Revell 1/48 P-61 Black Widow, "Midnight Mickey" - Work in progress

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Hi gents,

Last update on the Widow before she goes into Ready For Inspection thread :)

I have tried sponge chipping method for the first time, combining it with brush chip painting - I am not very satisfied with the result, but it turned out acceptable. I had better results with HS method. It is what it is, no further changes (might do some silver pencil details). Will have to practice a lot. :)

Thanks for looking guys!

Cheers,

Nikola

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You’ve got a great weathered finish there!

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Thank you very much Baron! Glad you like it! Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Nikola

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So where did you fit 60g of lead in the nose of this bird?

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Hi ManSkirtBrew,

All in the radome. I took fishing sinkers and cut them into small pieces so I could squeeze them in as many as I can.

I also put an additional small piece behind the radar support plate (between the plate and the cockpit). But I see you’ve glued the plate already.

Best,

Nikola

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Ah, I see. Since I modeled the radar, I was going to leave the dome off, or at least make it removable. Maybe I’ll do a clear sprue under the tail for this guy.

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Hi gents,

I lied when I said that the previous post was the last before the Ready For Inspection thread (the build is taking forever) :)

Here she is with only the canopies, tarps and antennae left to be finished.

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,

Nikola

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Hi guys,

I am hopefully going to start making tarps for the Widow soon using paper tissue, PVA and water, and since I’ve never done this before I could really use some advice about how to do it i.e. water to PVA ratio, number of tissue layers, etc… The process in general. :)

Thank you in advance guys!

Best,

Nikola

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Hi gents,

I finally got the will to finish this bad boy so I started on the tarps (for the first time), as I said to cover all the problems with the canopy to fuselage fit and quality due to the kit being ancient and the molds being shot.

I mixed PVA glue with water (ratio completely arbitrary) and did a few test tarps with regular paper tissue.

It looked ok, so I proceeded onto the model.

Next is priming and painting so I will see what I get.

Thanks for looking!

Best,

Nikola

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Hi gents,

This seems to work so far - tarps primed and painted with Tamiya Buff base coat.

Next, dry brushing and weathering.

Best,

Nikola

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A few more photos without the cling film protection…

It needs some edge cleaning and making it conform tightly to the shape which should’t be a problem.

I am planning to fix them with a liquid mask so it is not cemented to the fuselage forever.

Thanks for looking!

Best,

Nikola

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Almost there… :slight_smile:

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most impressive.[B]

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Thank you very much Crown! Appreciated. :slight_smile:

Best,

Nikola

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Hi gents,

She is finally RFI:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/186817.aspx

Thanks for looking.

Best,

Nikola