**** DONE: 1/48 P-38J - Aircraft Nose Art GB.

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Andy!

 

[parsifal]

Looking very nice indeed Andy

 

[Wildcat]

Thanks guys. Undercarriage and gear doors are now on and all the engine cowl weights have been added (5c coins putty!). I've had to cut out small strips of plastic card to represent the windows in the down position. The clear parts for these windows are quite crap as they don't fit between the two canopy sections being a couple of mm too small. It looks better this way as I'm modelling the top canopy in the open position. Next step is to attach the bombs and do a bit of touch up painting.

 

[ozhawk40]

Coming along nicely Andy - well done!

 

[Wildcat]

Thanks Pete! Bombs and rear access ladder are now on, nearly ready for the decals

 

[Wayne Little]

like it Andy!

 

[Airframes]

Me too.

 

[Wurger]

Joining Wayne and Terry.

 

[Wildcat]

well she's done! Not the worlds greatest model, but at least she looks like a P-38! I'll try and put up all the mandatory shots tomorrow.

 

[Wurger]

Well done.

 

[ozhawk40]

Andy

You must be happier than a two peckered dog! - well done!

 

[parsifal]

Andy she looks marvellous. id say you clobbered it

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far Andy!

 

[Airframes]

Well done mate - you made a good job of an old kit.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice. Are we missing the side panel on the canopy?

 

[Airframes]

They're portrayed in the open position Andy, slotted down in the fuselage, like car windows. The upper frame (painted red) protrudes, as shown, and normally has the legend 'No Step', to prevent damage when entering or exiting the cockpit.

 

[Wildcat]

Yep, what Terry said. I did have no step decals but the words didn't show through clear enough so I left them off.

 

[Angels one-five]

That's a really nice looking model. The plan view really captures the unique design of the P-38; some real vision from the design team when it's compared with more conventionally designed aircraft of the period.

 

[Wildcat]

Thanks Steve

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks fr the explanation guys. I've not built a Lightning yet so have not researched it much. I thought the sides folded out like on the P-51B.