Zigomar Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Soooo! here it is! The new P-38J from Tamiya is certainly a thrill and the product is of very high quality! My best advice is to follow the building notice to avoid nasty surprises, and even doing this did not spare lonely moments! Thus said I riveted the whole kite taking a lot of care to avoid scratches as an aluminium finish is never tolerant with those tiny mistakes. Maj Pappy Cline P-38J wore this decoration as the page 246 of the beautiful book from John Stanaway "Possum, Clover &Hades" shows. It also shows an Olive drab anti glare panel and not black as on his latter P-38L. I have used AK Aluminium and Dark Aluminium and a very light weathering. I did not used any wash at all to keep the aluminium shine which pleased me. So thanks for watching, best regards. DSC_0011 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0009 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0008 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0007 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0006 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0004 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0003 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0002 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0005 by jean Barby, sur Flickr 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Birr-die has museum quality ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 What a beautiful P-38, Jean! Blitzblank as we say - shiny clean (literally: 'lightning clean'). You really turn out these complex builds at an astonishing rate and an even more astonishing quality! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Beautiful Fork Tailed Devil! Rosie the Riveter had her hands full on a Monday morning! 😉 Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Tres beau Jean! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Pirr-die !!! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Jean………superb as always!!!! I love it. 😊 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueYeti Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Beautiful ! OK, I do rivets on my P-38😜 thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 Many tanks to you all. I will soon post a pic showing a part neglected by Tamiya, which I did scratch. It concerns the closing mechanism of the cockpit which is visible but absent on the kit.Best regards.Here it is: DSC_0002 by jean Barby, sur Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) Uhhhhhh, wow!! Compared to this what I do is kiddie garden quality (must improve myself🙇♂️)... Edited September 24, 2022 by Fred piket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Fred piket said: Uhhhhhh, wow!! Compared to this what I do is kiddie garden quality (must improve myself🙇♂️)... We did all start one day. just remember the rule:" Practise makes perfect" Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Excellent stuff. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Pete Robin said: Excellent stuff. Regards Pete Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 bonjour Jean, superbe, so elegant plane very well done with his shiny and clean finish !! regards ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Magnificent Lightning jean !! Congratulations Man, pristine build !! Sincerely. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Really appreciate folks! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 A little up!😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 Thank you for the new notifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Beautifully finished Lightning there Jean, superb job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Daring to do the metal finish with any kit is a hazard in itself as the preparation and build of the kit is so important to the metal finish. You have pulled the hat trick on this P-38 and it is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Once again thanks a lot my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Beautiful work- it just looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Nailed it! Looks fantastic. 👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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