DarrylH
07-10-2017, 16:02
Kevin
Here's the first of those requests I mentioned I had for you, for 1/200 scale Northrop P-61 Black Widows. AE Models on Shapeways has two P-61s available, one with dorsal turret, and one without. Most Black Widows didn't have the turret; it caused some buffeting, but the big reason was that the B-29 Superfortress had priority over the P-61 in their manufacture. Anyway, the two aircraft I'd first like to see are both turreted Olive Drab over Neutral Gray birds from the PTO: P-61A 'Skippy'/'Nocturnal Nemesis, from the 421st NFS (based at Tacloban in the Philippines), and P-61A 'Jap-Batty' from the 6th NFS (based on Saipan). The aircraft got its name in large part because the Army Air Force decided that Gloss Black was the most suitable finish for a night fighter, but many ETO Black Widows had invasion stripes on the underside of their tail booms, and I feel that black P-61s really need their red 'pinstriping' (probably access panel lines) to look good. Anyway, here are some images, the first two from Wings Palette:
227799
227800
And to give an idea of the red access panel lines:
227801
I don't have an AE Models Black Widow yet--it's the centerpiece of an order I just placed with Shapeways--but when I do, I'll be happy to provide any assistance needed with dimensions.
Thanks!
Here's the first of those requests I mentioned I had for you, for 1/200 scale Northrop P-61 Black Widows. AE Models on Shapeways has two P-61s available, one with dorsal turret, and one without. Most Black Widows didn't have the turret; it caused some buffeting, but the big reason was that the B-29 Superfortress had priority over the P-61 in their manufacture. Anyway, the two aircraft I'd first like to see are both turreted Olive Drab over Neutral Gray birds from the PTO: P-61A 'Skippy'/'Nocturnal Nemesis, from the 421st NFS (based at Tacloban in the Philippines), and P-61A 'Jap-Batty' from the 6th NFS (based on Saipan). The aircraft got its name in large part because the Army Air Force decided that Gloss Black was the most suitable finish for a night fighter, but many ETO Black Widows had invasion stripes on the underside of their tail booms, and I feel that black P-61s really need their red 'pinstriping' (probably access panel lines) to look good. Anyway, here are some images, the first two from Wings Palette:
227799
227800
And to give an idea of the red access panel lines:
227801
I don't have an AE Models Black Widow yet--it's the centerpiece of an order I just placed with Shapeways--but when I do, I'll be happy to provide any assistance needed with dimensions.
Thanks!