Lockheed P-38J Lightning No. 5000 YIPPEE
Not Minicraft, but a knockoff! Close enough!
Assembly instructions. I received the kit with forward fuselage and wings already glued together.
Marking instructions.
Parts trees. It took me only 30 minutes to assemble this little forked-tail devil. No real problems, however some filing and filling of seams was necessary.
And now for a coat of "vermillion red" paint. Bottom view
Top view.
Oh no! Decals shattered! Duh! I should have oversprayed with Future Acryllic floor polish first. Will do so for the remainder. In the meantime, I put on the kit provided US insignia.
US insignia decals applied.
Remaining unused portion of Microscale 14-130 P-38J Decals.
Received new YIPPEE decals for a Minicraft P-38 from Lee Fogel. I can't thank you enough.
Bottom view
Top view. Painted cockpit in zinc chromate yellow, black propellers and brown super chargers.
Right side view. Still need to paint silver window frames.
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19 May 2024, 08:55 -