trickyrich Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I am a little bit surprised this this aircraft hasn't been brought up earlier for another STGB. I mean the first one way back in 2015 and even then I surprised there hadn't been an STGB for it already. She is a bit of a forgotten aircraft and is over shadowed by the Mustang & Thunderbolt, but it was a very important aircraft with over 10,000 being built. It did everything during the war with claims that 90% of all aerial film taken over Europe was from a P-38. But it was in the Pacific that it was most successful in the hands of America's top aces, Bong, McGuire and MacDonald. So why not build one....or 2 or 3 or be like Enzo and build a squadron! Plus with Tamiya's new jewel and possible/probable variants there's now no reason not to. ...and da list: 1, trickyrich - Host 2, TEMPESTMK5 3, Corsairfoxfouruncle 4, dnl42 5, gingerbob 6, JohnT 7, GREG DESTEC 8, stevehnz 9, franky boy 10, peterairfix 11, Arniec 12, Beazer 13, rafalbert 14, jrlx 15, torbjorn 16, grufsnik 17, John Masters 18, JOCKNEY 19, diases 20, almac 21, kir 22, Dansk 23, Andwil 24, Scargsy 25, alt-92 26, Hockeyboy7627, 27, wellzy 28, Ozzy 29, Alan P 30, AdrianMF 31, Wez 32, 33, 34, 35, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Good evening Rich Please count me in I have a few Academy kits in my stash ... Best Regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 👍🏻 Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 welcome along guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I have the Minicraft 1/48 F-5E kit. Google doesn't think it's the easiest kit to build. I wonder what it would take to build this as de Saint-Exupery's F-5B? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, dnl42 said: I have the Minicraft 1/48 F-5E kit. Google doesn't think it's the easiest kit to build. I wonder what it would take to build this as de Saint-Exupery's F-5B? the base aircraft is the same, it's just the camera locations and openings that are different. The B's are a bit further forward and lower, while the F's sit up and back a bit and have fairings around them. I do have some good drawings showing the difference if you are interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Funny, I was thinking about forks just recently. The Lightning is one of my favorites- I've even actually built two of them, though it was a LONG time ago. So yeah, put me on the roll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I’m sitting with one good to go in 1/32 and need a push 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 6 hours ago, trickyrich said: the base aircraft is the same, it's just the camera locations and openings that are different. The B's are a bit further forward and lower, while the F's sit up and back a bit and have fairings around them. I do have some good drawings showing the difference if you are interested. I would be very interested in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Sure, why not? 😁 Although I currently don't have one to build.....💡 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 welcome along everyone, I'll start a list shortly. 9 hours ago, dnl42 said: I would be very interested in this. I'll try and post it here a bit later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 17 hours ago, dnl42 said: I would be very interested in this. as promised. I had to do a wee bit of re-scaling and tweaking so that each view is the exact size of the other. There is a wee bit of mod work required to make the earlier version, but at least you don't have to add fairings! I am not 1005 sure of the underside nose camera's, I suspect they may be the same on both. I hope this helps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Yes, keen with the usual caveats. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 @trickyrich, thanks! It looks like the Minicraft kit is an F-5E-4, with its 4 cameras and fairings. If i read this correctly, the previous versions apparently had 3 cameras without fairings. What is the source of these drawings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Rich Id be in for this one. Please add me to the list. Thanks James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 welcome along all and I will get a list started..... 10 hours ago, dnl42 said: @trickyrich, thanks! It looks like the Minicraft kit is an F-5E-4, with its 4 cameras and fairings. If i read this correctly, the previous versions apparently had 3 cameras without fairings. What is the source of these drawings? it's from the Mushroom Model Magazine Special - Yellow Series 6109, Lockheed P-38J-L. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available anymore, I checked on the MMP Books website. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 20/06/2020 at 07:50, trickyrich said: . It did everything during the war with claims that 90% of all aerial film taken over Europe was from a P-38. I have seen that statistic before but it does surprise me greatly. I think the source is American and perhaps should read that 90% of all US aerial film taken over Europe was from the P38?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnT said: I have seen that statistic before but it does surprise me greatly. I think the source is American and perhaps should read that 90% of all US aerial film taken over Europe was from the P38?? mmm same here, it seemed a bit over the top. Since then I've read a few bits here and there and it's really interesting. One bit from a research note on the 30th PRU (they were part of the 67th Tact. Recon Gp), lists in a 5 day period over Xmas 44, 96 missions (all single aircraft missions) producing 9 miles of film, 44,000 negatives, and 154,000 prints! On a side note with rough numbers ~750 PR Mosquitos built and ~ 1400+ PR P-38's. I think I may have to invest some more time and money in books on this subject s it's really interesting reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 By the way chalk me up with either a Droop snoot/radar pathfinder, Recon, or night fighting “M”. I have a good set of photo’s from the inside of both a droop snoot and pathfinder radar nosed versions. Ive been wanting to build one of them for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixpeter Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) Count me in as I have just got my paws on a nice tamiya 1/48 one Edited June 25, 2020 by peterairfix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 20 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: By the way chalk me up with either a Droop snoot/radar pathfinder, Recon, or night fighting “M”. I have a good set of photo’s from the inside of both a droop snoot and pathfinder radar nosed versions. Ive been wanting to build one of them for years. I have plan drawings like those of the Recon birds above if that's a help, just PM me. 9 hours ago, peterairfix said: Count me in as I have just got my paws on a nice tamiya 1/48 one Welcome along, I think that one will be a popular choice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I have got some P-38's in my stash, including a M. So I am in. I could also do a Matchbox one. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 welcome to the list.....a Matchbox one would be good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I'd be in for sure. Tamiya waiting in the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 welcome along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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