Pierre Sacha Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Hi guys, I have just received my Hasegawa 1/48 P-38J and have noticed that it does not seem to feature the dive compressibility flaps ( hope that is the right name) on the bottom of the wings as on late war birds. Is this correct or am I just missing something? I do see them on my Academy kit though. Second question concerns 1/48 resin 1000lb bombs from Brengun (for abovementioned P-38J). In the packaging you get two resin bombs but only one photo-etch fret with fin and accessories for one bomb only. Has someone experienced this also by any chance? I have two packs and both are the same, a pair of resin bombs but fins for only one. I cannot believe they would give you an extra resin bomb in case of a mistake. Thanks for any response, Regards, Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 According to my source (P-38 In Action), the compressibility flaps were introduced on the P-38J-25. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Sacha Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi Seawinder, I'm hoping to do Mr. Bong's Lightning, any idea as to the model? Regards, Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silenoz Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 you can adress the question with regards to the PE to the manufacturer. I've messed up some PE and they were very helpfull to replace it. http://www.brengun.cz/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Pierre Sacha said: Hi Seawinder, I'm hoping to do Mr. Bong's Lightning, any idea as to the model? Regards, Pierre Apparently, Bong had a number of P-38s. It looks as if his first was a J-15, which wouldn't have had dive flaps. The plane he flew for the 1944 War Bonds tour was also a J, but probably a late block since it was unpainted. One other possibly helpful item from the In Action book: another change that took effect with the J-25 was the moving of the landing light from the wing bottom to the leading edge; so if the kit has the earlier landing light location, leaving off the dive flaps would at least be consistent. Personally, I shouldn't worry too much about the flaps: for my part, I seldom display my models upside down. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Sacha Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 23 hours ago, Silenoz said: you can adress the question with regards to the PE to the manufacturer. I've messed up some PE and they were very helpfull to replace it. http://www.brengun.cz/ Hi Silenoz, thanks it was a mistake on their side. The pack was only supposed to contain one bomb and not two, all good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Sacha Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 22 hours ago, seawinder said: Apparently, Bong had a number of P-38s. It looks as if his first was a J-15, which wouldn't have had dive flaps. The plane he flew for the 1944 War Bonds tour was also a J, but probably a late block since it was unpainted. One other possibly helpful item from the In Action book: another change that took effect with the J-25 was the moving of the landing light from the wing bottom to the leading edge; so if the kit has the earlier landing light location, leaving off the dive flaps would at least be consistent. Personally, I shouldn't worry too much about the flaps: for my part, I seldom display my models upside down. :) Thanks for this info, much appreciated. I might also be doing an L version (Pudgy) which would have them. If so, I'm going to try and graft the academy wing panel with the dive flaps into the Hasegawa wing. Hopefully it will work. Regards Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silenoz Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 So you can copy the PE to a sheet of paper (hardened with CA) or styrene and make a second set for free? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silenoz Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 So you can copy the PE to a sheet of paper (hardened with CA) or styrene and make a second set for free? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Sacha Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 9:53 AM, Silenoz said: So you can copy the PE to a sheet of paper (hardened with CA) or styrene and make a second set for free? I must try that, not a bad idea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 21 hours ago, Pierre Sacha said: I must try that, not a bad idea! Yes, I should think that'd be a lot less work than integrating the Academy wings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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