A cone of shame, a table surfing yellow lab, and a P-38 in the wrong place at the wrong time…
Category: Academy P-38F Lightning
Academy P-38F Build Report 2: Main Assembly
The Academy P-38 (and based on the reviews I’ve read, any 1/48 P-38) is a kit you build because you want a Lightning on your shelf, not a Lighting you build because it’s a great kit. It’s a destination model. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad model. Just…not a model I’d pull out of the…
Academy P-38F Build Report 1: The Cockpit
Most of the prominent World War II fighters are pretty well represented in 1/48th scale, with at least one “definitive” kit and a few others close on their heels. There are, of course, a few exceptions, notably the Soviet fighters (though Zvezda is rolling that back somewhat with their fantastic La-5 series) and, strangely, the…
The Next Build(s) – Play it Again, Sam…
My nostalgia builds haven’t quite gone as planned. Everything was going swimmingly with the Monogram P-47 until I hit the decal stage. Then, well…yeah. The Revell P-38 is another story. I hadn’t gotten anywhere near as far along on it as the Thunderbolt. But…it’s going to be done up in a natural metal finish, which…
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