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HI everyone!😄

this is my 1/48 P-38 LIGHTNING

this TAMYA kit is just awesome!! I use some aftermarket products and decal..

alway like P-38..somehow the oliver drab is a tricky color for me😅

try to paint this beauty as best as I could..

hope you guys like it!

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and here is the video build if you are interested..🙂

 

 

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On 6/10/2023 at 5:22 AM, Lucius Molchany said:

Nice job!

 

On 6/10/2023 at 6:20 AM, Jim B said:

Great looking Lightning. 

 

On 6/10/2023 at 7:06 AM, SpikeSchumacher said:

Truly outstanding! The paint finish is amazing 😉👍

 

On 6/10/2023 at 11:27 AM, Nacho Z said:

This is just fantastic! You knocked this one out of the park!

 

16 hours ago, TonyK said:

Always liked the P-38 also and you did a fantastic job on this! The weathering is amazing!

Thank you guys!!😄

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Awesome! I built the "Glacier Girl" version few years ago, not an easy kit to build. Your paint job is extremely well done. Perfect color on the exhaust/ turbocharger, and very nice canopy / cockpit!

 

The P-38 Lightning is famous in France because Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of "The Little Prince" was flying one when he disappeared over the Mediterranean sea in 1944. You can read about it here:

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/world/europe/11exupery.html

 

https://www.ww2wrecks.com/portfolio/luc-vanrell-the-story-behind-the-discovery-of-antoine-de-saint-exuperys-p-38-lightning/

 

And if you haven't read "The Little Prince", please do. It really isn't a book for children..

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