Hammerhead11 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Just in time for the new year, I’ve completed my 1:48 scale Tamiya P-38F. This kit was a blast to build and paint, I can’t recommend this kit enough. Thanks for looking, for those curious, you can follow my build here: Brett Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markiii Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Looking real good, I like that you also added the antenna wires. I didn't want to botch mine up trying that. Also, I believe Miss Virginia was a "G" model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 She looks fantastic! I love the depth to the Olive Drab paint and the chipping around the cockpit. The paintwork is really superb overall! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 1 hour ago, markiii said: Looking real good, I like that you also added the antenna wires. I didn't want to botch mine up trying that. Also, I believe Miss Virginia was a "G" model. It appears you are correct, my mistake. I almost didn’t put on the radio wires for fear of the same thing. But I’m glad I did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 25 minutes ago, Falconxlvi said: She looks fantastic! I love the depth to the Olive Drab paint and the chipping around the cockpit. The paintwork is really superb overall! Steve Thanks! I tried out some new-to-me paints, AK olive drab and AK Olive drab highlights. I’m really happy with how they turned out. 10/10 would use them again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markiii Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, Hammerhead11 said: Thanks! I tried out some new-to-me paints, AK olive drab and AK Olive drab highlights. I’m really happy with how they turned out. 10/10 would use them again. Was that the Real Colors? I just bought some, but I haven't tried them yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ViperZero Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Wow looking great P-38, love that paint so weathered with all that chippings. Well done Sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) On 12/26/2019 at 10:32 PM, markiii said: Was that the Real Colors? I just bought some, but I haven't tried them yet. Here are the paints I used, turns out they were MIG not AK: Edited December 28, 2019 by Hammerhead11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, ViperZero said: Wow looking great P-38, love that paint so weathered with all that chippings. Well done Sir! Many thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Wow, that's a beautiful model. The weathering is first rate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 That's a fine build, great work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 18 hours ago, 11bee said: Wow, that's a beautiful model. The weathering is first rate! Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 5 hours ago, fulcrum1 said: That's a fine build, great work. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Fantastic finish on a great model. Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Brett, not that I haven't told you already, but spectacular job on your P-38! I'm working on mine. I should have taken more care in dry fitting to see how the front and main wheel wells go together. I found out, after only painting the internal wheel well parts, that there is still a significant amount of 'wheel well internal' left on the edges of the bottom of the cockpit nacelle and the main gear booms. I haven't put them together yet (the nose wheel well, nor have I glued the boom left and right sides together yet, so I can keep them apart and get those last edges in aluminum color paint (using the regular Aluminum color from AK Xtreme metal colors [FANTASTIC paints by the way, in very aspect, ease of spray, ease of coating, final finish, and speed of drying]); the only thing that is not ideal, due to the lacquer nature of the paints, is the cleanup, but no way around that! Used the Molotow Chrome pen on the landing gear oleos, and I'm STILL finding that pen beyond incredible.... Brett, wondering if you followed the Tamiya instructions to paint the insides of the air intakes on the underside of the booms behind the props, and the big air scoops on the sides of each of the booms. Not sure there would be a good way to paint them after gluing the scoops in place, especially with decals supposed to be used inside, but just curious! Edited January 4, 2020 by Curt B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 10 hours ago, Curt B said: Brett, not that I haven't told you already, but spectacular job on your P-38! I'm working on mine. I should have taken mire care in dry fitting to see how the front and main wheel wells go together. I found out, after only painting the internal wheel well parts, that there is still a significant amount of 'wheel well internal' left on the edges of the bottom of the cockpit nacelle and the main gear booms. I haven't put them together yet (the nose wheel well, nor have I glued the boom left and right sides together yet, so I can keep them apart and get those last edges in aluminum color paint (using the regular Aluminum color from AK Xtreme metal colors (FANTASTIC paints by the way, in very aspect, ease of spray, ease of coating, final finish, and speed of drying); the only thing that is not ideal, due to the lacquer nature of the paints, is the cleanup, but no way around that! Used the Molotow Chrome pen on the landing gear oleos, and I'm STILL finding that pen beyond incredible.... Brett, wondering if you followed the Tamiya instructions to paint the insides of the air intakes on the underside of the booms behind the props, and the big air scoops on the sides of each of the booms. Not sure there would be a good way to paint them after gluing the scoops in place, especially with decals supposed to be used inside, but just curious! Hey Curt! I had the exact same problem with the wheel wells also! I got all of the wheel wells painted, and dry fit them to each other , and I remember dry fitting them to the fuselage, but it wasn’t until I was about to glue them all in that I noticed the portion of internal wall on the fuselage/booms. So, I’m glad I caught it in time, but I totally understand about the AB clean up, can be a pain. As for the oil filters scoops and the radiator scoops I did paint them before attaching. Once they are attached you can’t see much inside, which also means you can’t effectively get paint in there, so I highly recommend painting them prior to attaching. Brett Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 18 hours ago, FlyAndFight said: Fantastic finish on a great model. Well done! Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, Hammerhead11 said: Hey Curt! I had the exact same problem with the wheel wells also! I got all of the wheel wells painted, and dry fit them to each other , and I remember dry fitting them to the fuselage, but it wasn’t until I was about to glue them all in that I noticed the portion of internal wall on the fuselage/booms. So, I’m glad I caught it in time, but I totally understand about the AB clean up, can be a pain. As for the oil filters scoops and the radiator scoops I did paint them before attaching. Once they are attached you can’t see much inside, which also means you can’t effectively get paint in there, so I highly recommend painting them prior to attaching. Brett Thank you, sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
compressorman Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Oh that finish! Please accept these oooos and ahhhhhs 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead11 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 3 hours ago, compressorman said: Oh that finish! Please accept these oooos and ahhhhhs 🙂 Gladly accepted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Underdog Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 12/26/2019 at 10:07 PM, Hammerhead11 said: Just in time for the new year, I’ve completed my 1:48 scale Tamiya P-38F. This kit was a blast to build and paint, I can’t recommend this kit enough. Brett Brett, Great looking build on this P-38, and the paint finish is just amazing. Looks extremely life-like for the period, and therefore very believable... job well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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