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Title: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Koski on April 01, 2012, 11:10:55 AM
..at last it is finished:

This is my second scale model after a 15 year break (did some of this in my teens), so dont be harsh on judging my skills ;) Voilá:

(http://www.pienoismallit.net/media/kuvat/09/21/92/092192.jpg)

(http://www.pienoismallit.net/media/kuvat/09/21/93/092193.jpg)

(http://www.pienoismallit.net/media/kuvat/09/21/94/092194.jpg)

(http://www.pienoismallit.net/media/kuvat/09/21/95/092195.jpg)

(http://www.pienoismallit.net/media/kuvat/09/21/96/092196.jpg)
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Grape on April 01, 2012, 11:46:37 AM
Nice work!
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Rich52 on April 01, 2012, 11:48:45 AM
Looks great. I love that skin on P-38s.
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: mbailey on April 01, 2012, 11:52:16 AM
Yea, always liked Col.Jenkins bird........ 

Shes a bute Koski  :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: perdue3 on April 01, 2012, 11:53:48 AM
Looks good bro. What did you do for weathering of the super charger?
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Spork on April 01, 2012, 12:36:32 PM
Looks great! Nicely done


 :salute
Spork
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Koski on April 01, 2012, 12:37:47 PM
Looks good bro. What did you do for weathering of the super charger?

Thx Sir.

Not much, just sprayed it Mr Color Burn Iron, which looks pretty good in itself then added some Rust/Heavy Rust pastel chalks, the exhaust stains were sprayed with a mix of some Light Gray shade and white.
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Karnak on April 01, 2012, 12:40:20 PM
Far better than any of my attempts have ever come out.
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: The Fugitive on April 01, 2012, 12:45:43 PM
Great job !!!   :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Daddkev on April 01, 2012, 12:50:13 PM
 :rock :x :airplane: Now inm going to work on my F4U-5N  :airplane: :neener: :O
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: BamBam on April 01, 2012, 12:56:47 PM
 :aok   Great Job!
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Shane on April 01, 2012, 01:04:39 PM
Nice job.  hard to tell, but did you give the decals a coat of anything to help them set after applying them? And again hard to tell, did you give it an overall flat finish coat?

Nice work.
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Nutzoid on April 01, 2012, 01:07:17 PM
Outstanding! Nicely done sir.  :salute

Nutz
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: cactuskooler on April 01, 2012, 01:28:52 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: TwinBoom on April 01, 2012, 02:16:47 PM
 :aok Awesome job bro  :cheers:
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Koski on April 01, 2012, 03:21:46 PM
Nice job.  hard to tell, but did you give the decals a coat of anything to help them set after applying them? And again hard to tell, did you give it an overall flat finish coat?

Nice work.

Hi Shane, I used Micro-Sol and Micro-Set for decals, which did the job pretty well making the decals set on the surface. I'll try and upload some closeup shots of the decals. The model also received an overall flat acrylic coat :)
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Shane on April 01, 2012, 03:25:50 PM
Hi Shane, I used Micro-Sol and Micro-Set for decals, which did the job pretty well making the decals set on the surface. I'll try and upload some closeup shots of the decals. The model also received an overall flat acrylic coat :)

like i said hard to tell on my monitor (it's somewhat on the dark side) - at least you're making them, lol. i'm sure there are quite a few of us with boxes and boxes of unbuilt kits laying around.

which kit?

Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Midway on April 01, 2012, 03:37:39 PM
I don't even like P38s, but that one is beautifull. :O
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: TwinBoom on April 01, 2012, 03:42:23 PM
I don't even like P38s, but that one is beautifull. :O

38`s own spitfires :P
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Midway on April 01, 2012, 03:53:19 PM
38`s own spitfires :P

 :huh
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: uptown on April 01, 2012, 05:08:58 PM
I like!  :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Flench on April 01, 2012, 05:12:08 PM
Me too , very cool . Can you tell me where I can buy a ket ?
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: ink on April 01, 2012, 05:17:56 PM
funny I saw this thread and wasn't gonna look, the only thing I love about 38's is killin them :D


but DAMN that is awesome...great job man :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: RedBull1 on April 01, 2012, 05:22:04 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Koski on April 01, 2012, 05:26:54 PM
Thanks for all the nice comments fellas, im pretty happy with the result, even though there are much better modelers even on this site :)

Shane, it is the Hasegawa 1:48 kit, this is the "Beautiful Lass" boxing containing decals also for "Screamin' Kid and "Texas Ranger", which was the only choice for me since I wanted to make an E.T.O P-38.

The kit is nicely detailed and I'd say the best one in 1:48 scale, even though there are some pitfalls, mainly the boom/wing joints which take a lot of putty and rescribing, wheel wells are abit troublesome and also one has to be aware of the usual warpage/boom alignment issues familiar with all the 38 kits..
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Guppy35 on April 01, 2012, 05:28:58 PM
Nice work on that 38H Koski :)

Jack Jenkins, first Allied fighter pilot over Berlin in Texas Ranger :)
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: pipz on April 01, 2012, 07:27:57 PM
Very Very nice work Koski  :aok  :aok

I have the Academy 38J laying around here somewhere.....one of these days.... :D
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Butcher on April 01, 2012, 07:30:36 PM
wow excellent job, I wish I could model that clean - mine comes out like a level 1 noob.
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Slash27 on April 01, 2012, 08:54:43 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Kovel on April 02, 2012, 09:50:10 AM
Nice job !

 :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: jeep00 on April 02, 2012, 10:11:42 AM
I mostly recognize it from the last photo, that is how mine looks most times.

Nice work though, looks great. My kids would never allow me to get that far into a build.  :D

Bob
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: mthrockmor on April 02, 2012, 10:13:16 AM
+1

Boo
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Wmaker on April 02, 2012, 01:06:26 PM
Very nice looking model of a beautiful aircraft!

WTG Koski! :aok
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Shuffler on April 02, 2012, 02:11:24 PM
Looks nice :D
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Lab Rat 3947 on April 06, 2012, 01:03:32 AM
nicely done    :aok    :old:
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: Rob52240 on April 07, 2012, 02:51:04 AM
Nice Job on the model.  Now make at least 29 more and you can display it as a vtard mission.
Title: Re: For all you P-38 lovers...
Post by: daddog on April 07, 2012, 10:13:22 AM
Very nice!  :aok