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Scuttlebutt seems to indicate Tamiya will be announcing (officially) a 1/48 P-38 F/G/H soon.

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Would roughly 2000x1500 be acceptable? Or do they need to be smaller.

Username : ajd3530 First name : Alex Category : Novice Scale : 1/48 Manufacturer / Model : Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5 #JT23X (old tool) Extras : Tamiya tape belts This is one of the mounts of Tetsizo Iwamoto, one of the top Japanese aces, circa early '44. Stationed in Rabaul, New Britain.

I'll post a finished thread this evening, but here it is until then.

And done. 4AM local time, but it's still Sunday since I haven't fallen asleep yet. At some time during the build, I misplaced the propeller assembly, and only found it yesterday. Its last coat of flat is curing as we speak. I'll have pictures up tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will cooperate...

I do like a good oddball. Kind of reminds me of the sea gray/dark earth option in the Airfix Mk. Vb kit.

Should be interesting. Tamiya XF81, and for the brown, probably Humbrol 118, or Vallejo equvilant since Humbrol isn't sold locally. One of the few perks of not being able to find much photo reference, I think, is that it gives you more room to be artistic about the whole deal. Kind of Bob Ross...

Username : ajd3530 First name : Alex Category : Novice Scale : 1/48 Manufacturer / Model : Tamiya Spitfire Mk. Vb (Trop) Extras : Superscale #48-826 The kit is from a bundle of bagged Tamiya/Hasegawa/Academy kits I won on EBay a few years ago for super cheap. I'll be building it straight up...

If I might interject. When I made my AmTech P-40F 5 years ago or so, the fuselage had some warpage. So I cut a piece of sprue and inserted it into the fuselage halves near the very bottom, as a a sort of "spreader," and it made the wing root gap much smaller, and didn't take away from the shape...

The extra week's extension is greatly appreciated! After 2 extra rounds of slicing, poking, Micro-Soling, and then a buff with a super fine sanding stick, I was able to get the wrinkles down to a fairly presentable (to my eyes at least) level. After the dullcoat, they will probably look like...

I apologize for not responding!! I just noticed this thread. Yes, a weeks extension is greatly appreciated!

Laid down the decals this morning. Found out I had a set of Aeromaster Zeros decals squirreled away. So I decided to source the hinomarus, prop markings, and stencils from those and then use the kit decals (with a coat of Microscale decal film) for the wing walks, tail codes, and victory...

Well thank you sir for the tip! It makes sense, now that I've thought about it. Gloss only the parts being declared, then gloss the entire airframe to seal it all afterwards. Use a 1/3rd less gloss coat for the project, and save time as well.

Looks fantastic! If you dont mind me asking: I see you glossed only the areas where you had to put decals. I've always thought about this myself, as it would save time/material, but I was afraid it might make two slightly different colored areas when I layed the full cost down. Never had the...