Hobby Boss 1/48 Aircraft - Northrop P-61C Black Widow - 81732

The Hobby Boss 1/48 P-61C Black Widow (81732) is an injection moulded plastic model kit of the Northrop P-61C, the final, turbosupercharged version of the American radar night fighter of the Second World War.

The P-61C was the final and fastest production variant of Northrop's twin boom night fighter, fitted with turbosupercharged R-2800 engines, and this kit reproduces it in quarter scale. Only a few dozen C models were completed before the war ended, and one survivor, 'Moonlight Serenade', is preserved at the National Museum of the US Air Force. The C model's turbosupercharged engines raised top speed to around 430 mph, and it introduced perforated airbrakes on the wings. The type was retired soon after the war, replaced by jet night fighters such as the F-94.

Key Features

• Large twin boom airframe in 1/48 scale
• Clear parts for the glazed nose and cockpit areas
• White metal parts included
• Markings for P-61C 43-8353 'Moonlight Serenade' in overall black
• Waterslide decal sheet
• First released by Hobby Boss in 2015

You will need glue, paints and modelling tools to build it; these are not included.