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OFFICIAL: Devils in the Dark: Nightfighters!
amegan
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England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 08:56 PM UTC
Some nice work here. Life is interfering with modelling at the moment, progress is slow. A couple of pics to show where the Widow hsa got to:

At the moment the props, cowlings and top turret are all removeable and it is a tail sitter with nowhere to put any more weight.A couple of jobs then prep, mask and paint.
Dragon164
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 09:51 PM UTC
Now that I have the base coat on the interior and instrument panel I can start adding the gauges and after some careful placement of some drops of CA then dips in paint then in future I have some knobs on the control levers. Although I don't know how well you can see them.

Cheers Rob.

MichaelSatin
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 02:15 AM UTC
Excellent work still going on here. With one month to to we have 10 finished models in the gallery and based on what I see here can expect several more masterpieces. Great job everyone!

Michael
Snorri23
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 03:50 AM UTC
Very nice progress on your P-61, the black that you used was it out of the bottle? If so it is too black, out of scale a very dark grey would have worked better.
Dragon164
#226
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 02:29 PM UTC
Got a better shot of the control levers.

Cheers Rob.
panzerman1
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Maryland, United States
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 04:00 PM UTC
This bired is done....my F6F 5N Nightfighter blasting a Japanese Betty bomber out of the night sky is finished.
Some photos................





I had a lot of FUN doing this group build.
@Andrew, the P-61 is looking great.
@Rob, the amount of detail you're doing to the cockpit is astounding.
Thanks for viewing everyone. Comments, positive or negative, are welcomed. Bill.
Siderius
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Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 04:13 PM UTC
Wow, Bill really neat little scene you concocted there for us!! Thank you for sharing your F6F victory with us all. Russell
Dragon164
#226
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 04:55 PM UTC
Bill,
Absolutely Fantastic!

Cheers Rob.
Tailor
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 05:04 PM UTC
Wow super-nice! I like the concept!
Jessie_C
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 05:29 PM UTC
That's a really nice use of forced perspective. Have you thought about making it a shadow box diorama?
J8kob_F
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2013 - 09:11 PM UTC
Wow nice job! looks awesome! I like how you did the blurry propeller, seems uncomplicated but still effective.

Jakob
bdanie6
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New Hampshire, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 12:52 AM UTC
Good job Bill.
Later
GhostHawk
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Cordoba, Argentina
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 02:18 AM UTC
Hi,

Yes, it is a very intresting point of view...!!!

Congrats..


Diego
MichaelSatin
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 02:37 AM UTC
Very cool Bill! Don't forget to post in the gallery.

Michael
Dragon164
#226
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 03:26 PM UTC
Ok,
This is frustrating these tiny little levers are almost impossible to handle. I am posting this so I have a record that it was together at one point.

Cheers Rob.
North4003
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - 01:29 AM UTC
Rob, fantastic detail.
GhostHawk
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Cordoba, Argentina
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2013 - 12:32 PM UTC
Hello,

Finally something to share this month...



After a lot of sanding and fitting, the office went into the tube...



Waps... Who says WAPS...!!!



And some of the technology involved, a lot of help from my Dremel tool.... Niiice...!!!



Thanks

Diego
Jessie_C
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2013 - 01:15 PM UTC
Muy bueno, Diego! That's really fantastic work
b17-peter
#392
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Hessen, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 06:38 AM UTC
@Diego
That steeltube construction looks awesome! Congratulations
@Panzerman
Fantastic photo shooting, really impressive!
Removed by original poster on 06/08/13 - 18:44:49 (GMT).
b17-peter
#392
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Hessen, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 06:47 AM UTC
At last my "German Moskito" is nearing completion...
Still have to put the radar antennas on and some small parts. But first the painting and decals.

b17-peter
#392
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Hessen, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 06:50 AM UTC


@Panzerman
German propaganda called them "Moskito" as an answer to the famous british fighter...
tinbanger
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 11:47 PM UTC
Update on my build.
Primer is on some touch up required.

amegan
#243
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England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 01:03 AM UTC
The Widow is finally black!


MichaelSatin
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 01:22 AM UTC
Really great work everyone!! Only about two and a half weeks left, I know you can do it!

Michael