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Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: Citabria on March 26, 2005, 02:30:38 PM

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

thanks if any can help

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: oboe on March 26, 2005, 02:56:45 PM

That is great news!

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

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

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: oboe on March 26, 2005, 03:13:40 PM

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

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/81_1111871429_p-38j-panel-line-detail.jpg)

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: Citabria on March 26, 2005, 03:35:03 PM

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!

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: oboe on March 26, 2005, 03:59:09 PM

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

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: oboe on March 26, 2005, 04:13:24 PM

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)...

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/81_1111874907_p-38j-panel-line-detail2.jpg)

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: killnu on March 26, 2005, 07:46:31 PM

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

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: oboe on March 26, 2005, 08:23:07 PM

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?

Title: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: killnu on March 26, 2005, 09:29:14 PM

nope, doh  im a little slow  hehe  thanks

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

Title: Re: working on p-38G need top wing rivet references
Post by: Guppy35 on March 26, 2005, 11:14:05 PM

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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