AlanG's 1/48 Academy P-38J

[AlanG]

Here is my entry for the P-38 Group Build. I shall be doing this one in a Natural Metal Finish (NMF) as per the box art, which is a first for me.

[papa 695]

Nice one Alan looking forward to seeing this.

[yak face]

Great choice Alan, by all accounts it builds up nicely and is well detailed. Cheers tony

[AlanG]

I'd prefer to do an ETO P-38 as the PTO never has captured my imagination. But needs must.

The kit certainly looks decent enough. I just hope i don't get bitten by the curse of the fragile Academy decals yet again.

[AlanG]

Well i made a little start on the kit tonight. Just painted a few interior parts (after direction on colour from Ron). Not many bits in this kit so should make some progress tomorrow. But the NMF is going to be the real test on this kit. I'll have to get my seam lines right....EEK!

[AlanG]

Small update. Painted the cockpit and glue into the fuselage. Not going for detail as i'm more focused on the painting ahead. Not much to this kit if i'm honest. Some of this kit doesn't fit great and some sanding is needed. But it''s an Academy kit so nothing i'm not prepared for.

[Fernando N]

Looking nice Al, good luck with the panel lines.

[AlanG]

Just a couple of bits glued together. Not much of an update but just to let papa 695 know that i haven't forgotten this GB. I'm concentrating on this rather than that little tankie thing
As mentioned in previous posts the fit isn't great and there is going to be quite a bit of filling/sanding to do.

Excuse the messy desk lol

[AlanG]

Ah the good old Academy fit issues. Oh how i missed them..... erm....erm!

Starting to come together now. Actually looking a little like a P-38

[BattleshipBob]

Little tankie thing, my god that hurt:tongue-out3:

[stillp]

Little tankie thing, my god that hurt:tongue-out3:

Think yourself lucky he didn't call it a target!
Pete

[AlanG]

Think yourself lucky he didn't call it a target!
Pete

That reminds me. I really should build a Hawker Typhoon with rockets at some point :tongue-out3:

[papa 695]

Nice work so far Al mines still on hold at the moment, just can’t get into the modelling room. Just too much going on at home.

[AlanG]

Thanks Ian and no problem about yours. Family is far more important than the GB.

[AlanG]

Just about ready for black primer. Weight in nose is drying. I've sanded most seams but they are still showing. Cannot be bothered to play with them anymore as the fit of this kit isn't great and i'm going to lose a lot of detail if i continue. This is a typical Academy build imho. And i haven't even got to the decals yet. Yikes!

Anyway. Brush painted the exhausts in Vallejo Metal Colour Gunmetal. Looks very nice indeed. Next primer, then a first attempt at NMF with Vallejo Metal Colour paints. I'm going to try and pick out a few panels to break up the NMF colour