Crossofiron Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Hello One and All! Now, I will have to admit that I have been in the modelling 'wilderness' for some time; Starting something, getting bored with that something, something else winking at me and starting that... Difficult cycle to break plus work has been totally full on for over a year... Then, a few weeks ago, something clicked and this was the Hobbyboss 1/32 P-61 Black Widow. If you have to go to the the IMF for a loan to buy this kit, might as well increase the National Debt so, I am throwing everything at this one; Eduard Big Ed Set 2 Off HPH Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Engines Avionix Cockpit & Radar Sets B-25 Brassin Wheels for the HK Kit Grey Matter Figures Antena Set Profimodeller Barrels & Antena Sets HGW Seatbelts Montex Mask Eduard Brassin 500kg Bombs MK.1 Design 5 inch HVAR Rockets (2 Sets) Bespoke Photo Etch,designed by my good self 3D Printed Oxygen Bottles, drawn up by me.... (Crash Course) Now the subject; I knew very little about the P-61, even after I bought it. Those of you who have researched or read about the kit knows that the model is an A Model. That narrows it down a bit.... After buying the Combat Aircraft 8 P-61 BLack Widow Units of World War 2 (another IMF Loan) I decided on; P-61A-11 42-5610 MiDNiTE Madness 548th Night Fighter Squadron Le Shima Setup for Night Intruder Interdiction I would appreciate it if anyone has an issue with this... I have also invested in the Zotz Decals for this which is on a slowboat from China, been waiting 4 weeks now! So, to the kit! It is a thing of beauty indeed. It is also an excuse for me to increase the size of my display cabinet! The first thing that becomes apparent is how sparse the cockpit is. I tried testfitting the Avionix Set but I have an issue with that too; it's astonishingly and a thing of beauty also detailed but too busy for me. I like to wire up myself and I would spend weeks free painting so I have scratch built the cockpit sides and floor myself using the kit parts and using the Avionix as a donor for bits when required; Sacrilege! Here is the portside ready for painting; Here is the starboard; Here is the floor; Scratchbuilt mast; Here is the Bulkhead (Had to make the aperture) So now onto the finer details which is my next step; The Oxygen Regulator; Hope you like it so far... Cheers Steve Harold, Victor K2, Jeff and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (I took the liberty of moving your thread.) Always nice to see another Widow coming along. Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Thank you Kevin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 indeed - Looks like some cracking work going on here - what a great start. National debt be damned... This hobby of ours is cheaper than wild women and fast cars! Or at least that's what I tell my wife! Torben LSP_K2, MikeC and Crossofiron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Coming along nicely. Small point if I may: it's Ie Shima - india echo, not lima echo. Look forward to seeing the finished model. Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Firstly great subject choice, Relish Models released a few parts for the P-61, and it looks like they are going to be available soon, you can see Graham's posts here http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=72577&hl=relish hope you get the wonderful decals in the near future. Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Great start! Love to see the detail that you put in so nicely. Welcome back from limbo! Gaz Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Ha beat me to it...I have made lots of landings and aerial delivery on Ie Shima when I was stationed at Kadena! Same coral runway the P-61 guys used in WWII. Really like that airplane so I will be watching your progress and nice choice of nose art too!! Crossofiron and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Wow! Nice modeling! Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Welcome aboard Steve The more the merrier !! Nice start on the widow, I always thot that nose art was cool too. Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Thanks for the comments all! Apologies for my ignorance on Ie Shima,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Only had a couple of days off this week! Look how I spent it... Mixture of Hobbyboss and Avionix again with my own additions. Saw some pictures of the Warren McArthur Model 222 with a simple pivot for the locking bar and then with some sort of block attachment so as I am building a late Model A, I am going for what seems to be an upgrade. You will also see that I am sticking with armrests... Wife not impressed by the way, she was after a trip to Milton Keynes... Cheers Steve Edited February 22, 2018 by Crossofiron sandokan, Gazzas, chukw and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Pilot's Seat & Control Column test fitted... Jim Barry, chukw, Rocat and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 great start of beautiful model i like the way you choose for cockpit. Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Nice work! Love the piping in the cockpit sidewalls Craig Crossofiron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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