SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Trade mark that name!
**** DONE: GB-55 1/48 P-38F Lightning - MTO III
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- #62
Donivanp
Captain
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Them guns sure look cool. 
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Ledge-Be Gone.
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Donivanp
Captain
The ledge in question and the issue for removing it.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Wise man.
Jock Tamson
Senior Airman
Great progress Don 
Doing great work there Don, love them barrels too..!
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Donivanp
Captain
Trying not to go too far overboard started some chipping. Need to do what I'm gonna do before clear coat and decals and weathering. Hope I haven't over done it. the over wing is well document on Lightning's but I don't have good over wing shots on my subject. Those that I do have appear to be early as out pilot is a Lt and ends up as a Maj flying the same bird. I know that can happen pretty fast in WWII but not overnight. The photos don't show much if any ware so I am taking a bit of artistic discretion. You inputs are quite welcome.
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Donivanp
Captain
Yes yellow is a pain in the, well you know.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
A tip I learnt a long time ago Don was to spray the yellow area with a coat of white first, seems to help the yellow stand out more.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Agree with Vic. Lookin good though.
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Donivanp
Captain
OK so I agree, what I did was A) use Vallejo light grey primer, B) found some Model Master enamel International yellow. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW THAT BE YELLER!!!!
NOW THAT BE YELLER!!!!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Hang on while I get me shades
That's my boy, nice and bright and don't it look good.
That's my boy, nice and bright and don't it look good.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Sure stands out.
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Donivanp
Captain
A little update. Turbines installed and some paint cleanup done. Clear coating in progress and I'll be standing her up and her legs soon.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking forward to the deckles.
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Nice progress.
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Donivanp
Captain
Well had some bad stuff going on. While I like Xtradecals, i think they are a bit tricky to work with. They are very thin (half of me says yeah and the other half SCREAMS OH NO). Well this is the case. the Bat head and mouth I was having a difficult time with and the left had side upper section folded in under its self. I tried a hundred and one ways to fix it and to no avail. I tried to re float it and to drag it nothing worked. In the process I scratched the paint. The Bat mouth I put on upside down and when I tried to correct it same issues. They are very thin and you really have to be carful. I used a lot (and I mean a lot) of Micro Set but is just wasn't gonna float that boat. Also the insignia on the left side road up on me before setting.
To cut a long story short I ordered a new set of decals.....
To cut a long story short I ordered a new set of decals.....
Vic Balshaw
Major General
You have just gone through the modellers nightmare Don. Decals being almost the final touch to a hard worked model are a nerve racking stage I just hate going through. Sorry you had such a bad time with them.
