lucgeenen666 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 The Trumpeter P 38, very nice kit indeed. It was a joy to build. I decided to use alu foil for the bare metal parts which turned out rather fine. Greetings from Belgium. Luc Cheetah11, D.B. Andrus, Dragon and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Luc, this is just beautiful! Your foiling looks terrific! Very smooth - how did you apply the adhesive? Cheers, Rockie Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.W Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hello Luc, Great metal finish! Otto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Beautiful Big bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeA Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Really nice foiling job! The overall finish is impressive as well. It would be great if you could expand on how you did the foiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Neat !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucgeenen666 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Good evening. Thanks for the nice compliments guys. How I did the foiling?? The classic way, to be honnest. With kitchen alu foil and Micro Metal Foil Adhesive. Covering panel by panel and rubbing everything down with a toothpick until every rivet and panelline was visible. After that I polished everything with cotton buds. And that's about it together with a lot of practise. Luc mozart, Gazzas, Out2gtcha and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Looks MOST excellent! Really well done. If you are ever so inclined, try thinning the MS foil glue with 91% alcohol and shoot it through an airbrush. If you lay the foil down on a giant tile shiny side up, and with some water and a car body putty smoother, smooth out the foil to a perfectly flat pose. Then you can lay down the glue in very thin even layers, and it really reduces the amount of marks that come through the foil after its burnished Congrats on a VERY nice model! KUROK, Rockie Yarwood, D.B. Andrus and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Excellent job! Which parts did you find most difficult to cover? Rockie Yarwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Beautiful job Luc, foiling is a real art form and you’ve mastered it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 What a beautiful build, great job! Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucgeenen666 Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 Again thank you for those most encouraging words people. The most difficult parts to foil for me are the curves, aspecially the transition from wing to nacelles. Out2gtcha and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Awesome job! The P-38...another Lockheed "Great Plane"! I'm pretty tempted to pick one of those up! Cheers...Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Matt Foley Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 2:38 PM, Out2gtcha said: Looks MOST excellent! Really well done. If you are ever so inclined, try thinning the MS foil glue with 91% alcohol and shoot it through an airbrush. If you lay the foil down on a giant tile shiny side up, and with some water and a car body putty smoother, smooth out the foil to a perfectly flat pose. Then you can lay down the glue in very thin even layers, and it really reduces the amount of marks that come through the foil after its burnished Congrats on a VERY nice model! Brian this tip is invaluable. So you used a large piece of vinyl tile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Veich Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Beautiful job on the big Trumpy Lightning sir! I may have a go at this kit myself at some point. One small nitpick, unless something is broken you would never have both ailerons in the drooped position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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