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Offline Rod The Fixer

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P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« on: December 05, 2022, 12:21:15 AM »
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Hi everyone,
I started to assemble this aged (2008) Hasegawa kit:


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to make the P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" based in Foggia (Italy) 1944.


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A quick look inside the box:


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I'll use this Eduard detail set:


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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2022, 12:21:54 AM »
First steps ...


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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2022, 03:54:34 AM »
Interesting choice for the cockpit. Only seen them in the green tone.


Ian.
Still building, still grumpy.

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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2022, 11:50:42 PM »
Undecarriage ready to be assembled ....


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Main body assembled ... I have a bit of filling and sanding work ahead of me ...


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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2022, 12:21:20 AM »
Ready for metal paint ...


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The kit after multiple coats of TS-17 Aluminium Tamiya sprayed with airbrush ...


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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2022, 03:00:50 AM »
Oooh! Shiny!  8)

But also quite sexy in black.  :-*
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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2022, 12:50:21 AM »
I tried, for the first time, to paint the national insignia and other symbols with the montex super mask instead of using decals ...


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 ... and this is the result ...

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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2022, 08:32:08 PM »
Very good result! 8)
"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."

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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2022, 01:30:18 AM »
Ready for take off ...   :D


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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2022, 02:52:15 PM »
Another excellent RtF Production! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :smiley:
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"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."

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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2022, 03:26:30 AM »
Wow - That P-38 came out great! How hard was the masking to do?

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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2022, 01:09:04 AM »
Wow - That P-38 came out great! How hard was the masking to do?

Not so hard. Frank ...
you have to Take care not to damage the metal paint.

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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2022, 01:24:07 AM »
Another excellent RtF Production! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :smiley:

Thanks, mate  ;)

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Re: P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2023, 12:49:38 PM »
Phantastic Job you did !  I nearly forgot how nice the shape of the lighting is … remembered me at a airshow ten years ago, standing 10 meters beside the RedBull P38 while starting the engines .

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