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Russ King
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P 38J Tamiya 1/48

September 9, 2023 · in Aviation · · 20 · 0.6K

P 38 J #131 Major Thomas McGuire. 431st FS, 475th Fighter Group.
Pudgy III

. Out of box except for eduard seatbelts.

Vallejo metals over primer and Mr color GX2 gloss black. Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics.

Really great kit. Fun build. Highly recommend. Have to work to screw this one up. Didn't add the aerials/antenna but may at some point.

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20 responses

  1. Glad to see the J model is as easy to build as their F/G was.

    Very nice job.

  2. Well done with the Vallejo

  3. Excellent build and paint job.

    Agreed on all points about this kit. I just finished mine. Sent it in as a build article to MM.
    A pic of the final build (Robin Old's Scat II).

    1 attached image. Click to enlarge.

  4. Very nice work indeed! 👍

  5. Fantastic job allover, Russ!
    Well done!

  6. Really nice result, Russ @rfking
    The metal painting looks very good.

  7. Very well done. If only they would do this aircraft in 1/32nd scale

  8. Well done, Russ (@rfking). NMF is very well done.

  9. That looks awesome … I’m going to have to breakdown and buy one of these Tamiya Lightnings… this one really looks nice.

  10. Great job! recently finished the f/g kit and it was a dream to build, will have to add the J to my stash. Excellent result

  11. A stunning replica!

  12. Looks great, especially in the outdoor photos.

  13. A very nice Lightning - well done!

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