338th FS, 55th FG,
Nuthampsted, England, Spring 1944
Here is my attempt
to build a model of the P-38J Lightning. There was some difficulty to make this
model, but the process was very interesting.
The kit
The kit is the 1/48 kit from Academy. I used a cockpit set from Legend.
The nose is divided into three pieces and each piece didn't fit well.
Detail in landing gear bay is very poor. But, I didn't do additional work. ^^;;
Assembly
Some problems were encountered during assembly. I had trouble assembling the
nose, I used putty and sand paper. And there was trouble to assembling the right
fuselage, left fuselage, and main wing parts.
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Painting and
Marking
I produced "Stinger". 338th FS, 55th FG, Nuthampsted, England used
this machine. Olive drab was used on the upside, Neutral gray was used the lower
part. I used CSI Creos lacquer for basic painting and the wash was done with oil
paint (Raw umber). After this, to achieve the desired color tone, I filtered
several times by various oil paints.
The decals is the "Lightnings in Drab Battle Dress part " supplied by
Aeromaster Decals.
Weathering
I used Oil paint (Burnt sienna, Raw umber), and enamel flat black to simulate
oil stain. Enamel buff was used around cockpit to simulate dust, and chipped
paint was done with Testors silver color.
Choi
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