iwik Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) Hi y'all! Here's Skippy! Famously known P61A. A great little kit with very nice panel lines. Cockpit from aires (cut in half to allow better painting). Hand painted propeller hubs and front wheel (taht was fun...) Opened canopy. Aires wheels. Replaced side antennaes since the original molded ones are a centimeter too up front! Painted with acrylics. Weathered with oils and acrylics. A few pics of the built: I usually do 1/48 but due to lack of place I will make big twin engined planes in 1/72 from now on. Mostly. See you later for a He219 of the same brand. Ciao Iwik Edited November 2, 2020 by iwik 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Impressive P-61 – and not least those spinners and nosewheel! You might consider posting much bigger photos – it's difficult to admire your detail work on thumbnails… 😉 Kind regards, Joachim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Excellent. I have a real soft spot for the Black Widow. I'd have maybe toned down the chipping slightly. Impressive work, nonetheless. Ps I just clicked on the images to get a bigger version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Very nice job on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Excellent modelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispisme Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 That looks well used worn and torn, well done! I built the old Monogram 1/48 kit last year but put (“what if” turbo prop engines on it😇) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Iwik, Very nice P-61A! I have heard and read that the Dragon kit is a real challenge, fit-wise, but is well detailed and accurate. Any major fit issues when you built yours? Not a fan of the OD/grey scheme, but you have done it very well and those prop spinners are outstanding! It does look like Dragon got the curved contour of the upper fuselage between the front and rear cockpits correct, unlike the Hobbyboss P-61A. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwik Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 42 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Iwik, Very nice P-61A! I have heard and read that the Dragon kit is a real challenge, fit-wise, but is well detailed and accurate. Any major fit issues when you built yours? Not a fan of the OD/grey scheme, but you have done it very well and those prop spinners are outstanding! It does look like Dragon got the curved contour of the upper fuselage between the front and rear cockpits correct, unlike the Hobbyboss P-61A. Mike Hi! Thank you all for the nice comments! IanC you probably looked at the close-up pic where the weathering does show up. But this was taken before any weathering done with oils and other. It is much more subtle in the end. 72modeler: so I heard! But nothing really bad happened. As of all twin boomers, you have to be extra careful to align everything correctly, but it went on like a charm. So did the fit of the canopies. No issues there either. However, the kit does require a bit of putty, but nothing to be really upset about. On the other hand, I did commit some blunder as I built one of the engine upside down and realized my mistake and all weathering was done. So I carefully unglued the engine and did everything all over again. Make sure you insert the engines correctly unlike since mine, certainly because of the lead I inserted inside, were a little bit too forward. Other than that... Ciao Iwik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 That's a very fine model, and the spinner chequers are incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Fine paint & weathering job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Looks superb, fantastic weathering. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 A lovely build, great finish and weathering ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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