ChrisS Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Very well done Chis! After seeing yours andChucks builds, l feel llike putting mine in the closet and shutting the door!....Harv Harv...please dont! Lets feed the lightning landslide here until it becomes an unofficial group build BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 OK, let me know if you run up against some further parts that don't fit. The only Revell P-38 kit I have left is the droop snout pathfinder version, so I won't be using any early version parts. I ended up getting the CE early conversion for the Trumpy kit as I saw it would be a problem making the Revell version fit. I think it is worse going from Revell to Trumpy with everything too small. That was before JR re-mastered his for Grey Matter for the Trumpy. For one, I will check to see what I have for early P-38 vac canopies as I don't remember for sure, but I thought the Revell conversion came with one (though might need it for my CE conversion). Anyway, I will let you know. Thanks again Ray. I think I'm all set for this build as far as parts go, save the canopy issue, but again, that may not arise at all if I'm successful with the first shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Long delay here, pesky "real" life ya'know. My 11 yr old son and I are planning to take his 1/32 Ho229 and this Lightning to the next "Valley Con" in LA, CA. So we've been on the bench more than I've been snapping images. Here's a bunch... Removed some material to accommodate the Rutman/Grey Matter vac windscreen and front decking. Some pit detail can be seen here too. Drilled out the nav lights for MV lenses The seat and wine foil harness. Main gear bay floor on the Revell kit is non-existant (lower pic) I made one from card and 1/2 of the nose-wheel inverted and applied to the floor. Gunsight scratched from various parts, card and an MV lens I'm using an iPhone to take these, sorry about that. I'll switch it up and use a real camera and take some more in the next couple of days. There's a lot of progress I have not shown. Thanks for checking in! CANicoll, BiggTim and leoasman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Thanks again Ray. I think I'm all set for this build as far as parts go, save the canopy issue, but again, that may not arise at all if I'm successful with the first shot. Ray: Any chance you have that vac canopy laying about? My current solution is working, but I have no spare in case of disaster. Let me know if you find it, and if you'd like anything in trade if so. Cheers~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Great stuff Chris! Good to see you work again! Hope you both have a great time! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Just outright great work Chris ! I'm s. l. o.wley getting to the end of my build. Haven't trashed it...yet...........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Looks awesome Chris. Super scratch work on that gunsight. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Good to see you back at it, Chris! Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Ray: Any chance you have that vac canopy laying about? My current solution is working, but I have no spare in case of disaster. Let me know if you find it, and if you'd like anything in trade if so. Cheers~ I'll check. Forgot all about it. PM me if you don't hear back soon. Work is looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Well, I checked my stash. Unfortunately, between TWO early P-38 conversions it appears I only have ONE canopy and ONE windscreen! So not only do I not have an extra to send you, I am going to be really nervous myself when I get around to doing my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 No worries Ray, the Lightning did NOT make the show this past weekend. But the Horton (my son's) did, and he won first place in the Junior category: I'll be getting back to the P-38 shortly... BiggTim, Jan-Arie, CANicoll and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Wow, that's awesome, Chris! Congrats to your son. Looks a fine model. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks Kevin, I'll tell him ...although he's heard a lot of that these past few days! Here's a shot of the bottom: shbemo13, BiggTim, alaninaustria and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Great model and very happy looking son Chris! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Wow! Tell him congrats for me, too! The model looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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