neil5208 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Hi All Just put the finishing touches to this one, Academy's P38J Lightning. Excellent kit in its self and used the Eduard Big Sin etch set (excellent), Master metal barrels (excellent) and Blue Riders Decal (not excellent), done as a Chinese Nationalist aircraft. This was 95% done ages ago but didn't fit the gear door or canopy so these were fitted this week. As stated the Academy P38 is an excellent kit and went together pretty well, the join between tail booms and wings was a little tricky to get right but not impossible to get right. The Big Sin Set was the nicest etch from Eduard yet used and improved the cockpit, wheel bays and vents. The Blue Rider decals were a pain and would not settle and the first few placed would not adhere to the paint so I won't use those again. Paint is all Tamiya acylics, silver pencil for chipping and a black oil wash to finish. IMGA0397 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0398 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0399 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0400 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0401 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0402 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0403 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0404 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0405 by neil Connor, on Flickr IMGA0406 by neil Connor, on Flickr 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Very nice Lightning, looks great in the Chinese marking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Nice work - I haven't seen one in Chinese markings. Always good to ring the changes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I rather like that, nice to see a different scheme on one. I was chasing on of these the other day & they're well nigh unobtainium just now. I'll enjoy yours while I await a re-release. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, stevehnz said: I rather like that, nice to see a different scheme on one. I was chasing on of these the other day & they're well nigh unobtainium just now. I'll enjoy yours while I await a re-release. Steve. I would love to get hold off a few more, probably the best P38 in 1/72 but as you said they are hard to find. I now have several foreign user aircraft now, P51 in Hondurian colours, Spitfire mk9 in Egyptian and P39 in Portugese markings. More intresting than just oob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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