Good to see you back and glad to see you had some time to relax and unwind in the Bahamas! I built the Revell 1:32 P-38 waaay back in the day . . . 1975 or so . . . in Olive Drab with invasion stripes . . . . looking forward to how you do the metallized finish. Thanks for taking the time to share your secrets!
i dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know a method to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot the password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Marcelo Maxton thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and I'm in the hacking process now. Takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Sunday, 8 September, 2024) I am watching your build. As far as the comparisons to Tamiya kits, no, a truthful assertion hardly bothers me. I just wish the company would expædite its next 1:32nd-scale Second World War combat aircraft kits, especially of æroplanes of the USA and the UK. Also, the contemporary military warbirds of the USA, including Grumman’s F-14D Super Tomcat U.S. Navy carrier-based, air superiority fighter, and the Boeing/- McDonnell-Douglas F-15EX Eagle II USAF multi-role air superiority fighter just entering operational service. Also, the McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle USAF air superiority fighter, the Lockheed Martin General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (Viper) USAF multi-role fighter, Lockheed Martin’s F-22A Raptor USAF stealth air dominance fighter, the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning stealth multi-role strike aircraft, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E/F Super Hornet USN/USMC attack fighter, the McDonnell Douglas/Grumman F/A-18G Growler USN electronics warfare aircraft. (I was about to add the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth fighter, though I doubt its designers even know with any certainty the physical shape it will have.) My one bone to pick with Tamiya would be the whole idea of developing an entire new kit scale: 1:35th-. The manufacturer at the very least ought to have remained with 1:32nd scale, though I personally would have preferred (and still prefer) their armour series in 1:25th-scale, that we modellers could coordinate and combine them with replicas of private, commercial, and municipal vehicles. Kits of both these surprisingly wide-ranging categories also would fit well together with G-gauge model railroading, which would offer us astounding potential for deeply dramatic tableaux in plastic, resin, wood, metal, etc.
Hey Rob. This is an interesting build, nothing really complicated just a typical trumpeter kit (which means some extra work that won’t be necessary unless you open a bunch of panels). The fun in this one will be the painting.
Would you elaborate on how you did the magnets? This seems to be the way to go for other projects. How did you get everything to align, etc.? Great series!
Wm. Havens, I’m not sure when I’ll get another project that would necessitate this method but I’ll try to explain. I first filled in the engine cowling with milliput (2 part epoxy putty) making sure it was filled in flush to the outside of the cowling. After letting that dry, i installed magnets in the center of the spinner making sure it was a little proud of the base of the spinner. It was easy to find the center as there was already a hole in the center of the spinner/ propeller assembly. I then dabbed some red paint on the end of the magnet on the spinner/ propeller assembly, placed the spinner flush against the engine cowling at the proper alignment. The paint from the magnet transferred to the milliput showing where I needed to drill the hole for the engine cowling magnet. I drilled and installed the magnet into the milliput and viola! Hope that helps
Greetings to you as well and thanks for the sub! I’ll be posting what I hope to be some interesting videos in the coming months. After this P38, I’m going to crack into a 1/32 Zoukei Mura Ho 229 that I plan on doing some cool stuff with.
I just subbed. Your work is peerless man. I started building in1974 or 5, I'm not sure but I know it was before I could read because I had to work off the box illustration and I remember it that clearly. Anyway I recently started building again and was shocked at my poor skills. Will be watching regularly, thanks .
Good to see you back and glad to see you had some time to relax and unwind in the Bahamas! I built the Revell 1:32 P-38 waaay back in the day . . . 1975 or so . . . in Olive Drab with invasion stripes . . . . looking forward to how you do the metallized finish. Thanks for taking the time to share your secrets!
1975...that was when I was born!
It was a good year for both of us then !! LOL@@seanerk5kt9
The Saratoga looks fantastic and looking forward to seeing P38 completed.
MILITARY MODELLER Paul, thanks...I don’t do many ship builds but I rather enjoyed that one.
Glad you're back! Fellow Illinoisan here!
Love the idea with the magnets in engine and props.... Will try that myself.....cheers
i dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know a method to get back into an Instagram account?
I somehow forgot the password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Peter Brycen Instablaster =)
@Marcelo Maxton thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Every time I click on one of your videos you appear to be drinking something. Its brilliant. 🤣
Cool looking knives 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Sunday, 8 September, 2024)
I am watching your build. As far as the comparisons to Tamiya kits, no, a truthful assertion hardly bothers me. I just wish the company would expædite its next 1:32nd-scale Second World War combat aircraft kits, especially of æroplanes of the USA and the UK. Also, the contemporary military warbirds of the USA, including Grumman’s F-14D Super Tomcat U.S. Navy carrier-based, air superiority fighter, and the Boeing/- McDonnell-Douglas F-15EX Eagle II USAF multi-role air superiority fighter just entering operational service.
Also, the McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle USAF air superiority fighter, the Lockheed Martin General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (Viper) USAF multi-role fighter, Lockheed Martin’s F-22A Raptor USAF stealth air dominance fighter, the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning stealth multi-role strike aircraft, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E/F Super Hornet USN/USMC attack fighter, the McDonnell Douglas/Grumman F/A-18G Growler USN electronics warfare aircraft. (I was about to add the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth fighter, though I doubt its designers even know with any certainty the physical shape it will have.)
My one bone to pick with Tamiya would be the whole idea of developing an entire new kit scale: 1:35th-. The manufacturer at the very least ought to have remained with 1:32nd scale, though I personally would have preferred (and still prefer) their armour series in 1:25th-scale, that we modellers could coordinate and combine them with replicas of private, commercial, and municipal vehicles. Kits of both these surprisingly wide-ranging categories also would fit well together with G-gauge model railroading, which would offer us astounding potential for deeply dramatic tableaux in plastic, resin, wood, metal, etc.
hope you had a good time bud,thats the exact im getting next,any advice would be greatly recieved
Hey Rob. This is an interesting build, nothing really complicated just a typical trumpeter kit (which means some extra work that won’t be necessary unless you open a bunch of panels). The fun in this one will be the painting.
Would you elaborate on how you did the magnets? This seems to be the way to go for other projects. How did you get everything to align, etc.?
Great series!
Wm. Havens, I’m not sure when I’ll get another project that would necessitate this method but I’ll try to explain. I first filled in the engine cowling with milliput (2 part epoxy putty) making sure it was filled in flush to the outside of the cowling. After letting that dry, i installed magnets in the center of the spinner making sure it was a little proud of the base of the spinner. It was easy to find the center as there was already a hole in the center of the spinner/ propeller assembly. I then dabbed some red paint on the end of the magnet on the spinner/ propeller assembly, placed the spinner flush against the engine cowling at the proper alignment. The paint from the magnet transferred to the milliput showing where I needed to drill the hole for the engine cowling magnet. I drilled and installed the magnet into the milliput and viola! Hope that helps
It does help, thanks. This method could also work on hatches, panels, etc. @@seanerk5kt9
Hi mate ... just found your channel on youtube :-) ... I'm looking forward to watch your vids ... greetings Make*
Greetings to you as well and thanks for the sub! I’ll be posting what I hope to be some interesting videos in the coming months. After this P38, I’m going to crack into a 1/32 Zoukei Mura Ho 229 that I plan on doing some cool stuff with.
Nice!
I just subbed. Your work is peerless man. I started building in1974 or 5, I'm not sure but I know it was before I could read because I had to work off the box illustration and I remember it that clearly. Anyway I recently started building again and was shocked at my poor skills. Will be watching regularly, thanks .