working on p-38G need top wing rivet references

[Citabria]

making my own hyperaccurate p-38G skins I need photo references for the top of the wing rivet pattern.

thanks if any can help

[oboe]

That is great news!

Guppy posted a couple of pics a while ago:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142837

That might be a start.  I'll see what else I can dig up.

[oboe]

Here is an image from David Donald's "American Warplanes of World War II".   Hope it helps!

[Citabria]

thats good stuff oboe can you scan and post more of the 3 views of the last image?

i need  the leading edges and forward areas and wingtips rivet patterns

and any other areas of the 3 view shown if able.

thanks!

[oboe]

Sure!   Its a two-page deal but I'll scan the other page and post that as well.   Comin' right up.

[oboe]

Here is the facing page.   Which Gs are you working on, may I ask?    I was looking over all the P-38 skins we have and the 475th is well represented with 6 skins and the 8thFG/80th FS has 5.   But we don't have any from the 1st, 55th, 82nd, 474th or 479th FG (and that's just the ETO)...

[killnu]

6 475th skins?  which two am i missing?  not meaning to hijack   or are there 2 not in yet?

[oboe]

Killnu -

I'm just a little premature and optimistic that my "Impossible Ince" from the 475th FG/ 432nd FS will make it in.   And the default skin for the '38L is from the 433rd FS.  Did you count that one?

[killnu]

nope, doh  im a little slow  hehe  thanks

and cant wait to see your skin Fester, im sure it will be great.

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by Citabria
making my own hyperaccurate p-38G skins I need photo references for the top of the wing rivet pattern.

thanks if any can help

Do you have the Detail & Scale book on the P38 Lightning-Xp38-P38H, by Bert Kinzey?

That has a lot of info and lots of five view drawings.

Dan/CorkyJr