Username : Wayne Little
First name : Wayne
Category : Judge – Non competing
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Tamiya Lockheed P-38H
Extras : Eduard Seatbelt Set and Canopy masks
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The subject for this Group Build will be the second P-38H flown by the second Ranked American Ace of WW2 Thomas B McGuire.
This P-38 was the first to carry the distinctive name 'PUDGY' , he flew this Lightning in the latter part of 1943 and into the early months of 1944.
The nickname 'PUDGY' was reportedly attributed to his Wife Marilynn, McGuire hated the name but for some reason applied it to this and each of his subsequent P-38's.
This second P-38H PUDGY (II) carries a scoreboard of 17 victories, in actual fact his "official" victory count was 16, on December 26 1943 flying 'Pudgy' (II) He claimed 3 D3A Vals and shared a 4th with a P-47 pilot.
Even though that fourth Val was credited to the P-47 pilot, McGuire claimed it as his own and applied the extra '17th' Victory flag on the nose of his P-38.
He would score no further victories in Pudgy II, His actual 17th Victory would not come until May 1944, at which time he was already flying 'PUDGY III' a P-38J
As I don't actually have any Photo's that I can attribute to any particular reference those I do Have can be found at,
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and I present One here under Fair use for the purposes of legitimate, non-profit research,
First name : Wayne
Category : Judge – Non competing
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Tamiya Lockheed P-38H
Extras : Eduard Seatbelt Set and Canopy masks
Running very Late on getting into this one.....
The subject for this Group Build will be the second P-38H flown by the second Ranked American Ace of WW2 Thomas B McGuire.
This P-38 was the first to carry the distinctive name 'PUDGY' , he flew this Lightning in the latter part of 1943 and into the early months of 1944.
The nickname 'PUDGY' was reportedly attributed to his Wife Marilynn, McGuire hated the name but for some reason applied it to this and each of his subsequent P-38's.
This second P-38H PUDGY (II) carries a scoreboard of 17 victories, in actual fact his "official" victory count was 16, on December 26 1943 flying 'Pudgy' (II) He claimed 3 D3A Vals and shared a 4th with a P-47 pilot.
Even though that fourth Val was credited to the P-47 pilot, McGuire claimed it as his own and applied the extra '17th' Victory flag on the nose of his P-38.
He would score no further victories in Pudgy II, His actual 17th Victory would not come until May 1944, at which time he was already flying 'PUDGY III' a P-38J
As I don't actually have any Photo's that I can attribute to any particular reference those I do Have can be found at,
Zotz 1/32 P-38 Lightnings Preview...
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and I present One here under Fair use for the purposes of legitimate, non-profit research,
