuned! Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 And the answer is “None! None more black”. Well someone had to acknowledge the genius of the Tap 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 I'm a freelance sound engineer by vocation, and The Tap are still the blueprint by which bands are forged. Scary and exhilarating at the same time. Astounding. Long may they reign! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balbir Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Hey Prof, Those decals look past it. If you haven’t sourced any already I bought a few part used sheets mainly for the lady in the dark scheme. There’ll be a few p-61b schemes left over. Let me know if you’re after anything in particular and I can send it you for free. Bal 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Always interesting seeing a Black Widow go together. And they gave you a target plane too! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Build them Prof! More experiments will, no doubt, occur to you as you progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 This is the one Airfix are just re-releasing, will be intrested to see how it comes out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Hi All 18 hours ago, Balbir said: Hey Prof, Those decals look past it. If you haven’t sourced any already I bought a few part used sheets mainly for the lady in the dark scheme. There’ll be a few p-61b schemes left over. Let me know if you’re after anything in particular and I can send it you for free. Bal Thanks for the offer Bal, I'm headed towards the lady scheme myself. 4 hours ago, CedB said: Build them Prof! More experiments will, no doubt, occur to you as you progress Hi Ced, yes, unfortunately there would seem to be experimentation on the horizon, as after a quick glance through the etch instructions they bear scant resemblance to the Airfix kit parts. Perhaps I should get the Airwaves. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I'm still in a state of shock that you actually found a model kit in a charity shop! For the amount of years I've been dragged round them, I've never found one (not counting the Matchbox Twin Otter I saw once with a £20 price label. It's probably still there at that price!) Looking forward to the build of this Airfix classic....and don't bin the Storch! It's not a bad little kit. Steve 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 What @fightersweep said! I've never found anything interesting in those kind of shops. 3D boxart was a new thing though. Never seen that before! I had an inkling of idea to start that GWH P-61 during the autumn and this thread does not make it easier ro resist. You evil person you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Nothing to do with this thread other than the charity shop bit, but I acquired a partially built Constructo large scale Bounty from our local Oxfam; hull was complete, masts and spars cut and tapered, all (!!!) I had to do was step the masts, set up the spars, make the sails and rig it. It's in a large display case (30" x 24" x 15") on top of a bookcase. The hull had been beautifully built. I have no idea why the build had stopped and it ended up in Oxfam, could of course be illness or worse. I just couldn't leave it there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balbir Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 No problem Prof. i should have said the sheets were from kits world and printscale. If you get stuck the offer is still there. i admire you that you manage to build kits, I’ve only managed one su-27 in the last 2 years. Bal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Black, BLACK! the colour of death, we're all doomed, doomed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=palevTnLiec Martian 👽 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Even the Rolling Stones said "Paint it Black!" Do Not, repeat, Do Not do one in O.D./neutral grey...it is a BLACK widow, after all! (Wish Airfix had done a new-tool P-61A/B instead of the re-issue, as it is not better than the existing 1/72 DML or Hobbyboss kits; I have two of the original Airfix boxings, and the molds were already showing their age...as well as the transparencies.) Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I did this kit a loooong time ago. I was maybe 12, so it didn't turn out all that great, but I've looked at it recently and it looks like it was a pretty good kit. I'm interested to see how it comes out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 "Reduced masking"...??? Have you noticed the amount of glazing the Widow carries? A superb aircraft, enjoy your build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Wonder if this is bad as that one 1/48 kit of the P-61 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Hi All On 8/20/2019 at 10:02 PM, Martian Hale said: Black, BLACK! the colour of death, we're all doomed, doomed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=palevTnLiec Martian 👽 I was wondering if doing it in NATO black would lessen the doomage, perhaps more along the lines of "Maligned. we're all maligned!"? 18 hours ago, hairystick said: "Reduced masking"...??? Have you noticed the amount of glazing the Widow carries? Er, yeah, I'm doing the solid nose -B version so that cuts out some masking, however it doesn't make up for the greenhouses as we shall see 4 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: Wonder if this is bad as that one 1/48 kit of the P-61 Let's find out, shall we? To get an idea of what will be seen of the interior, and how much of the Anglo Saxon Thesaurus I should invest in it, I put the front canopy in place. Not a terrible fit, considering its' age Clear(ish), too. But wait, I'm sure they didn't each have a circular sun roof? Aah, ejector pin marks on the inside of clear parts. Fiendish. And the absence of canopy framing. Nice touch. Still, there's always the etch to draw the eye inward IP, side walls, furniture, everything? Looks like there's some scratch building in my dark future Anyhoo, the first job is to carefully remove all those cupcake rivet heads and use them to fill in the sink marks. Now then, where's that Storch... Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Sunroofs? Or is it sunrooves? The current trend is, I think, to fill the hole with CA and then Micro-mesh it. Worth an experiment? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Depending on the depth of the marks I would just sand them out and polish back to clarity. Helpful of Mars 👽 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 It's a fare bit of work, but it looks very promising. Are there any vac canopies for the kit or one that would suit? If not, just sand, polish and Kleer dip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Just to wet you appetite, I thought I'd drop this in here as it was just recently built by one of the club member's, it's the Great Wall Hobby kit in 1/48. Stuart 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 This is one of those aircrafts that I never built of some strange reason. Sad it's rather hard to find these days. Following with great interest! Cheers / André 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Hi All On 8/21/2019 at 11:11 PM, CedB said: Sunroofs? Or is it sunrooves? Hi Ced, that's been the trickiest part of the build so far, deciding on the terminology! On 8/21/2019 at 11:11 PM, CedB said: The current trend is, I think, to fill the hole with CA and then Micro-mesh it. Worth an experiment? 21 hours ago, Martian Hale said: Depending on the depth of the marks I would just sand them out and polish back to clarity. Helpful of Mars 👽 21 hours ago, Thom216 said: It's a fare bit of work, but it looks very promising. Are there any vac canopies for the kit or one that would suit? If not, just sand, polish and Kleer dip. I may be tempted towards an after market vac canopy, it depends on how I get on with scraping them out and / or filling them in with CA then polishing them up. So, as with any decision that affects the overall successful outcome of a project, I'm going to put off doing anything about it until the very last moment. 15 hours ago, Courageous said: Just to wet you appetite, I thought I'd drop this in here as it was just recently built by one of the club member's, it's the Great Wall Hobby kit in 1/48. Stuart Thanks Stuart, that is exactly the finish I'm aiming for, the satin nearly black, the weary chipping, and the exhaust staining. Can I use it for my RFI? Until then, I've been going over the surfaces with a small file and a sturdy sanding stick I don't want to get rid of all surface detail as that would be uninteresting, just tone it down a couple of notches I also fitted the cockpit together to give an idea of the road ahead Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, ProfSparks said: I also fitted the cockpit together to give an idea of the road ahead Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve That is a real blank canvas in there! Blessing and a curse, right?! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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