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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Back when I was in middle and high school I was really into building models mostly 1:48 and 1:72 scale WWII aircraft.I used to save up my money and go to the hobby shop and sit sometimes for over an hour deciding what plane to choose.
One time they had a P-61 kit that I had not noticed before and I ended up picking that one it was one of my favorite builds mostly because it was different.I also read up on the P-61 and found that it was pretty impressive for its size.P-61 did shoot down many single engine fighters a common prey for the Black Widow in Europe where the specialized FW190A/F8's used to attack airfields and other military targets in the early evening and pre dawn hours.
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Yeah, I don't think I knew anything about the P-61 until I seen the old 1/48 scale Monogram kit with the Shepard Paine diorama insert. I wonder how many aircraft & armor kits he helped sell for them? Pretty impressive work considering there was hardly any aftermarket stuff available back then.
