Some of my P-38's

Mike Bates · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:11 pm

Here are a few of my P-38's.

Academy 1/48 P-38J/L

Academy 1/48 F-5E

Academy 1/48 P-38E converted to an F-5A (nose is from a Monogram P-38)

Mike

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:11 pm

Not to shabby Mike!

My dad always loved the P-38.

He was starting a 1/32nd scale photo recon version, but couldnt find the conclusive anwsers he was looking for.

Hes done 'Pudgy' and 'The Shadow' (night fighter) in 32nd scale.

Mike Bates · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:26 pm

Thanks. I build for myself for the most part. I have entered a few contest but just in the adult catagory, no master here.

Here's my whole display case I built. Got tired of all the dusting.

What info was your dad looking for?

Mike

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:35 pm

Looks like you could use a few more cases Mike!

Looks great!

Django · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:03 pm

Very nice!

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:25 pm

Nice work!

Always thought the Lightning looked snazzy in blue..gotta build one myself these days.

SN

Lightjug · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:33 pm

Very nice

How did you do the exhaust and the fuel residue streaks?

Mike Bates · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:52 pm

Pastel chalk. I have a couple of sets, one earth colors and other grays/black/white. I just sand off some and put on with an old paint brush. I have one brush that I cut down so it's short and stiff the other is an old testors wide paint brush that lets me feather out the chalk. I mix the chalk some to get the shade I want. I picked them up at a local Hobby Lobby.

Mike

Lightjug · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:03 pm

Very cool... thanks for the information Mike

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:59 am

Fantastic job on the 38's.

I have only ever built one, and that was a long time ago. I may have to hit the hobby shop and pick one up.

Mike Bates · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:50 pm

The top 2 shelfs are all P-38 kits of different scales waiting to be built.

Mike

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:21 pm

holy crud, thats alot of 38's! Heck, that's a lot of everything! :lol:

Mike Bates · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:04 pm

Here's the rest of the stash.

Mike

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:21 pm

Lightweight...my Stash is somewhere around 400 (lost count years ago.) Fortunately, it's all 1/72 WWII so it doesn't take up a lot of space.

I think the most I have of any single type are a dozen or so B-24s of different variants.

SN

wendovertom · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:03 pm

My wife would croak if I had that many waiting for "someday"!!

Tom P.

Warbird Information Exchange

Some of my P-38's

Who is online