Tamiya's 1/48 scale
P-38F Lightning
by Julian Shawyer
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This is my Tamiya1/48 scale P-38 Lightning.
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Apart from the aerials, the kit was made straight out of the box.
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The kit has been so well engineered, the fit of the parts are excellent throughout. With that in mind, I decided to assemble the kit in sub assemblies, including the booms. These were painted separately before adding them to the fuselage. This saved a lot of masking and as a result, made the fuselage much easier to paint before final assembly.
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The fuselage joint was also such a good fit, It was possible to glue it from the inside using Tamiya liquid cement with a small bent paintbrush to run the glue along the joint internally. The result was a very neat seam with minimal cleaning up required.
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The model was painted entirely with Ammo Mig Acrylics including metallics.
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I used the kit decals, including the decals to represent the holes in the cooling jackets on the machine guns. All the decals went on extremely well. I purchased this kit from KB Models in Havant.
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Unfortunately, the owner, Kim has now passed, and the shop is permanently closed.
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Anyone who visited the KB Models knows what a first class model shop it was. Kim will be sadly missed by his many customers.
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Page Created 23 February, 2024
Last Updated
23 February, 2024
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