SPA Modeler

I'm doing the 1/48 scale Revell P-61 kit. The same mold as the old Monogram kit I did in my younger years. The kit:



The last couple nights, I've been banging away on this. After looking at the instruction guide and the sprues, I've decided to build it "wheels up". PE spinning props will be added and I'm currently looking for 3 seated figures for this one. The kit only had 3 figures standing, kneeling and squat positions.

The progress thus far, wings and twin booms The booms needed some seam work so Perfect Putty has been applied.



Boom #1






Boom #2

Are you going to rescribe it?

Following along - I have the same kit in the stash. Baffled by the black plastic

Better buy a new tube of putty you will need it on this build. Will be following!

keavdog wrote:Following along - I have the same kit in the stash. Baffled by the black plastic

It’s always been molded in black… I have one in the stash as well. Just need to come up with some custom decals for mine before I start it, as there is a very particular P-61 that I want to build…

Yeah....even the old Monogram kit were molded in black. I tried to replicate the diorama kit by Shepard back then.

Stikpusher wrote:

keavdog wrote:Following along - I have the same kit in the stash. Baffled by the black plastic

It’s always been molded in black… I have one in the stash as well. Just need to come up with some custom decals for mine before I start it, as there is a very particular P-61 that I want to build…

I think that was so us dweebs would not hav.e to paint them....who could tell, right?

Leaving out lots of other parts since I'm not gonna see them when completed - landing gear struts and wheels, radar inside nose cone, ladder, etc...

Spent a couple hours online looking for new aftermarket cowlings for this bird for the moment. Why? One side the cowl flaps are molded in (I’ll post pics later), the other has the full cowling with flaps. If I assembled as is OOB, it wouldn’t look right.

BlackSheep214 wrote:Leaving out lots of other parts since I'm not gonna see them when completed - landing gear struts and wheels, radar inside nose cone, ladder, etc...

Makes sense to leave them out, I would do the same

- Kari