Italeri P-38/F-35 Lightning 1:48 Scale.

[Lucky13]

Nice going mate!

 

[[SC] Arachnicus]

A little putty, sand, a little more putty, sand.


A little more putty...

sand.

Sigh...

 

[[SC] Arachnicus]

A bit more sanding and buffing left and she will be ready for paint. I used thin brass pipe for the guns. I also converted it to a P-38 J. I special ordered decals for it and she will be the Virginia Marie.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Looking good so far. Note that the central gun was a cannon, so the tube should really be a touch bigger, but it'll pass once painted.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks good.

 

[Lucky13]

Nice work mate!

 

[Wayne Little]

coming along nicely!

 

[[SC] Arachnicus]

This was a exhausting paint job.

 

[Crimea_River]

Worth the effort.

 

[joker_86z28]

that looks beautiful!

 

[Wayne Little]

Does look rather sharp!!

 

[Vaughan]

Very nice.

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done, should look the biz when finished. The pic is slow loading though (1.25 MB), which slows down the forum. It would be better to re-size before uploading direct to the forum, max size 800 x 600 pixels.

 

[meatloaf109]

My favorite paint scheme for a P-38, looks like you have done it justice!

 

[[SC] Arachnicus]

Thanks guys, I HATE metallic paint. I had to paint this backwards. Blue, white outlines, then the metallic. A whole lot of masking. During the first coat of aluminum, a disaster happened involving a lid to the airbrush that did not fit the jar. The paint dropped a nice puddle right on the damn wing.

Sp I had to strip the area, sand where the paint dropped and start over. The problem was fixed.

 

[javlin]

She sure is looking sweet I built the Hase verison of VMarie awhile back nice crate colors.

 

[[SC] Arachnicus]

Paint faded, exhaust marks, a few chips. Still need to do more chipping.


Pastel wash? Yes? No?

 

[Crimea_River]

I'd leave it alone. In my opinion the fuel spills are a bit heavy but overall I think you've done a nice job.