Finished: P-38L-5-LO Lightning

Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Monday, May 25, 2009 12:37 AM

Outstanding job on that Lightning! Your finish is impeccable, that Alclad is some awesome stuff. Well done, I like this one a lot. Bow [bow]

Frank

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, May 24, 2009 11:28 PM

Nice job, I like it. And the yoke/aileron displacement is correct.

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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Porkbits

Member since
June 2007

Posted by Porkbits on Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:49 PM

That's a beauty. And pardon my ignorance, but is that hand giving the bird, or just pointing at something? I hope it's the former. :-)

PB

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:20 PM

MaxPower wrote:

Oh I know guys I'm telling you I almost gave up on that kit a few times but it cost so much money I was too cheap too!

LOL!

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MaxPower

Member since
June 2006
From: Calgary

Posted by MaxPower on Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:12 PM

Oh I know guys I'm telling you I almost gave up on that kit a few times but it cost so much money I was too cheap too! The engines into the boomes... terrible fit. The booms to the wings... terrible fit. Every seam I sanded required replacing rivets. Gah!! I didn't get excited about the kit untill the first coat of Alclad was on it. It was my first Trumpter. Tell me they are not all like that?

Next on the bench is Tamiya 1/32 F-16CJ. I am hoping to find some modeling zen with it. :)

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soulcrusher

Member since
December 2005
From: back seat of your car with duct tape streched out

Posted by soulcrusher on Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:06 PM

Nice job on a real crappy kit. I know because I built it last summer. I could not even tell you how many hours I spent sanding the rear of the cowl panels to get them to even come close to the front edge of the wing where they meet. All rivet detail completly wiped out. The enjoyment factor of the kit rated about a 2 on a scale of 1-10 for me. The interior was a big let down in this scale to. very sparse on the detail. That alclad finish is amazing. Well done on a tough kit.

Soulcrusher

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:00 PM

Max, having that kit as a WIP since 2005, you definately have my respect. Not only did you tackle it (and I can verify the fit issues), you absolutely conquered it with the NMF...that's the bee's knees! The shine is enough to drool over...you gotta love Alclad. Seriously Max, that's an awesome jopb you did. THe kit has some fit issues, but the overall detail OOB is phenominal. My hats off to you, sir.

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kbuzz01

Member since
December 2006
From: Kennewick, WA

Posted by kbuzz01 on Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:59 PM

Nice work, Max, and good luck with your local contest. Max is correct - a yoke to the left will lift the left aileron for a bank to the left.

Ken

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B-17 Guy

Member since
March 2008
From: Ohio

Posted by B-17 Guy on Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:51 PM

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to take away from your thread, the plane is beautiful. But I respectfully disagree, about the yoke. It's turned to left, the port aileron is up and the starboard one is down, that to me is a roll to the right ( as opposed to a turn) due to the rudder's being straight. I'm not a pilot though, I could be wrong. And really, I do not want to take away from your beautiful build, good work on the NMF, especially on the first try. I couldnt do it.

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scorpr2

Member since
July 2007

Posted by scorpr2 on Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:47 PM

WOW!!! I think she looks great!!! Talk about a mirror finish!!! Great Job!

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MaxPower

Member since
June 2006
From: Calgary

Posted by MaxPower on Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:37 PM

Nope the yoke is turned the right direction. :)

Thanks guys!!!

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B-17 Guy

Member since
March 2008
From: Ohio

Posted by B-17 Guy on Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:33 PM

Love the finish, she look's great. I really like the rivet detail too. The only negs I got, the ailerons are anlged a bit too much, and the control yoke is cocked to the wrong side.

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Melgyver

Member since
March 2003
From: Lafayette, LA

Posted by Melgyver on Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:12 PM

Max,

Absolutely an amazing finish! Beautiful Lightning!

Clear Left!

Mel

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MaxPower

Member since
June 2006
From: Calgary

Finished: P-38L-5-LO Lightning

Posted by MaxPower on Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:03 PM

This is the Trumpeter kit in 1/32 scale, built straight from the box. Painted in Alclad polished aluminum, white aluminum and dark aluminum. This model had some fit issues and at it was hard to finish because I got so bored with all the filling, sanding scribing blah blah. It was sucking my will to live!! I won out at the end of the day though and I'm very happy with it. This is my first NMF so that just goes to show you how amazing that stuff is.