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To roger_wilco,
Thank you, I appreciate your support. You have a nice day!
Toshi
On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell
Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi
Toshi,
Your P-38 looks really awesome.You should be very proud of a job well done. Douglas
"Build what YOU want, the way YOU want, and above all have fun!" - RIP Modeler Al.
To Patrick206,
Thank for your heart felt inspiration, I will do nothing except to be better. Yes, as far as airbrushing goes, I will keep confident and improve my technique whenever possible. Thank patrick206 for reading and replying on my threads!
Mr. Toshi - Very nice job on the '38, really nicely finished. Not for me to judge anyone, but I see considerable advancement in your skills. Your abilities will continue to raise the bar, build after build. I'm eager to see your work with the airbrush, remember it may take some time until you're well familiarized and confident, the airbrush was not an instant mastery for me 40 some years ago, (still learning even now.) Best regards.
Patrick
UKguyInUSA A Group Build... There are generally prizes for the builds judged to qualify for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings.
A Group Build... There are generally prizes for the builds judged to qualify for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings.
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To the Barron,
I had purchased all my supplies needed to build the P-38, hence I used what I had on hand. Except the silver on the aircraft of which I had a silver rattle can, everything else was done by hand. On my next project, of which Is the PBM-5A Mariner, I'll definately try my hand with the airbrush that Mrs. Toshi purchased for me. Thank you for the read and reply. It's much appreciated.
Nice finish, Toshi-san! I like the discoloration and variation in the metal finish. Did you do that by hand or with an airbrush? I ask, because I build Maschinen Krieger subjects, and many of the MaK fans from Japan that I talk to, do a lot of hand-painting where I might use the airbrush.
And as an oldtime Monogram fan, I love your subject, too
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To, UKguyInUSA,
Thank you for the explanation.
A Group Build is set up by a person or a forum admin, wherein that person will host the Group Build over a set period of time. The Group Build will be given a title to direct what subject matter may be entered into it..example "D-Day Anniversary GB". Therefore, modelers can build anything that is related to D-Day. The Group Build could be a little more limiting in its title, such as; "Spitfire GB" wherein the modeler entries have to be Spitfire related. There are generally prizes for the builds judged to qualify for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings.
A WIP is simply an abbreviation for "Work In Progress".
Hope this helps?
Cheers,
Martin
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Can a forum member explain to me what a group build and a WIP is? Thank you in advance.
To robgroot4,
Thank you for stopping by and the reply. The decal on the nose cone that looks tattered actually came like that. I did the speckled look by utilizing the salt technique, I tried to do it on another project (P-61 Black Widow) and it was not what I was looking for. I'm happy that the P-38 turned out this way.
Mr. Toshi,
This looks pretty solid to me. I really like the way you scraped up the numbers on the nose, just like on photos I've seen of the actual aircraft. I also like the worn slightly speckled look on the wings. Nicely done!
Groot
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To GMorrison,
Thank you for the input. I will defintely consider making a few more kits before I hit the Tamiya P-51D. Thanks for the read and reply.
Nicely done. Look at the pictures for a while- photos are very unforgiving.
What could have been done better? What are you happy with?
You are a little way off from tackling the Tamiya Mustang, trust me you will be happiest when you do it justice.
These Revell Monogram kits are good ones and you should build a few more.
To my fellow forum members,
As I proudly display the build of the P-38 for the night, I also am slowly getting ready to build my next new project of which is the PBM-5A Mariner. This kit looks like nothing I've ever seen so. Until I start my next project, I invite forum members to take a look of my completed P-38. Thank you in advance.
The putty sounds interesting, I'll look into that. I'll go to Hobby Lobby to find the miliput. Thank you for the read and reply.
As far as putty goes,and as other members have said you cannot go wrong with Perfect Plastic Putty.What I really like about it is the fact you can smooth it out with water,eliminating the need for sanding. I also like Miliput 2-part epoxy putty. I know that Hobby Lobby sells it,and if you decide to pick some up,my suggestion is to go with the finer grain variety that is sold in the white box. The P-38 is looking great and I'm looking forward to your progress on this project.
Cheers,Douglas
By the way for those interested, the UPS guy was just here to drop off my Tamiya P-51 Mustang 1/32 scale build. When I wash the kit in water and dawn. I'll definately take some photos!
To the baron and mbindos,
I will take that advice, but for now, I will keep the stick that protrudes out of the rear right end tail, at the end of the boom. I don't want a diorama at this time as I have no room for such a large platform.
I will definitely utilize this information on my PBM-5A Mariner build as it has tricycle landing gear as well. Thank you both for the tips and for the read and reply.
True, and or drill a hole in the tire, insert a little pin and glue it in. drill hole in base, stick pin in etc. same idea
Toshi, if you plan on putting your Lightning on a diorama base, or on a base at all, it's also possible then to make a hole in the nose wheel, trap a small bolt between the halves, and bolt the model to the base. That makes using weights unnecessary.
rangerj Anybody know if Revell of Germany is also part of the group?
Anybody know if Revell of Germany is also part of the group?
To Rangerj,
Thank you for the information, I will definately look into adding weights to the front end of the P-38. Thank you for the read and reply.
That is a great old MONOGRAM kit. It is currently in a Revell labeled box, but it is the old Monogram P-38. Revell and Monogram are currently owned by the same investment group so they are in essence the same company. Anybody know if Revell of Germany is also part of the group? Toshi, distribute the weight if you are going to add weight so the model does not "tail sit". Put some weight in the left and right booms where the engines would be as well as in the nose. If I remember the front tire/wheel is in two hollow halves. If this is the case add weight there (in the tire) as well.
To MBridos,
From your teachings, it's a matter of taking my time to do it right. Thanks to you, and the many forum members too many to list here, I've gained the basic know how on scale model building. Again, thank you so much for the support and the read and reply. You're the best! By the way, I went to hobby lobby and purchased a artists pen to detail a scale figures face as you recommended. It doesn't look like the PBM-5A Mariner has any figures to detail, the B-24D has several figures. This is where I can practice and apply the technique that you utilize to the best of my abilities.
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