Two night fighters of the 6th Squadron from the turn of 1944 and 1945: the nose art The Virgin Widow and Husslin Hussy in 1:32 scale.
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The last year of the Pacific war found the 6th Night Fighter Squadron with a full complement of Northrop P-61 machines and with crews that had hundreds of hours of night patrols behind them. It was in this period that the most striking nose art the type ever carried appeared on the noses of its aircraft. The sheet in 1:32 scale reproduces two of them.
The aircraft with serial number 42-5554 appeared under the name The Virgin Widow in December 1944; the second, 42-5551, flew at the beginning of 1945 with the name Husslin Hussy. Both names play on the word widow, which gave the whole type its nickname; the crews made fun of the grim name practically from the moment they received the machine.
Finished markings need a protective layer, otherwise the edges of the motifs will peel off during handling of the model. Several thin coats of satin varnish serve best, because a single heavy coat of solvent can wrinkle thin printing. Let the varnish flash off between passes and only then put the model away in a display case.
With a night fighter the shade of the fuselage decides the result: a pure black surface looks flat, whereas a gentle lightening of the panels gives the model depth and the nose art then comes to the fore. The set makes it possible to build two machines of one unit from different months, so gradual wear of the finish can be shown as well. Collectors of large scales will appreciate that the artwork is printed at full size and does not have to be added with a brush.
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