<-- **** DONE: 1/48 P-38G Lightning - Twin Engined Aircraft of WWII

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice. Looks like you should be done by Sunday. Let us know if you don't think so.

 

[Robert Porter]

Field in sight! Turning Final! Clear to land!

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[fubar57]

Agree with all

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,
Weathering almost done...

Andy, I think she will be done Sunday. It remains to do exhaust traces, antenna wires, canopy, armament and front wheel and some other details that I haven't yet seen for the moment

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great Steph. We've extended the GB by a week anyway so don't rush it.

 

[Robert Porter]

Weathering is awesome! What did you use on the Superchargers?

 

[Airframes]

Nice work Steph.

 

[turbo]

Looks good Steph

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

Very nice

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice work Steph...

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

Weathering is awesome! What did you use on the Superchargers?

It's a mix of alu, black, brown with dry brushing of sand/alu

 

[Robert Porter]

They came out looking very realistic!

 

[le_steph40]

Andy, I think she will be done Sunday. It remains to do exhaust traces, antenna wires, canopy, armament and front wheel and some other details that I haven't yet seen for the moment

And it's the case !!! I just noticed that the first series of P-38G (42-12687 thru 42-12766) were equiped with the side-hinging canopy... I have to mask and paint this another little part of the canopy...!!!

Looks great Steph. We've extended the GB by a week anyway so don't rush it.

Finally, It's a good idea

They came out looking very realistic!

Thanks Robert

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice Steph

 

[nimbus109]

Hello,
The masking tape I use is not masking tape...!!!
It'is tear-off adhesive paper used in the automotive industry to temporarily maintain the electrical cables (wirings). I've got black and white (more thin). It's the same as "masking tape".
Step 1 of the painting
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And some work
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Finally I changed my project: this P-38 will be P-38G-1-LO SN42-12715 "white 19" flown by Tom Lynch from late December 1942 to early March 1943: victories 4 to 9 + 1 damaged.
Here he is after the 9th victories (3 March 1943)
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The next aircraft flown by Tom Lynch was my initial project "white 10" SN42-12859 flown from late March or early April 1943 when he was appointed OC 39FS (24 March 1943).

Here are some great photos of p-38F/G/H from 39FS: Replica in Scale: We're Back, Thoughts on a Strange Hobby, The Fighting 39th, An A-26 Office, and The Last Thing You'd Expect to See Here
I can not define the color of the rims of the main landing gear. I thought it was blue (the same as the color of the unit) but it looks too dark. Do you think it is just the soiling that makes this effect as dark?

Are there any photo sources for these P-38s flown by Lynch?

 

[michael rauls]

That p38 looks beautiful!

 

[le_steph40]

Are there any photo sources for these P-38s flown by Lynch?

I didn't find any photo which clearly shows "white 19" SN42-12715 (It seems that these infos are from LogBook or ground crew)
You can find photos on post #2 and infos on post #9... Since this build, I read (I don't remember which book) that "White 10" was the O.C. 39FS's mount and it was the case for Lynch from late in March 1943 (maybe confirmed by the photo taken with his "White 10" after his 10th victory on 8 May...)