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Andrea Morris (Manic Dragon)
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P-38J Lightning (Completed)

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1 31 May 2017, 22:24
Andrea Morris
Here we go with the build for the second entry in to the "Warring Weather" GB on ISM.
31 May 2017, 22:32
Andrea Morris
Cockpit tub is built up, painted, just needs a wash.
4 June 2017, 11:57
Andrea Morris
Cockpit in place, wings n booms added along with a shed load of PE! The wheel bays have been primed but I will not be priming the airframe as this will be a coat of gloss black as a base for the NFM.
11 June 2017, 15:56
Robert W Martel
Another one of my all time favorites. I have a couple of these. Cant wait to see yours finished.
11 June 2017, 18:34
Andrea Morris
Thanks gents. After a coat of gloss black (MRP) no primer, then a coat of NFM (Xtreme Metal 477 Chrome).
13 June 2017, 16:07
Martin Oostrom
Still a seat left?
13 June 2017, 16:11
Andrea Morris
lol Pull up a chair Martin, plenty of room and there is still much left to do!
13 June 2017, 17:11
Andrea Morris
Thanks James and yes it's AK.
13 June 2017, 22:29
Tim Heimer
I like the fact that it has more detail then the Revell I did and that you added more to it, Nice!
31 August 2017, 12:27
Stephan Ryll
Nice work 👍
31 August 2017, 17:13
Robert W Martel
Lookin good Dave, nice job !! 👍
1 September 2017, 05:53
Spanjaard
well done, nice NMF!
1 September 2017, 22:55
arne vd burg
Impressive job
2 September 2017, 05:59
Andrea Morris
Thanks guys, she IS VERY shiny, the pics don;t do it justice 🙂
2 September 2017, 20:41
Anthony Flanagan
Great work! 👍👍👍👍
3 September 2017, 00:21

Album info

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II-era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork-tailed devil (German: der Gabelschwanz-Teufel) by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese. The P-38 was used for interception, dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance, radar and visual path-finding for bombers and evacuation missions and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.

The P-38 was used most successfully in the Pacific Theatre of Operations and the China-Burma-India Theatre of Operations as the aircraft of America's top aces, Richard Bong (40 victories), Thomas McGuire (38 victories) and Charles H. MacDonald (27 victories). In the South West Pacific theatre, the P-38 was the primary long-range fig

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1:48 P-38J Lightning 'Down Beat' (Hasegawa 09604)1:48 P-38J (Eduard 49208)1:48 P-38 Landing Gear (Scale Aircraft Conversions 48031)2+
Lockheed P-38J Lightning
US US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)
5 FC, 5 AF T (Maj. Richard Ira Bong)
April 1944 World War 2
Silver, Olive Drab
 

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