jacksdad64 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Found another picture of Barnes' P-61a. I think I will do this scheme for a couple of reasons. A) As the radome is painted white it would save me having to foil the round front. The ferry tank is not fitted which would save having to scratch build it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Found another picture of Barnes' P-61a. I think I will do this scheme for a couple of reasons. A) As the radome is painted white it would save me having to foil the round front. The ferry tank is not fitted which would save having to scratch build it. I know Derek has a lot of pics of Barnes theater command ship, but IIRC, the raydome was not white, but a one off natual metal affair: Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Found another picture of Barnes' P-61a. I think I will do this scheme for a couple of reasons. A) As the radome is painted white it would save me having to foil the round front. The ferry tank is not fitted which would save having to scratch build it. HI steve, Nice choice You are correct about the turret ferry tank having been removed from this aircraft (if you look at the photographs that Brian has posted, you will notice that this is the same aircraft during two pahses of it's career - your photograph shows it in it's later life after overhaul). Be aware that this is not the early P-61A nose radome in your in-flight photograph (that is the plated over version in the ground photograph), but the later production one (painted gloss white), so you will still have to sand and fill most of the detail on the HB kit radome to represent this. You will also need to make the DF antenna fairing as seen on top of the fuselage. HTH Derek Edited April 8, 2013 by Derek B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks for the info guys. I take it I will still need to shorten the fuselage? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks for the info guys. I take it I will still need to shorten the fuselage? Steve Hi Steve, Yes, you will Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 You learn somethin new every day round here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Ok Derek. Try this one. In the above picture are the engine cowlings white or just very shiney? And by the way Brian I will be trying your method for foiling. I have used BMF in the past so I am hoping for good results with ordinary foil. Although the curves are going to be interesting. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Ok Derek. Try this one. In the above picture are the engine cowlings white or just very shiney? And by the way Brian I will be trying your method for foiling. I have used BMF in the past so I am hoping for good results with ordinary foil. Although the curves are going to be interesting. Steve Steve, NMF. Derek (More info and pictures here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=43432&page=14). Edited April 8, 2013 by Derek B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhorina Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 You will also need to make the DF antenna fairing as seen on top of the fuselage. Derek To all interested parties, This is just a note but I believe that DF antenna fairing is in all the Hasegawa 32nd P-40 kits. The parts are on the 'O' sprue ,which is in all kits as it contains the prop, spinner, bomb and drop tank generic to all Hase P-40 kits, as parts #21 and 22 HTH Mike Horina Uncarina and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 From today's Relish Models newsletter; The new Hobby Boss 1/32 P-61B Black Widow has been arriving in dribs and drabs and I'm shipping them out as they come in. Watch out for some great resin sets for this kit,coming very shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Colvin Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 that is a lot of silver paint/ foil..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 WOO HOO!!! Derek B and Saber 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Woo Hoo times two , mine was waiting for me when I got home yesterday , the main thing that occurs to me is the level of detail in the kit, the cockpit is superb out of the box, add a little Eduard magic.. and ist a show stopper! The other thing that occurs to me is that the kit seems to be designed to shown is a dio, open crew access doors , excellent engine detail .. Hmm.. anyone remember the dio layout Shep Paine did for the Monogram P-61.. Now who's got plans for one of the mobile engine hoists...! Saber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I take it someone will be doing exhausts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 that is a lot of silver paint/ foil..... Looking forward to all that rubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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