1/32 Revell P-38 Lightning

[r0t0rdr1ver]

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[ChrisS]

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"

[ChrisS]

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!

[alaninaustria]

Great to hear Chris!! Looking fwd to seeing more progress!!

[dennismcc]

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

[fastzx]

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

[JohnW]

This is one of the first kits I built back in the 70's.  Still have most of the major parts in a box.

[alaninaustria]

Chris, any progress on this build??

Cheers

Alan

[Vandy 1 VX 4]

Did you ever finish this Chris?

[ChrisS]

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

[MikeMaben]

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'

 

[alaninaustria]

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

[BiggTim]

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

[LSP_Ray]

How does War Thunder compare to Warbirds or WWIIOL?

[ChrisS]

Warthunder is a pretty great game, the biggest differences between those titles are that WarBirds and WWIIOL are persistent battlegrounds, where Warthunder is more lobby and match-maker based discrete battles. In sim mode, however, these are almost 3 hours long, so there is still the flavor of a persistent battleground. At least for THAT long

 

But the flight models are very good (at least in Simulation mode) and the graphics are nice, and of course, using a VR rig...well...

I AM THE PILOT