The Black Widow Channel at iModeler (7 articles)

The Black Widow Channel at iModeler

Northrop P-61 Black Widow

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P-61 “Nocturnal Nemesis” – 1/48 Great Wall Hobby

by Walt B on June 29, 2021
in Aviation — 30 Comments

The P-61 has always been one of my favorite aircraft from WWII. When they first came out I built two of the Monogram kits and had a ball with them. I even put electric motors in one so that the props would spin. All in all I think the Monogra[...]

Modeler & Writer

by Jeffrey Kolln on March 29, 2021
in Aviation — 28 Comments

Hello fellow modelers. I am a former AF Crew Chief (A-10/F-16) that now writes Military Aviation Books, which have covered the P-61 Black Widow and Night Fighters, Vietnam and currently I am working on the F-101 Voodoo. I enjoy modeling whenever[...]

On This Day…May 26th.

by david leigh-smith on May 26, 2019
in Photo Collections — 9 Comments

Two A6M2 Type 0 Model 11 ‘Zero’ fighters pictured in flight from Yichang, Hubei Province en route to attack targets in Nanzheng, in China, 26 May, 1941. ____________________ British Cruiser Mk IV tank at Huppy, France, 26-29 May 1940. Be[...]

P-61B Black Widow “The Lady in the Dark”, 1/72 Dragon

by Hongseob CHOI on June 27, 2018
in Aviation — 19 Comments

opps, my lunch break is almost finished..! I'll describe shortly 1/72 P-61B from Dragon model. Ivory color oil washing, Finished with acrylic gloss paint tapped/ brushed irregularly for adding realistic reflection. all technic is same as I use[...]

P-61 completed…….after 20+ years!

by Josh Patterson on February 28, 2014
in Aviation — 12 Comments

While helping take care of my Dad these last six months I've spent a lot of time at my parents house. I managed to find my Black Widow that I started somewhere between middle school and high school in the late 80's early 90's. I painted it with[...]

1/48 Great Wall Hobby – Northrop P-61A Black Widow

by Tolga ULGUR on January 18, 2014
in Aviation — 18 Comments

Here is my 1/48 scale Great Wall Hobby P-61A Black Widow. The kit is finished with the markings of “Lady Gen” 42-5544 flown by Capt. Eugene Lee from 422nd Night Fighter Squadron in 1945. The 422nd Squadron was the first to operate the P-61 in[...]

1/48 Great Wall P-61A Black Widow ; In Progress

by Tolga ULGUR on August 17, 2013
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Finally Lady Gen finished. You can see some more pictures of the finished model from Work in Progress aircraft section. Expanded version will be posted here later. Happy modelling