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Crimea_River
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Thanks Wojtek. "Dear John" is a different rig, I believe, as the pattern of the mission tallies is different.
1/48 P-38F-15-LO – Mediterranean Theatre of Operations
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I do like those mission tallies all over the nose...
You migh be right Andy.
JKim
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Cool subject Andy! This one has lots of colorful markings... should look nice!
Catch22
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Glad it's been solved!
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Crimea_River
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Now I just gotta built it.
Actually started but have not taken any pics yet. Will do so when I get off my a$$.
Actually started but have not taken any pics yet. Will do so when I get off my a$$.
fubar57
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Glad you nailed it in the end Andy - now get orf yer bum !
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Crimea_River
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Sir, yes, SIR!
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Crimea_River
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So I'm off my a$$ now. First off, this is my first Academy kit and, though the quality of the moldings is pretty good and the reputation of its accuracy is well documented, I found a few disappointments probably stemming from the fact that this is the first P-38 Academy did and some improvements came out in subsequent issues.
The unclear instructions and lack of positive part locating tabs has made this a kit that, so far, I've had to take care in assembling. As always, I started with the cockpit which is straight forward, though even the seat mount frame had to be placed by eye.
Here's a shot of everything I've stuck together so far. The wheel wells took a lot of trial fitting as far as the coolant hose was concerned and I determined that it was not necessary to install these into the booms before the halves were glued together. I therefore elected to leave these out so that I could work on the fit with the booms together. To keep everything straight, I made sure to mark the part numbers and locations.
There was no effort by Academy to provide any semblance of radiator grilles so I'll maybe have to improvise here.
So here's a major setback that I only discovered very late. I mentioned earlier that I bought this kit for a pretty low price at a swap. The bags were opened and some parts were loose from the trees but I was assured everything was there. Nonetheless, I only just now discovered one of the booms to be damaged in that one of the engine covers in front of the leading edge had snapped off and is nowhere to be found. I must admit that I may have lost the part myself but in any event, it's not going to show up at this point.
I believe my best solution will be to make my own replacement piece from resin, using the other complete boom as a form for the mold. I'll get to that when I get the Hurricane done.
The unclear instructions and lack of positive part locating tabs has made this a kit that, so far, I've had to take care in assembling. As always, I started with the cockpit which is straight forward, though even the seat mount frame had to be placed by eye.
Here's a shot of everything I've stuck together so far. The wheel wells took a lot of trial fitting as far as the coolant hose was concerned and I determined that it was not necessary to install these into the booms before the halves were glued together. I therefore elected to leave these out so that I could work on the fit with the booms together. To keep everything straight, I made sure to mark the part numbers and locations.
There was no effort by Academy to provide any semblance of radiator grilles so I'll maybe have to improvise here.
So here's a major setback that I only discovered very late. I mentioned earlier that I bought this kit for a pretty low price at a swap. The bags were opened and some parts were loose from the trees but I was assured everything was there. Nonetheless, I only just now discovered one of the booms to be damaged in that one of the engine covers in front of the leading edge had snapped off and is nowhere to be found. I must admit that I may have lost the part myself but in any event, it's not going to show up at this point.
I believe my best solution will be to make my own replacement piece from resin, using the other complete boom as a form for the mold. I'll get to that when I get the Hurricane done.
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Catch22
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Ugh, that's rough Andy, but it's good you have the ability to fix it.
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Crimea_River
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Not sure I do Cory. I have the materials but have never made a successful resin cast before.
Wildcat
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Bummer Andy, I hope you can get it sorted out mate. I'd be stuffed right there.
Airframes
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That's a bit of a b*gg*r !
Hopefully you can cast the part(s) and blend-in with Milliput if needed.
Hopefully you can cast the part(s) and blend-in with Milliput if needed.
tigerdriver
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That is one serious downer for sure
JKim
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Bummer on the broken part Andy. It might be a long shot but you should shoot Academy (via MRC) an email or call for a replacement part. Check out this discussion...
How to contact Academy for replacement parts? - Aircraft - Modeling Subjects - Finescale Modeler Community
How to contact Academy for replacement parts? - Aircraft - Modeling Subjects - Finescale Modeler Community
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys and for the link John. I don't have proof of purchase so will not bother trying to get a replacement part. I'm actually keen to try the resin solution and will see how it goes.
fubar57
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Good luck with the resin Andy.
Geo
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Vic Balshaw
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That's a bit of a blow Andy and what a challenge. Not sure I'd be up to something like this but good luck anyway.
Yep, a real challenge alright...fingers crossed you nail it!
