Hobby Boss P-61B out

[Derek B]

Can anybody tell me what the kit number is for this one?

 

Kev

 

Hi Kev,

 

According to our LSP HLJ link (http://www.hlj.com/product/HOB83209), it is HOB83209.

 

Cheers

 

Derek

[LSP_Kevin]

Thanks Derek! Vandy beat you to the punch with a PM though. Thanks Vandy!

 

Kev

[Puncher 75]

Kevin, do you require a scan of the box top?

Ken

[LSP_Kevin]

Kevin, do you require a scan of the box top?

Ken

Thanks for the offer Ken, but I was able to massage the photo that Phill posted here for the purpose.

 

Kev

[jacksdad64]

I hope someone does decals for 'The Spook'

[Iain]

Erm - I was going to wait - but being the weak willed sucker I am I've succumbed and blagged one (£100 incl. shipping) - should arrive next week.

 

Will prolly make my own decals - just need to decide on which one...

 

Thinking my only other new purchase this year will be the B-17 (probably) - but don't hold me to that!

 

Have we ever had it so good?

 

Iain

Edited March 26, 2013 by 32SIG

[jacksdad64]

Funny that Iain. I was just thinking the same thing.

For those of us lucky enough to work in man scale we really are spoilt for choice when you consider what was available even 10 years ago. We really are lucky boys.

[Fred Jack]

I'll also stay with WnW for the tIke being. 120 bucks ain't bad, but you add all the bucks of the correcting after market stuff and you are looking at 200 bucks.

[TimW]

I'll also stay with WnW for the tIke being. 120 bucks ain't bad, but you add all the bucks of the correcting after market stuff and you are looking at 200 bucks.

One could just build WnW for years and be happy...but I ordered a '61 anyway. Looks like it'll build up pretty nice OOB. That's my plan, at any rate. Once Brookhurst ships it! :)

 

Tim W.

[jacksdad64]

So for the guys in the know, what if anything do I need to do to the kit to do the NMF one in this link?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151002499668

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Steve

[Derek B]

So for the guys in the know, what if anything do I need to do to the kit to do the NMF one in this link?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151002499668

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Steve

 

Hi Steve,

 

I think that this is meant to represent a development P-61A Black Widow. Northrop's 'house colours' was often ident yellow nose radome, engine cowls and spinners (see photographs below).

 

Most of the time, they used the two XP-61 prototypes and a number of YP-61 development aircraft for these tasks, although they later managed to use some productionn P-61A and B aircraft in order to develop later marks of P-61 Black Widows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Derek B]

However, there was one P-61A Black Widow that was NMF and used in the operational theatre of war, and it is this one:

 

 

 

 

 

HTH

 

Derek

Edited March 27, 2013 by Derek B

[Rowen]

Check this out: http://www.amazon.com/1-32-P-61B-Black-Widow/dp/B00AH6S4B4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364411931&sr=8-1&keywords=hobby+boss+p-61

 

Whew! A tad pricey! LOL!

 

-Ro

[jacksdad64]

Many thanks for your help Derek.

I think I will have to do a bit more digging around for more info on the aircraft on the magazine cover as I really fancy doing something different as opposed to black or OD.

 

Steve

[Kagemusha]

The NM aircraft was the personal transport of MGEN (Major General?) Earl W Barnes http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=487737