Looking fine there, Thomas! Such a nice finish! And amazing addition to the GB.

Thanks for the comments gentlemen, since I've perfected the art of building excellent 3 foot models.

Aligned or not Mark she really looks good. How did she do at the contest?

Had a day off so after "she that must be obeyed" informed me I must help in retiring the Christmas decorations back to storage, I could have some time at the bench. So I attempted to put some strickers on the P-38.

I used a combination of the Kits-World decals for the national markings and to ID it as Texas Terror, then the Academy decals for the stencils. That done I covered her in Future to seal the decals, all that's left is a dull coat finish, add the gear doors, canopy and antenna. Still doing some research to decide if I display her as a P-38E or an early P-38F.

Thanks Tom. She got nada. Alignment is a basic modeling skill so it knocks you out just like an unfilled seam would. Kudos to anyone who can align the booms on the academy/Hasegawa kits. One day I will build the Hobbyboss kit where it is not an issue.
Enjoying this build among others on here. Great stuff.

You might want to know that this was an early P-38F, with the side-opening "lid." The right hand side window did not roll down, and the lid opened to the right side. Further info: the upper surface is "green base" OD (same as British Dark Green), and the wheel wells, gear door interiors and gear were all painted aluminum lacquer. This from "Glacier Girl," which was only 10 serials away from Texas Terror.

She's looking great!

You knocked this one out of the park ! Looks great buddy...

I'll be looking forward to seeing more of it on the reveal.

We still have a month or so before the "Year of the Cat" winds down. But the "Official" ending date isn't going to be strictly enforced. I'm anxious to see what you picked out for the Year of the Cat GB too ...