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Thank you, I did my best to capture the spirit of a P-38 that had seen action and especially White 33 the only P-38 with a war record still flying I believe.

Thank you for your nice comments! I continually checked with photographs to see I kept it realistic. It could have even been better if it would have been totally riveted since there is a special pattern around the cockpit but I did not feel like doing the entire plane since photographic reference shows that you see very little of the flush rivets on the real planes! That you we have recovered and hope it stays like that since there is a second wave around here of infections and since my wife is a nurse you never know what can happen. Keep safe

Amazing build! Great Weathering!

Thank You!

Thank youI This is a model that lent itself to a lot of weathering, I continually checked with photographs to keep it realistic. Yes at the moment we are ok. Nasty thing that virus!

This is an exceptional build model and expertly weatherd at that!

Thank you I took my time to weather the plane and I used many layers to blend the effects. Yes at the moment we have recovered and hope it stays like that. Only the province I live in has fast rising infections. Time will tell how it will evolve! Keep safe!

Thank you for that comment! However I think they would need a larger model for that but they may always contact me I would be glad to build a larger one Thanks a lot!

Looks very nice!

Thank you for your kind words! Yes the weathering took a long time. There were 3 different Olive drab paints used and two gray ones. I used a lot of oil paints, Pastel powder, weathering pencils and some Ushi metal powders here and there.

You are quite right... I was busy doing to many things at the same time... thank you for your comment, I corrected the title!

Thank you! It was so clear in the box, you just need to keep it clear... So I used masks from an early moment and kept it on till the last!

Thank you, I tried to get that look, there are many layers of al different kinds of paint to het that result.

Thank you Richie! I hope everyone here stays safe!

Thank you very much. Indeed we are better but infection rate is climbing rapidly here. I work at home and wil continue to build more models, modelling is the best hobby for these times.

Thank you for your kind words!

Hi fellow modellers, I just finished my third build after coming back to the hobby after an absence of more than 10 years. It also counts as a Covid build since we were in quarantine for a long time… I had to pause the build when we got infected with Covid in april, Its what they call mild infection but we were pretty sick.. my wife is a nurse and she got it at work. Three weeks ago I got to go back to hospital because I got memory problems and its a good chance that it was Covid related… took me out again for some time… modelling is what kept me going in between sick periods. But now I am better and was able to finish the build. Sorry its another Tamiya P-38F.. but I hope you like it!

I bought this kit not long ago so was pleased to see your build. You really did it justice! Beautifull build!

This made me smile and took me back 48 years to ween I starten modelling! thank you for that!

Nicely done and interesting because I have the same kit in the stash!

Looks absolutely great! good job!

Great build! Congratulations!

I am following this with intrest since I have the same kit in the stash. After building their Piaggio-Pegna Pc.7 I put it a bit lower in the stash... So no I am not surprised with all the things you find that need replacement... They have a good choice of subjects but they are not Tamiya or Wingnut Wings..

Very nice my favourite aeroplane and you did it justice.

Really nicely done! I build the 1/72 scale Airfix and that made me buy the 1/32 scale WNW version. just love that model!