A4K
Brigadier General
Yep, very nice mate!
**** DONE: 1/72 Lockheed P-38H Lightning - Heavy Hitters II GB
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T Bolt
Colonel
The color looks much better Michael. I would be happy with that.
not bad mate! 
Crimea_River
Marshal
Turned out well.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good work Michael.
Nice work so far Michael!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
She does look sweet, well done.
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parsifal
Colonel
thanks guys. I do like the look of it, and I just want the decals to arrive so i can finish. As always you look at your work and think "i could have done this or this better...if only" Bad self talk.....I try to look at it and see what ive done right instead.
That's the spirit, be positive! 
Catch22
Major
It has turned out quite nice!
fubar57
General
Great outcome considering the difficulties. As for mistakes, still make 'em and I probably always will. Never the same one twice, just new ones.
Geo
Geo
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parsifal
Colonel
oh yes, there are plenty of more mistakes where those came from....
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Now , now - no negative waves! Woof, woof! (that's my second, other, other dog impression...)
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parsifal
Colonel
all we need is a tiger tank and our life will be complete (shades of Kellys heroes)
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parsifal
Colonel
Terrible news. My replacement decals arrived yesterday, and I started last night to apply them. Everything was going really well. But it was really cold last night, and at one point I decided to go into the house for a cup of tea. Had left the heater on, and inadvertently left the model near the heater (absent minded mistake). Got distracted inside and the model was exposed to radiant heat which warped one of the booms and part of the tail from the superharger intake and back. . i was lucky I didnt have a fire actually.
I have a friend that gave me an incomplete (unassembled) copy of this kit, so i do have a lot of spares, including the parts needed for this repair. I think I can remove the warped bits and replace them with the spare tail assembly. Most of the model is undamaged, but its a huge setback. The biggest problem is that the radio aerial that I had done so sucessfully will now need to be redone.....B*gger, b*gger, b*gger......
Put this one down to stupidity. I thinkk I can recover, but its not going to be easy. most of th model is okay, but now i have a major recovery operation to undertake. Very upsetting I can tell you.
Quick question. Am I correct in saying that the GB runs until the end of August, or is it the end of July? I always forget that sort of thing. If its the end of August I can still do the two entries I have in the GB....but if itsd earlier, I will probably need to make a choice as to which one I will finish in time.
I might post photos of the damage the model suffered for your opinions
I have a friend that gave me an incomplete (unassembled) copy of this kit, so i do have a lot of spares, including the parts needed for this repair. I think I can remove the warped bits and replace them with the spare tail assembly. Most of the model is undamaged, but its a huge setback. The biggest problem is that the radio aerial that I had done so sucessfully will now need to be redone.....B*gger, b*gger, b*gger......
Put this one down to stupidity. I thinkk I can recover, but its not going to be easy. most of th model is okay, but now i have a major recovery operation to undertake. Very upsetting I can tell you.
Quick question. Am I correct in saying that the GB runs until the end of August, or is it the end of July? I always forget that sort of thing. If its the end of August I can still do the two entries I have in the GB....but if itsd earlier, I will probably need to make a choice as to which one I will finish in time.
I might post photos of the damage the model suffered for your opinions
Catch22
Major
Ouch, that's a tough one to hear. I believe it runs until the end of August. If you do stick with it, credit to you, I don't know if I could after that.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Tough luck.
Group build dates are here, easily accessed from the Home Page under "Group Builds". http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/group-builds/new-generation-group-builds-2013-onwards-33203.html. GB 18 ends Sept 2.
Group build dates are here, easily accessed from the Home Page under "Group Builds". http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/group-builds/new-generation-group-builds-2013-onwards-33203.html. GB 18 ends Sept 2.
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parsifal
Colonel
okay, this is my stepby step recovery. i hope this works. first the stareting shots to show the dameg. ive already attached a second lne to the rearof the cockpit area. its not yet attached to the tail boom area
nextstep, cut and drill the replacement boom assembly and then cut off the damaged one
nextstep, cut and drill the replacement boom assembly and then cut off the damaged one
