1/32 P-38M "M" for madness

[phantom II]

Forward and onward Harv ! What are you using for paint ? It looks good in that scale .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[dirtball]

Chuck and Christian, thanks for stopping by ! I used good ol' Testers rattle can gloss black. Not exactly sure about the rest. The is a guy on LSP that just painted a 110 night fighter with black greenish blue and some other colors and it turned out awesome. I'm trying to find out how he did it. But yes, its getting close to painting..........Harv

 

[moon puppy]

 

[dirtball]

READY FOR PAINT !
Ok, first step...I applied liberal amounts of Hawkeye's Aluminum powder on gondola sides, top wing walk areas and a little on engine cover sides. I'll let this "cure" over night then tomorrow I'll seal with some Fixiatif spray. Next will be tapping everything up. I still have to mask more of the clear stuff also........Harv

 

[moon puppy]

I sure wish I had grabbed some of that stuff before they went out of business. Harv it's looking great

 

[Arturius]

 

[dirtball]

LET THE MASKING BEGIN.....Harv

 

[moon puppy]

Harv I think this is the longest running WIP we've had.

 

[dirtball]

Do I win a prize for it ???........Harv

 

[nerdling]

Harv, she is looking great. Bet you will be glad to get her all finished up.

 

[dirtball]

Its been a fun ride so far, at least most of the time. But, yes, I'll be glad when its done, so I can move on to a new adventure. I think I'll build my F4B-4. Much simpler...........Harv

 

[nerdling]

Its been a fun ride so far, at least most of the time. But, yes, I'll be glad when its done, so I can move on to a new adventure. I think I'll build my F4B-4. Much simpler...........Harv

Is that the 1/32 Hasegawa kit?

 

[dirtball]

Yes it is. I have a LONE STAR resin pit for it and Yellow Wings decal. Trying to save enough for the VECTOR engine and cowling set

 

[randy_ditton]

Hi Harv, This build is so awesome Can't wait to see the paint!!!


Randy

 

[dirtball]

Had to search all over to find my weapon of choice , but did find it

So now starts the stuffing. Little pieces will go into smaller openings.

Still need to figure out a plan for the pits. Thanks for tagging along all......Harv :P

 

[moon puppy]

Do I win a prize for it ???........Harv

Lifetime subscription to the website.

 

[dirtball]

Small update: This "little" job burned up almost 2.5 hrs. this morning. Masking small stuff, especially with glasses that are no longer in focus because of the surgery . But its done and I can start on masking off the pit. The last pic is just an over view of all the tape !. Thanks for looking in............Harv

 

[phantom II]

Yep, know what you mean Harv .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[jknaus]

So very close.
James

 

[moon puppy]

Think i'm totally on the decal strip method of doing canopies for now on. Looking good Harv