P-38J (Robin Olds) [COMPLETE]
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55 16 October, 21:30
BetterTimes-HenryLooks great. I have the kit in my stash, will have to build it soon 👍
16 October, 21:50
Desert MarlinAfter two hours, the whole cockpit, wings and "fuselage" were together. I got totally sucked in after the first two hours and it really got in the way of other projects! So fun!!!
16 October, 21:53
Desert MarlinBiggest issue is the choice of D-Day markings. The white bands are 60 mm on each wing and on the booms. This makes the individual stripes 12 mm. Pretty easy once you see it. I started out with 50 mm white band. That was clearly too short.
16 October, 21:56
Desert MarlinModel Master Neutral Gray on the underside and Vallejo 71.043 (US Olive Drab) on top. Lots of Tamiya Panel Line accent black overall.
16 October, 21:58
Desert MarlinI have seen claims that Olds first two kills were in this specific aircraft.
17 October, 00:27
Gary VictoryReally nice work DM....Lovely build.
Best story around Robin Olds in a P-38 was that he got behind a flight of 109's.....he was ready to open fire when his engines cut - dead. He had forgot to switch tanks to his internals when he jettisoned his external tanks. Instead of resolving his fuel transfer issues he just carried on lining up on the 109 and shot it down while in 'glide mode'. That's calmness under pressure for you.
17 October, 06:16
Never a ProGreat build! The nose wheel is up, does the the nose weight ball included in the kit need to be reinforced with extra lead?
17 October, 07:04
Desert MarlinThanks all…
The nose wheel appears elevated because I use a sheet of glass on my bench. The glass is 1/4" thickness.
17 October, 15:02
Desert MarlinNow if I can get my antenna insulators to compare with Bernhard Schrock's Sea King! Definitely a worthy target!
17 October, 20:02
George AdamopoulosGreat result! Congratulations!
After reading Olds' biography, I have just started building the same kit, although I plan to do the narural metal version. How were the decals from kitsworld? Are they ok or do they require special attention?
6 November, 18:34
Desert MarlinHi George. I would be careful with the KitsWorld decals. They really don't have much film on them. I recommend getting the decal placed and see if it needs any attention after it dries. Aggressive setting solutions are not needed. Go slow!
6 November, 22:57
Mark SherwoodAh, Ha DM! (Referencing Danger Mouse UK TV Cartoon) That is a lovely build of Robin Old's P38. 👍🥸🤘
7 November, 06:06
Desert MarlinDanger Mouse! Seems a generation we will only remember. Something like the current younger generation may not know the pain of dialing "0" on a rotary phone... I love the reference!
8 November, 03:31
Desert MarlinDavid H, the clean finish presumes they just received these birds from other squadrons that were at the time converting to the new P-51's. This particular bird was cleaned up and hastily painted with stripes. Not long after all this, Olds moved over to the new P-51D, which is why I have another. of the Tamiya P-51Ds so I can make it up as SCAT III... in 1/32nd Scale.
8 November, 03:33
David HOooh 1/32 "stang" looking forward to that !😎 , I've packed most of my kits for an impending house move but have the 1/32 revell aka special hobby in there somewhere .👍🏻
8 November, 10:51
Alain BrshlMasterful work on the antennas in addition to a very successful painting and weathering ! Congratulations!
15 November, 09:25
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Had to try the Tamiya P-38. It really is an amazingly good kit!
