René Martínez Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 12 hours ago, SAT69 said: Your work getting the cockpit enclosures to fit is most impressive and a true guide for me as to how to handle getting them to fit when I build my model. I'd heard the kit clear pieces were an issue and that deterred me from even starting it. Thank you! The clear parts area true challenge, good luck with your P-61 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 On 5/1/2020 at 11:41 PM, SAT69 said: Your work getting the cockpit enclosures to fit is most impressive and a true guide for me as to how to handle getting them to fit when I build my model. I'd heard the kit clear pieces were an issue and that deterred me from even starting it. Thank you! I hope this works as inspiration for you, definitely this kit needs a lot of help with the clear parts, but with enough time and patience you can turn any "unbuildable" kit up to today standards, I'm sure your P-61 will look amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Booms finally glued in place. Making sure everything is as aligned as possible. Edited May 5, 2020 by René Martínez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine. Used the basic resin engine from Quickboost and the rest of the details made with copper wires and aluminum foil. A quick comparison between the engine out of the box and the one I modified, luckily I got the same height on both propellers, so that's good! Edited May 8, 2020 by René Martínez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 The engine is finally finished and painted, I can go nor for the paint job of this amazing warbird. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 That's superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 6 hours ago, woody37 said: That's superb Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Metallic paint applied, then a base of nato black, preshading using light gray and a sponge and Tamiya xf-17 sea blue for post shading. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 This is looking really promising. I have to ask, the rivets look great - what tool/brand do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Jeff G said: This is looking really promising. I have to ask, the rivets look great - what tool/brand do you use? I am using "Rosie the riveter" for 1/48 and 1/32 scale. It is not a cheap tool, but it's totally worth it. I have used the trumpeter riveter in the past with good results and it's a lot cheaper. I would totally recommend the trumpeter one even tho in the internet a lot of people criticise it. The only modification I made was a side cut to watch better where I'm riveting, but still an amazing tool to improve our scale models. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) I painted the tail markigs because the colors on the decals were incorrect, It's not looking perfect, but i think it's a fair representation for the 418th Night Fighter Squadron. Also here's some information I've found on other forums. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/1st-place-beginner-p-61-black-widow-of-maj-carrol-c-snuffy-smith.19641/page-2 Notice I'm building a P-61A, just because in those pictures I don't perceive the nose long enough to be a B version. But trying to discuss the few inches of difference at 1/48 scale is kinda ridiculous at this point. Edited May 13, 2020 by René Martínez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Light gray wash, decals and exhaust smoke done. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Next thing I did was thinning and sanding a bit the side antennas to make it look better for the scale and draw the diamond pattern on the wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) landing gear doors, hydraulic cables and landing gear brakes ready! Everything glued together, decals and matt varnish applied, looks like this, this project it's almost finished Edited May 23, 2020 by René Martínez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) I tried to flatten the wheels without success... I used a pan with wax paper and cardboard to control the heat that reaches the rest of the plane exposing only the wheels, when it started to fall in the shape I wanted, quickly removed it from the heat. I have seen this method being used a lot, but I dont know why it didn't work for me. It simply doesn't look good I don't know whether to use a metal file to try to smooth or flatten the surface a bit, I can't think of any other way to fix it. This one is not going to win any contest Edited May 26, 2020 by René Martínez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 It's alive!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Very impressive work all the way around but I confess it's the engine that really stands out for me. That's truly awesome work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
René Martínez Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, SAT69 said: Very impressive work all the way around but I confess it's the engine that really stands out for me. That's truly awesome work. Thank you very much!!! The engine is a cool point of interest I've seen on other models so I tried to do the same, a lot of hours were invested in it, really paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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