ChrisS 172 Posted December 9, 2016 Ok ok! Yes indeed I've made progress. I'll snap some pics this weekend and pick up the thread, thanks VERY much for checking in. It is...uh..."motivational" 2 alaninaustria and BiggTim reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisS 172 Posted December 9, 2016 Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II I enjoyed this book Chris. Lightning Strike is also interesting reading. The early Lightnings are so very shark-like. Looking forward to seeing this one finished Jon Jon, Just finished Aces High on your recommendation, what a great story. While I knew most of it in tidbits it was fascinating seeing the two stories unfold together along with Kerby, Boyington etc. Got the juice flowing again! 1 BiggTim reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alaninaustria 5,365 Posted December 9, 2016 Great to hear Chris!! Looking fwd to seeing more progress!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dennismcc 3,890 Posted December 9, 2016 Absolutely scary, this is major surgery, I got as far as cutting all the parts from the sprues on mine and gave up, it's still around in plastic bags in my spares box. Cheers Dennis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastzx 541 Posted December 18, 2016 Chris Glad you enjoyed that book. Interesting to discover the tremendous pressure those young men put on themselves during the war. Very interesting the abilities they both had in flying the P38. Unreal. Great job so far on your p38 kit. Looking forward to your conversion. Jon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnW 144 Posted December 20, 2016 This is one of the first kits I built back in the 70's. Still have most of the major parts in a box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alaninaustria 5,365 Posted July 9, 2018 Chris, any progress on this build?? Cheers Alan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vandy 1 VX 4 3,062 Posted July 9, 2018 Did you ever finish this Chris? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisS 172 Posted July 9, 2018 Hey guys! Negative on the completion...and the sob story goes like this... relocated (again!!!) all model stuff is in boxes in the garage basement remodel on deck (framing, electrical, sheetrock, painting...oh my!) Needless to say, it won't be done anytime soon. But having you guys ping this thread has given me a smile. Great to know that LSP is a home away from home, even if that away is a long time. Thanks for the note...I'll ping back when I do get set back up...and the lightning will be top of the bench! Another distraction is flying US fighters in Warthunder in Virtual Reality...now THAT is a time sink!!!!!! :D 3 Vandy 1 VX 4, alaninaustria and MikeMaben reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMaben 5,663 Posted July 9, 2018 3 hours ago, ChrisS said: Great to know that LSP is a home away from home, even if that away is a long time. Thanks for the note... Thot you must be dead ! 3 hours ago, ChrisS said: Another distraction is flying US fighters in Warthunder in Virtual Reality...now THAT is a time sink!!!!!! Been nice knowin' ya' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alaninaustria 5,365 Posted July 9, 2018 Good to hear from you Chris!! Man, you guys in the US do move around quite often!! Hope to see some more progress when you got time!! Cheers Alan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiggTim 5,734 Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) Wait a second......Warthunder? Isn't that a conflict of interest? (it is a nice game, though, huh? Would love to try the VR myself!) Edited July 9, 2018 by BiggTim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Ray 6,683 Posted July 13, 2018 How does War Thunder compare to Warbirds or WWIIOL? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
