Bill Bunting Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) I finished this one a week ago, just before the Beaufighters were started. It's the most excellent Tamiya kit strictly out of the box. As far as the build goes - it's a Tamiya so follow the instructions and all should be good EXCEPT the main landing gear and door retraction struts are designed to be installed while building the booms, they cannot be added after main assembly and painting. They are very delicate and fragile. I broke them all and lost the tiny pieces. They were replaced with plastic stock. Not sure how to work around this but some smart builders will figure a way. Paints are Tamiya acrylics as recommended in the instructions. I wanted weathering on it because the turbocharger stains are so unique and I wanted to try my hand at that. I'm happy with that part but not so much the rest of the weathering. I think I've lost my touch being out of practice for so long. Here she is... Edited May 16, 2020 by Bill Bunting 31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Not bad at all for a out of the box build😏 I love this version in drab... Great build not too wheathered but just enough 👍 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadMax8 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Well done. I think the weathering looks nice. The great thing about model kits is, if you aren’t happy there’s opportunity to try again! It looks like there is something on the starboard nacelle that’s out of place. Is that light blue supposed to be there, just above the polished surface? Nice build, and thank you for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Very nice build on the Lightning, great job on the cockpit ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, RadMax8 said: Well done. I think the weathering looks nice. The great thing about model kits is, if you aren’t happy there’s opportunity to try again! It looks like there is something on the starboard nacelle that’s out of place. Is that light blue supposed to be there, just above the polished surface? Nice build, and thank you for sharing! Hah! Good catch. It's dried masking fluid used to mask the "mirror ". I will clean it up. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Not sure if it's just me but I can't see any pictures ☹️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, whiskey said: Not sure if it's just me but I can't see any pictures ☹️ I can't either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Sorry i cant see your pics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 no pics here either... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 I think I fixed the links? Thanks 6 hours ago, whiskey said: Not sure if it's just me but I can't see any pictures ☹️ 6 hours ago, SAT69 said: I can't either. 4 hours ago, Harry Callahan said: Sorry i cant see your pics 2 hours ago, Gary Brantley said: no pics here either... I think I fixed the links??? Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Pics work now. Very nice work, congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Looks really good, like your dusty-looking finish 👍 But...I see you're using Google Photos for your photo links - these will expire within a few hours so would suggest you switch to a different hosting provider or all your fine work will quickly disappear! Here's some ideas... Alan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 11 hours ago, Bill Bunting said: Not sure how to work around this but some smart builders will figure a way Pose it in flight! (teehee). Lovely job, by the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Hi mate Now i can see all your wonderful pics of your wonderful model, a really excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 So you're out of practice? Wish I some day will near what you've left then .... I really like this "faded" olive drab. How did you achieve it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Nicely done, Bill, and your weathering came out fine. That cockpit is quite impressive for OOB. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) Yes, the pics work fine now and show a beautiful P-38! 😀 Man, that cockpit looks super nice and overall, it's a really fine scale model! Edited May 16, 2020 by Gary Brantley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 40 minutes ago, Gary Brantley said: Yes, the pics work fine now and show a beautiful P-38! 😀 Man, that cockpit looks super nice and overall, it's a really fine scale model! Gary Brantley said it very well and I can only echo his words. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Awww no fair! That's the P-38 I have planned to build and you've done a magnificent job! Way to go Bill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 A (the) cool Lightning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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