Some progress here.. Vallejo has done it again! A few weeks ago I decided to get some more vallejo then looked into their "model air" series for airbrushes and picked aluminum for the P-38. Dropped some into the airbrush and wow it blew gold my friends. Very little residue on the tip, no ratio mixing, and it doesnt shoot glops or have fumes go all around you so I can shoot it in my room [which i'm used to all of those from crappy paints in my airbrush]. Got so excited I tried it on the main body of the plane.. will start on step 1 soon
Looking good Maglar. Particularly good job on the pilot figure, although I think he could do with a couple of steaks, to fatten him up a bit - but maybe he's been in the tropics too long!
Ok guys, some progress [if you call it that]. Please take note while viewing these pictures that this is not superb weathering, its natural disaster LOL. As I went to glue the two halves together things went bad, and I always struggle with this part. So I rushed to the superglue to lock it down and then had to sand out the excess and my fingers lifted the paint and whatnot. Will re-spray tomorrow, lesson learned.. dont play with the airbrush too early in a build [Atleast my pilot made it into his nook.. of all things]
It has Night Fighter or observation versions and hte normal build.. omitting both and just doing the normal plane and doing the silver on black. The instructions are a little misleading IMO.
I already re-sprayed but unfortunately it collected "gunk" particles and is all crummy and has those hair things.. i'm sure you know what im talking about.. I'm sure when its done it wont be too noticeable but whatever. Its mostly due to my " on the spot " handling trying to glue it down.. once again I shouldnt have rushed hte spray job