CliffB Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Hi all. My entry will be this 1/100 scale Eldon Match Kit of a P-38 Lightning. A crude kit from the 1960s, but with an interesting parts breakdown. The kit comes with some anonymous post-war USAF markings (did P-38s ever carry these?), but I'll be finishing mine as Lou-E-Z-Ann, of 392nd FS/367th FG which apparantly took part in the Normandy Invasion (source: SuperScale decal sheet 72-757). There's just one potential issue. The kit states that it's a P38-L, but Lou-E-Z-Ann was a -J. Are the differences anything that I need to be concerned about? Thanks Cliff 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Sounds like an interesting build Cliff. I'll leave it to others to comment about P-38J or L differences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Sounds like the L was very similar to the J. Different engines being the biggest difference. Being enclosed in the booms, there may not be much difference visually...I'd just compare some pics looking at scoops & exhausts to see if there were significant enough differences to be worth bothering. Sounds like you are probably good though. http://www.aerofiles.com/JBlock-p38j.html 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: Sounds like an interesting build Cliff. I'll leave it to others to comment about P-38J or L differences. Thanks for the welcome Robert 6 hours ago, helios16v said: Sounds like the L was very similar to the J. Different engines being the biggest difference. Being enclosed in the booms, there may not be much difference visually...I'd just compare some pics looking at scoops & exhausts to see if there were significant enough differences to be worth bothering. Sounds like you are probably good though. http://www.aerofiles.com/JBlock-p38j.html Thanks Chris. That all looks very hopeful. Cheers Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Time for me to make a start and it looks like I'm in for a treat! Mis-moulded parts... Loads of rivets... Decal placement markings and, best of all, no sign of any superchargers... It's the only 1/100 scale P-38 in town though, so I can't really complain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Hello cliff i have an idea for the Superchargers. It all depends on what your stash/spares look like. If you have an StarFighter, another F-80, or the wheels on those fighters are quite ribbed. Could you drill a hole plce the wheel on its side and add a bit of sprue to form the supercharger ? Another option that comes to mind, i think B-17's used similar superchargers if you have a small kit could you not mould a couple with resin or worse comes to worse steal a pair ? Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 9 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Hello cliff i have an idea for the Superchargers. It all depends on what your stash/spares look like. If you have an StarFighter, another F-80, or the wheels on those fighters are quite ribbed. Could you drill a hole plce the wheel on its side and add a bit of sprue to form the supercharger ? Another option that comes to mind, i think B-17's used similar superchargers if you have a small kit could you not mould a couple with resin or worse comes to worse steal a pair ? Dennis Hi Dennis Thanks for some great ideas. I agree that the starting point will be drilling some holes and I like the idea of then using some spare wheels as the basic structure (I hadn't thought of that). As it happens, I do have both Starfighter and F-80 wheels in my spares box. I'll take a look. As usual with my builds, I'll be after a result that looks OK to the casual observer, rather than being 100% accurate (which is probably just as well in this case!). Cheers Cliff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 The good news is that I've now managed to get all the main parts together and pretty much lined up OK. The bad news is that there's still much to be done to get it looking beautiful (not to mention the need for superchargers). Cheers Cliff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Nice! 👍 I really like the shape of this - don;t know if the nose is slightly longer than other P38 kits or maybe just my eyes? 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 20 hours ago, Lawzer said: Nice! 👍 I really like the shape of this - don;t know if the nose is slightly longer than other P38 kits or maybe just my eyes? 🤣 Thanks Lawzer. I know what you mean about the nose, but checking against drawings it doesn't appear to be too long. Its tip should be blunter though, so maybe that's what's creating the effect. Plus of course, there are no spinners on yet. Here's the latest update - now ready for some primer. Things didn't go as planned with the superchargers, but I'm reasonably happy with the simplified result. They're set a 'trough', rather than the planned 'hole' Cheers Cliff 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 A quick update folks. Hopefully I should be able to finish this by 29th - the only problem being that I've got a Phantom to finish by then too! Cheers Cliff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 A full set of invasion stripes on a 1/100 scale P-38? Fiddly, but fun! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I have trouble masking in 1/32! Nice work! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 7:28 PM, Lawzer said: I have trouble masking in 1/32! Nice work! 👍 Thanks Lawzer. It's worked really well on your P-51. Like you, I've used white primer, followed by a black top coat (Revell Aqua Anthracite in my case). Here's the result: Just a few details to paint now, plus decalling. I must also remember to add some armament, as there's none provided in the kit. Perhaps I should have drilled some holes in the nose before I applied the shiny paintwork! Cheers Cliff 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Very good progress Cliff. Hope you manage to get it finished in time. Kind regards, Stix 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 For such an ancient kit, you've done a smashing job so far cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Definitely some good work here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 12:25 PM, PlaStix said: Very good progress Cliff. Hope you manage to get it finished in time. Kind regards, Stix On 9/28/2019 at 1:50 PM, Hewy said: For such an ancient kit, you've done a smashing job so far cliff On 9/28/2019 at 7:01 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Definitely some good work here. Thank you guys for your kind comments and encouragement Luckily, I have indeed managed to finish Lou-E-Z-Ann on time. By any standards, this is a really rubbish kit, but I've actually quite enjoyed cajoling it into something half-decent. I think because the P-38 is such a great looking aircraft. The biggest failings of the kit are a total absence of any superchargers and a canopy which looks like it's been made out of crystallised sugar - sweet! My biggest failing has been ending up with stars n' bars on the booms which are way too small. I'll need to get some larger replacements sometime/probably/possibly/never. National markings aside, all other decals were scanned/reduce/reprinted from a 1/72 SuperScale sheet. The orignal sheet had many stencils, but I limited myself to the six fuel caps. Overall, the process went very well and the Lightning has now taken up postion alongside its ward, my D Day C-47 from this year's STGB. I love it when a plan comes together! Thanks as always to all of you who have supported this build and to Robert and Rich for hosting. Cheers fellas. Cliff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Excellent work on this and all of your Micro Air force. The Markings look great and the Star & bars were pretty small on the booms anyway. so its not really all that noticeable. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 33 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Excellent work on this and all of your Micro Air force. The Markings look great and the Star & bars were pretty small on the booms anyway. so its not really all that noticeable. Dennis Thanks Dennis. Unrelated, but I keep meaning to tell you that I'm just finishing the John Boyd biography that you recommended to me earlier in the year. A top read (as you said it would be)! Cheers Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Nice end result! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Saw this in the gallery Cliff, you've made a very good job of your Lightning, it looks lovely. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Great result Cliff! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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