TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Good evening For my first build in this Gb I will convert the 1/72 Academy P38J Lightning into an F5B I will represent of of the aircraft of Groupe de Reconnaissance 1/33 Belfort based at Borgho airfield Corsica in August 1944 The box art The sprues I have an old Contact Resin set wich comprises a new resin nose and 3 wheels And a decals sheet I have these add ons but I am not sure to use all of them Some reading See you next Saturday for the start of the build Patrice 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Welcome to your GB Patrice 😀, I do like the P-38 so looking forward to this build. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Ozzy said: Welcome to your GB Patrice 😀, I do like the P-38 so looking forward to this build. Good morning Ozzy Thank you I will do my best with this build .. Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I am quite interested in Corsica based stuff, and Sardinia too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Lucky man having an Academy P-38. I built one recently and it went together very well. They are impossible to finf anywhere these days. Good luck and happy building Patrice. regards Toby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Planebuilder62 said: Lucky man having an Academy P-38. I built one recently and it went together very well. They are impossible to finf anywhere these days. Good luck and happy building Patrice. regards Toby Good morning Toby Thank you for your support Maybe you can try here https://www.scalemates.com/kits/academy-2209-p-38j-lightning-pacific-theater--103277 Best Regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Good evening I managed to start my build today , I cut off the nose where I will place the nose resine part res After a few dry test fitting I realised that I will have to use some filler when I will place this resin part I also startd to prepare the cockpit I placed the Eduard instrument panel and some small PE parts on the side walls Patrice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Looks good so far. Is that St. Ex on the cover of the book? I think was his group, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 15 hours ago, John Masters said: Looks good so far. Is that St. Ex on the cover of the book? I think was his group, yes? Good afternoon John Yes It is St Ex on the cover , he was killed on 31 July 1944 flying the aircraft serial 268223... Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Good evening Yesterday I glued the belts on the seat And today I placed the seat , the stick and side walls Patrice 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Looking forward to this. The Little Prince was one of my kids’ favourite books. And I love a P-38! The Academy kit is reputed to be a good kit, so I hope it works for you. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 8 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Looking forward to this. The Little Prince was one of my kids’ favourite books. And I love a P-38! The Academy kit is reputed to be a good kit, so I hope it works for you. Regards, Adrian Good morning Adrain Thank you for your comment , I enjoyed reading The Little Prince too when I was a kid ... I have already built several Academy kits and indeed it is a very beautiful kit and the best at this scale .. Best Regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Nice start Patrice. Will look forward to more progress. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Looking good Patrice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Good evening Today I placed the ''cockpit assembly" between the wings And I also started to prepare the booms Patrice 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Good evening Today after some sanding and filling I placed the resin nose Then I placed the booms on the wings Patrice 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/13/2020 at 6:50 PM, TEMPESTMK5 said: I also startd to prepare the cockpit I placed the Eduard instrument panel and some small PE parts on the side walls That looks great. I don't suppose that is "vert pomme" you have used? The whole plane is coming together beautifully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, TonyOD said: That looks great. I don't suppose that is "vert pomme" you have used? The whole plane is coming together beautifully. Good evening Tony I used Humbrol 226 Interior Green but as the photo is taken with a flash the result looks a little too green .. Thank you for your comment Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good evening Tony I used Humbrol 226 Interior Green but as the photo is taken with a flash the result looks a little too green .. Thank you for your comment Best Regards Patrice Thanks. This "pomme vert" referred to by Heller in their instructions is a bit vague. I'm going with Humbrol 78, same as pretty much every interior I've ever done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Good morning Patrice. Hope you don't mind me following along but the combination of a reconnaissance aircraft and French marking is too nice to resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Col. said: Good morning Patrice. Hope you don't mind me following along but the combination of a reconnaissance aircraft and French marking is too nice to resist Good afternoon Col Welcome aboard and thank you for your interest ... Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Good evening I realized that I had forgotten to put some weight , so today I worked to repair this omission and succeeded in putting a little lead in the engine nacelles and the nose I hope that this will be enough. I also added a few pieces here and there .. Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Looks to be taking shape nicely for you Patrice and a good save fitting the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 This is really nice, Patrice. Can you add more weight to drop tanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 11 hours ago, Col. said: Looks to be taking shape nicely for you Patrice and a good save fitting the weight. Good morning Col Thank you for your comment and support Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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