madcat911 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Here's my rendition of Tamiya's recent iteration of the iconic P-38 Lightning. I dressed mine up to represent "Miss Virginia" which was involved in Operation Vengeance; the aerial assassination of Admiral Yamamoto who was the mastermind of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The kit fell together really well with minimal filler used for seam lines. However, the kit decals were a tad thick. For aftermarket, I used PE seatbelts by Eduard and metal gun barrels by Master Models. The wire antenna was done using 0.1mm copper wire, brass tubing and rigging fibre by Infini. The kit was painted with Mr Color lacquers and weathered with oils, enamels and pencils. All in all, the kit was a pleasure to build. Looking forward to Tamiya releasing other variants! Mark 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 lovely lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Great work on this and thanks for sharing. I'm currently on my 2nd one, maybe the best kit I've had the pleasure to mess with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Absolute beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Bravo! How'd you manage the chipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimT Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 That's a great build! The weathering is highly effective. You use a distinctive green for this one too - more tropical than others I've seen. Nice job, and good motivation to continue mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Superb modelling, I love the weathering. Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Beautiful build! Only downside I can see to the new Tamiya Lightning is the fact we gentleman's scale modelers will have to wait 2-3 years for them to do it in 1/72! BTW, what paint did you use for the early war OD? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 A build and finish that are just oozing class. Very convincing! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Thanks for the kind comments everyone! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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