Vic Balshaw
Major General
Lots going on here. 
**** DONE: GB-55 1/48 P-38F Lightning - MTO III
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Donivanp
Captain
About done with the booms. Oil cooler section first.
Oh sorry, that was lunch with the wife at Los Cucos.
Now where was i, oh oh yeah, oil cooler.
Than the radiators.
And then it happened. Part of the gear apparatus tha had to be installed, I didn't want but couldn't see how it could wait, got broken. I have the broken part so hopefully it can be fixed.
Oh sorry, that was lunch with the wife at Los Cucos.
Now where was i, oh oh yeah, oil cooler.
Than the radiators.
And then it happened. Part of the gear apparatus tha had to be installed, I didn't want but couldn't see how it could wait, got broken. I have the broken part so hopefully it can be fixed.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Landing gear mishap should be an east fix if you can hold it in place while glue sets. Luckily I'd just had a couple pieces of date cake before eyeballing your lunch. Looked like a real feast for a lunchtime snack.
N4521U
Colonel
I don't see the lunch in the instructions atall!
fubar57
General
Very busy compared to the Academy kit. Looking good Don
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Donivanp
Captain
Humm, I wiped my mouth with the, I thought I did anyway. Humm
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Donivanp
Captain
It blows EVERY other kit away. A one handed blind two year old would find it difficult to mess this kit up. I mean I haven't been able to and I can screw up anything.
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Donivanp
Captain
And in ten days.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Good stuff Don. How did that gun cowl turn out since another poster seemed to have an issue?
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Ooooh look, it's an airplane.
Speedy work Don...looking real nice man...
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Donivanp
Captain
Wayne, I did a test fit, and didn't note any issues but I didn't have the guns or side panel on. My intention are for the gear and guns to wait till the last after most of the painting goes on.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks George.
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Donivanp
Captain
So I stuffed A/C filter fome in all the holes and shot the top with Tamiya TS-14 gloss black primer. Found a couple of goofs to work when it dries.
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Donivanp
Captain
And what was black is aluminum!
And to look to the guns.
And to look to the guns.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Looking good Don.
Nice work so far!
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Donivanp
Captain
Thank you all for checking this all out. I've moved to the guns. Well wait a second. I did shoot the plane in Tamiya gloss black primer and then shot it in Testors Model Master Metallizer Aluminum followed by a coat of Alclad gloss sealer.
Then on to the guns.... I bought the Quickboost P-38 gun set and the Masters P-38Early metal gun barrels, I'll break the resin ones. This is all done as the Tamiya (oh god don't say Tamiya didn't do something right) are anemic at best.
The QB gave me the mounts for the Masters..... there was no backing on the nose with Tamiya's concept...
I cut the cannon mount and the MG mounts off the QB and inserted them from the back
And Valaw I had my mounts....
Next I put the sleeves on the barrels and inserted the using CA gel...
Then on to the guns.... I bought the Quickboost P-38 gun set and the Masters P-38Early metal gun barrels, I'll break the resin ones. This is all done as the Tamiya (oh god don't say Tamiya didn't do something right) are anemic at best.
The QB gave me the mounts for the Masters..... there was no backing on the nose with Tamiya's concept...
I cut the cannon mount and the MG mounts off the QB and inserted them from the back
And Valaw I had my mounts....
Next I put the sleeves on the barrels and inserted the using CA gel...
fubar57
General
Wow!!!!
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Donivanp
Captain
There is a ledge inside the nose. The back plate for the 20mm cannon interfered with this, do I used ledge be gone cutters and POOF it fits.
