It is a P-61B-2 "Cooper Snooper" piloted by 1st Lt. George C. Cooper of the
58th NFS, Iwo Jima in 1945.
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For the first time I tried the chipping technique with the acrylic liquid by
AK Interactive Heavy Chipping and I can say that is easy to use. Only paint chips of the propellers are made in pencil.
The panels are highlighted with a white Promodeller and thanks to the very
fine paneling, do not stand out too much on the black. The Gunze matt black paint is covered with a satin Vallejo, with a very
light coats, to obtain a semi-gloss effect, because these planes were initially painted in glossy black.