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P-38 Quick WIP


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Hi All,

 

I have a number of WIPs that I should really be getting on with... but i am not in the right place for that, but i do have a bit more spare time and wanted to build something, something that will hopefully be trouble free!

 

SO after a short vote this won, the Haseagawa 1/72 P-38 Lightning. and here are some pic's of the box and content.

 

 31322847184_e470cb6051_k.jpgUntitled by robert mulvey, on Flickr

 

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raised panel lines and no interior detail including the wheel wells, but thats no problem... its supposed to be quick!

 

these are the options that are provided

 

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I will be doing the last one 'itsy bitsy', and here are some refence shots for you to delight in.

 

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Weather its correct or not I don't know but I will be doing this with underwing tanks and rockets... because its COOL of course!!

 

so far so good...the kit fits together nicely, which i have always found with old Hase kits like the corsair and Tbolt i built at the start of the year, the plastic is hard and well moulded nice a crisp! so first up CP painted and some nose weight added.

 

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then she got closed up.

 

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then it was on with the canopy, booms, landing gear and nose. 

 

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for  Ced.... whats one of these?

 

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a dead one of these! :) ..... as you can see the nose weight was not enough so more was added to the engine necklaces and all the seams were sanded and then micromeshed.

 

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grills on and canopy masked

 

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and finally here she is with two thin coats of citidal paints on and the black of the engine necklaces and nose painted with HU 33

 

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if only I had had this pace in the MTO GB!!

 

Hope you like it hope to finish this by wednesday!!

 

Rob

 

 

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Flippin' 'eck Rob, you're not hanging around are you?

Are you hand brushing those Citadel paints? Are they as good as they look? Good for HSS do you think?

 

Like the 'dead shot' :D 

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That's a real oldie and goldie that you've got here! Haven't seen one of them since the time that silly meteorite wiped out the dinosaurs...

These old Hasegawa kits scrub up real good, so I am expecting a beautifully NMF painted P-38.

And the decals don't look too bad either.

 

JR

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45 minutes ago, jean said:

That's a real oldie and goldie that you've got here! Haven't seen one of them since the time that silly meteorite wiped out the dinosaurs...

These old Hasegawa kits scrub up real good, so I am expecting a beautifully NMF painted P-38.

And the decals don't look too bad either.

 

JR

Considering the discolouration of the box JR I wasn't holding out for much! But they appear in good nick.... the proof is in the pudding 

 

Ced yes all brush painted as per, they go on nicely however I don't think them I almost dry brush small amounts on as they tend not to stick for me if cut with water (like my normal tamiya paints) I will give it all a good going over with micromesh after the third coat has fully hardened. 

 

Yes it looks bob on for HSS if honest, it's lovely paint, I think this is rungfan steel? I use a couple of shades of this stuff to get a varied NMF same as my b-25.... all ideas stolen for PlaStix of course, not my own

 

Rob

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Regarding the pellets you've used for nose weights. If it were me, I'd hammer them down to flat discs/lumps so they would still have the same weight but take up less space. That way more could be put into the same space.

 

 

Chris

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15 hours ago, dogsbody said:

Regarding the pellets you've used for nose weights. If it were me, I'd hammer them down to flat discs/lumps so they would still have the same weight but take up less space. That way more could be put into the same space.

 

 

Chris

Yes, you are right. And it's never too late to hammer them flat!

Come on Rob, listen to Chris and go grab your hammer! I cannot wait for the photos.

JR

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Right more progress. She has had another few coats followed by a micromesh and her ta ks fitted

 

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Then she got a few extra shades put on different panels to bring it to life a bit, I will do a little more weathering once the transfers are on

 

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And added the tail markings

 

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She has her gloss coat drying and hopefully transfers will be sorted tomorrow!

 

Rob

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14 minutes ago, CedB said:

Very nice Rob - your modelling has come on in leaps and bounds, great work :) 

That means a lot, cheers! Not bad for two days work, it needs some touch ups but it's good fun.... better than trying to put the little lumps on the cowls of a Boston, whose stupid idea was it to have the separate so you could do different types! Take a leaf out of the eduard hellcats book and just include an entire cowl for the different types!... sorry not sure where that came from

 

see you in the morning.

 

Rob

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 Rob..

 

OH WOW..:heart:

 

what a beauty.:Tasty:

 

sure looks IMPRESSIVE from here. :clap2:

 

VERY RESPLENDENT  P-38 ... :yikes:

 

you took TWO  days... well I am stunned.. it has turned out beautifully. 

 

You build SUPER  models Rob.

 

KUDOS.:worthy::worthy:

 

 

 

{ I DO LIKE it but no LIKES thingys left ... will amend it tomorrow   :rolleyes:  }.

 

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Great silver finish - looks like Revell silver has a competitor! I use Leadbelcher all the time for gunmetal, but Runefang Steel doesn't cover as well - I wonder if it's to do with base vs layer formulations, base being intended as a solid coat.

 

we all need a quick build from time to time to blow the cobwebs out. It's looking good!

 

Regards,

Adrian

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Very impressive Rob. Really fast progress. I would still be looking at the instructions. :hmmm:

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56 minutes ago, AdrianMF said:

Great silver finish - looks like Revell silver has a competitor! I use Leadbelcher all the time for gunmetal, but Runefang Steel doesn't cover as well - I wonder if it's to do with base vs layer formulations, base being intended as a solid coat.

 

we all need a quick build from time to time to blow the cobwebs out. It's looking good!

 

Regards,

Adrian

That is a very good point, probably why it doesn't like being cut as it won't grip anything then, however it works well over black it would appear... hmmm something to look at

 

Cheers for the comments all

 

Rob

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