<-- **** DONE: 1/48 P-38J Hill's Angels - Twin Engined Aircraft of WWII
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Robert Porter
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Very nice! May have to look into creating my own hinges!
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Thanks guys! I'll be taking a two week break from modelling... gonna spend the holidays in Hawaii where I grew up. I'll probably put up a few short updates before I leave on Thursday but the full camo paint will happen when I get back.
A few details that I worked on the past couple of days. The props have been completed.
The brass gun barrels from Master are little gems. Multi-part construction!
The barrels were put together using CA glue.
I couldn't resist fitting them into the gun troughs. Simply gorgeous looking. Almost hate to put any paint on them.
A few details that I worked on the past couple of days. The props have been completed.
The brass gun barrels from Master are little gems. Multi-part construction!
The barrels were put together using CA glue.
I couldn't resist fitting them into the gun troughs. Simply gorgeous looking. Almost hate to put any paint on them.
le_steph40
Senior Master Sergeant
Those barrels are real nice!
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
Love the job you did on the props, and the gun barrels certainly look worth the money! Enjoy your vacation/holiday travel!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Safe travels John. Hawaii sounds REALLY nice right now.
fubar57
General
Have a great time John. Try not to think about the -20C I'm dealing with
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work John, and the Master guns are great - I've o a couple of sets in 1/48th and 1/32nd scale, very impressive.
One point regarding the props - the Curtis Electric logos should be positioned so that the vertical blade in the prop on the logo is pointing to the tip of the real propellor, with the wording 'right reading' if viewed, from the front, with the real prop blade vertical to the ground, tip down.
All small point, but very often portrayed wrongly on models, with virtually all prop manufacturer's logos.
One point regarding the props - the Curtis Electric logos should be positioned so that the vertical blade in the prop on the logo is pointing to the tip of the real propellor, with the wording 'right reading' if viewed, from the front, with the real prop blade vertical to the ground, tip down.
All small point, but very often portrayed wrongly on models, with virtually all prop manufacturer's logos.
Lovely work so far John!
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
I guess the instructions are incorrect...
The lettering is also buggered. If you look closely via magnifying glass, the word "CURTISS" is reversed as if looking in a mirror. The other words, "ELECTRIC" AND "PROPELLERS", read correctly.
And I should explain... I picked up the Superscale 48-677 decal sheet on the cheap to use some of the stencils.
The lettering is also buggered. If you look closely via magnifying glass, the word "CURTISS" is reversed as if looking in a mirror. The other words, "ELECTRIC" AND "PROPELLERS", read correctly.
And I should explain... I picked up the Superscale 48-677 decal sheet on the cheap to use some of the stencils.
fubar57
General
I've also seen pics with no logos on the props
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Yep, the instructions definitely got it wrong !
As Geo noted, the props were quite often devoid of logos, either by wear, or not being there in the first place (probably by over-painting).
As for wrong wording, I've just put some Tamiya stencil decals on the Mosquito NF.XII, which mark the control lock positions, and should read "External Control Locking".
Tamiya have the spacing and number of characters correct, but the actual wording is gobbledegook, and looks like a cross between Pidgin Japanese, Greek and Russian, with some letters reversed, and none of it making sense - in any language !!
A quick tip on how to rectify the prop logos - give them a thin wash of black, which will almost, but not quite, obliterate them, and hide the fact that they're upside down, whilst at the same time making them look like worn or faded, washed-out logos.
I accidentally got some logos wrong on a model, and did the wash to try to improve it, and it worked very well indeed,
As Geo noted, the props were quite often devoid of logos, either by wear, or not being there in the first place (probably by over-painting).
As for wrong wording, I've just put some Tamiya stencil decals on the Mosquito NF.XII, which mark the control lock positions, and should read "External Control Locking".
Tamiya have the spacing and number of characters correct, but the actual wording is gobbledegook, and looks like a cross between Pidgin Japanese, Greek and Russian, with some letters reversed, and none of it making sense - in any language !!
A quick tip on how to rectify the prop logos - give them a thin wash of black, which will almost, but not quite, obliterate them, and hide the fact that they're upside down, whilst at the same time making them look like worn or faded, washed-out logos.
I accidentally got some logos wrong on a model, and did the wash to try to improve it, and it worked very well indeed,
Have a great trip John, hope to get to Hawaii some day for a squizz...
T Bolt
Colonel
Just caught up on this build. Wonderful job John. That cockpit looks fantastic! A P-38 was high on my list of possibilities for this build, I just couldn't decide which to build as I have several in the stash, both Academy and Hasegawa.
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I returned from Hawaii last Tuesday. I thought I'd have these extra days of vacation to make some significant progress on the P-38 but instead I got clobbered by a nasty flu and spent the past five days in bed. Fever broke yesterday so I feel a lot better... enough to check in to work tomorrow.
Hawaii was very nice. Much cooler than it normally is at this time of year.
I went golfing with my dad at his club (Mid Pacific Country Club). We happened to see this bloke ahead of us. Any guesses to who this might be?
Since I felt better today, I wobbled onto the work bench and tried to get some preshading done. I noticed some seams needing a bit more work so I stopped to glop on some Mr Surfacer onto some small areas.
Hawaii was very nice. Much cooler than it normally is at this time of year.
I went golfing with my dad at his club (Mid Pacific Country Club). We happened to see this bloke ahead of us. Any guesses to who this might be?
Since I felt better today, I wobbled onto the work bench and tried to get some preshading done. I noticed some seams needing a bit more work so I stopped to glop on some Mr Surfacer onto some small areas.
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