Plm Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Hello, Four pictures of my P-61. It was a too long built to have it in the WIP forum. I used the Eduard Big Ed set, the True details resin wheels, exhaust and propellers from Relish Models and the Kits-World decals for the Pin-Up. The other markings are painted using home made masks. Hope you like it, even if the pictures make it look too shiny. Philippe scvrobeson, Zero77, HL-10 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Looks wonderful!! However, we currently have many builds ongoing for many years, so NO build is too long for LSP Vandy 1 VX 4, Uilleann and Girlscanplay2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Philippe Looks great!!!!! I would of liked to also see your build on the forums too It does not mater how long a build is, Hell look at Harvey's P-38M build is going on five years. Harvey just had to!!!! So Philippe post your next build okay Cheers Danny Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 OH....MY.....WORD!!!! That's one of the best Black Widows I've ever seen and I agree with the others. I would have loved to have been "along for the ride" in a WIP. So, feel free to post your next build in progress! Just fantastic! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz826 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 That looks fantastic, Philippe! And as Brian notes, no build is too long for the WiP forum (I have one myself that I started in 2009). Do you have any more photos of it? I'd love to publish them on the website. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Love that! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Very nice looking bird, lovely finish. Regards.Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoasman Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Awesome work! Any tips? I've got one in the works, but decided to get other projects finished first. Leo. Ps. I like a little shine, makes it look more realistic under the right lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plm Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Awesome work! Any tips? I've got one in the works, but decided to get other projects finished first. Tips? At first you have to decide if you want to make a "A" or a "B". If it' a "A", as the main landing gear doors are always opened, you should remove the rear well wall and scratch the oxygen bottles system. I modified the spoileron representation on the wing to have a more realistic look. I made a metal spar to give strength to the wing/fuselage assembly ( I think that this is compulsory) And I painted it before final assembly to have "smaller" parts to manipulate. I decided not to shorten the nose which is supposed to have a "A" shape but a "B" length. I think that is not noticeable on the finish model. But if you want to do a "B" model, there are some aftermarket nose with the good shape. Hope it helps, and there was a topic on the forum about what to do for each version and each batch. Philippe Girlscanplay2, Uncarina, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I am also impressed that you the final assembly AFTER painting. I've been thinking of trying that. How did you go about it? mywifehatesmodels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Outstanding! I'm very impressed with how you brought the olive drab to life! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urs Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 great built. Like the OD better than the later dark blue ones.....and the one on my stack I will also turn into an A. Will use your built report for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plm Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 It was quite easy to paint it as sub-assemblies. The metal wing Spar helps a lot as it give rigidity between wings and fuselage. Before painting,I added somer thin plastic card pieces on the side of the wing to have a good joint with the fuselage after some sanding I knew that the wing will go back exactly at the same place after painting. What gave me nightmares was the fact that I have not paint the three parts at the same time and did not use the same painting method. It gave me three different shades and it was quite difficult to have the same color at the end. Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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