Trak-Tor Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I've decided to jump into the GB train with this old kit I have bought some 30 years ago. I think I need to build this one as it was my teenage dream, but I have never managed to get to it. But it survived all those years in my possession, so it deserves some attention. It should be just an OOB build, as quick as possible. Which means one year should be enough for me to finish it. "My Dad" version is the plan, but I doubt the decals will be fit to use, so we will see. Juraj guitarlute101, Mr b, kkarlsen and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I built this 40 years ago asa kid! I STILL REMEMBER trying to line up the booms lol looking forward to reminiscing as you build this beauty. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Considering how good a modeler you are, I am very interested to see what you do with this old pig. I've built a couple of them, and they are.....shall we say, not easy to do well. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Very cool. I have a great respect for anyone who can turn these older kits into jewels. Looking forward to progress! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarlute101 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 One of my favorite twin tail beauties, looking forward to your build. Mark Trak-Tor and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Cheers Bevan Trak-Tor and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardchapman5 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nice choice BiggTim and Trak-Tor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 This is going to be good. BiggTim and Trak-Tor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thanks, guys! Any hints, comments, tips and recommendations are very much appreciated! I have found two WIP threads here on the forum, so those will be helpful for sure. Juraj BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Are you going for OOB, or are you planning to make it accurate? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, BiggTim said: Are you going for OOB, or are you planning to make it accurate? Tim I have OOB in mind, but maybe I'll try to improve some things. I'm no P-38 guru though, so we will see. I wonder how useful would the Eduard's PE interior/exterior sets for Trumpeter's kit be? Anyone has an idea? Juraj BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I tried to build one of those kits in the 1990's but gave up, I've only done that about 5 times since I restarted building models in around 1986, so it will be interesting for me to see how you get one with it. Cheers Dennis BiggTim and Trak-Tor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 How accurate is the shape irrespective of build difficulty? If it's a good platform to work from I might give it a go & kitbash with the Trump kit.. Cheers, D.B. Trak-Tor and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) Ok, well, it would take a much longer discussion to cover this! In short, the Revell kit has horrible raised (and inaccurate) surface detail, awful landing gear, terrible cockpit detail, and the front chin scoop openings are bad. The overall shape is pretty good, so the best success I have had was to sand the crap out of it and re-scribe, then close it up and make it a flight display, but that's your call. As far as using Trumpeter kit AM, I'd say you might make use of some cockpit details, and maybe some gear bay stuff, but a lot of the other exterior stuff may not work well. Your mission, should you choose to do it OOB, is a tough one. To do it accurately would be even tougher, but you certainly have the skill, so I'm excited to see what you do. Tim Edited January 7, 2019 by BiggTim Trak-Tor, D.B. Andrus and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Juraj, I have this in the stash as well along with resin turbo/superchargers and the full Big Ed PE set. After looking at the PE bits for the interior, anything will be better then what Revell gave us! I've not investigated the exterior bits or gear bays but would assume its an improvement here too. Plus its brass, so if you need to trim a bit its easy! Trak-Tor and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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