Northrop P-61A „Bleck Widow” 1:48 GWH

[Kriss]

The viewfinder is already in its new place, along with the customised viewfinder glass, a little more colour and it will be ready.

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Looking mighty good for sure.

 

[Kriss]

TRAGEDY!!! It so happened that part of my glazing disappeared. I searched all over the workshop and couldn't find it so I was left with no choice but to emboss myself with a speech part. The work in progress is.

[Peterpools]

Sure, sounds as if the carpet monster was extra hungry. 

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Oh, I hate it when the carpet monster rears its ugly head. 

Otherwise the interior looks great and it looks like you're working towards a solution. 

[Kriss]

Masking completed, now painting. And a change of concept, I wanted to make the radar cover transparent and milky so it would be visible. But this concept fell through because I misbalanced the model and the radar would not be visible.

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Nice progress and good to the P-61 is ready for the paint shop. Mot sure of what your plan is on dealing with the missing glass.

 

[Kriss]

1 hour ago, Peterpools said:

Kriss

Nice progress and good to the P-61 is ready for the paint shop. Mot sure of what your plan is on dealing with the missing glass.

 

I am making a hoof and will vacu-stamp the missing piece.

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Thanks for the info - should work out perfectly.

 

[CANicoll]

On 12/3/2023 at 2:16 AM, Kriss said:

Work continues, such detailing done and so little will be visible when the hull is closed but it has to be done.

Gorgeous work Kriss!!  Wow...

[Kriss]

In a nutshell the work on the engine at my place looked like this. Ready and prepared for camouflage painting as is the whole model.

 

[Peterpools]

Kriss

terrific progress - looking mighty good. 

 

[Kriss]

And here's my nightly write-up, now just the camouflage and it will be ready.

 

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Pre-shading looks really good.

[Kriss]

The first colour of camouflage already applied, I did the delicate shading with a lighter grey colour.

[ScottsGT]

I’m liking this!  I’ve got the 1/32 kit to build my uncles ride during WWII. 

[CANicoll]

On 12/20/2023 at 4:25 PM, Kriss said:

The first colour of camouflage already applied, I did the delicate shading with a lighter grey colour.

Damn, this is a big bird in 1/48.  It is positively huge in 1/32!!  Love the white/gray basing.  This will turn out beautifully.

[Kriss]

There was a bit of playing around with the camouflage on top, shading the surface so as not to overdo it, and that's how it came out. I didn't manage to keep the radar and I wanted to make a milk-coloured transparent cowl through which you could see it. Instead of the radar, I had to put a weight in there and I painted the cowl a milky colour. And as you can see from the photos I don't yet have a place to do a photo shoot, my studio like the rest of the house is under renovation.

[CANicoll]

Kriss,  The Camo effect is very nice - great job!  It is really hard to be consistent on a subject this large, but you nailed it.  Chris

[Kriss]

I managed to finish the P-61 A "Black Widow" from GWH, the model depicts the machine with its own name "Lady Gen", Florennes, Belgium, december 1944. The rest of the pictures will be in the gallery.

[Martinnfb]

Why the white nose?

[Kriss]

On 1/2/2024 at 5:17 AM, Martinnfb said:

Why the white nose?

Some aircraft had a milky radar cover and it could be seen. I had planned to make it like that but unfortunately in place of the radar I had to give a load so that it was standing on the landing gear rather than sitting on the tail. 

[CANicoll]

Love this aircraft!!  Beautiful job on your build.