Some sanding and the cowlings look much better, Carl.
Great work.

Great progress, Carl.
That was indeed the correct approach to modify the cowlings.

Got the mesh in today and started working on the cowlings and boom radiators. Small stuff and this is steel so a bit hard to cut. But worth it. Looks the part.

Love those small improvements, my friend @clipperboat!

Thanks Erik @airbum, Spiros @fiveten, and John @johnb. I'm trying out the "@" here to see if it works. Not sure why we do this, but I figured I'd give it a try.

The P-38 got the engine cowlings added to the booms yesterday after adding in some additional weights. It definitely sets down at the nose now as can be seen in the photograph.

However, the cowlings had some fit problems with several steps around the perimeter requiring some trim work, sanding , and additional putty work. I'll have to go back and restore the details as well. Only the left engine has been started so far so I can use the right one for a reference for restoring detail.

I also have to restore some detail on the booms after trying to get rid of ghost seams. I am going to apply an additional coat of primer on the kit to make sure I got those.

The "@" works, Carl @clipperboat
Quite some work on those cowls.
The term ghost seams is new to me, what exactly do you mean with 'ghost'.

Thanks Erik @airbum, Spiros @fiveten, and John @johnb

John, the term "ghost seam" refers to a seam that that is still slightly visible after seam work (sometimes only by turning the model a certain way in the light) . Typically, it shows up best after application of a coat of paint over the seam area.

Sorry, I sometimes forget that the English language, especially that spoken in the United States is full of phrases that can be confusing at times.

So is there any easy way to access these "@" tags. Currently, I have to open up each profile for a user in order to copy their tag. This can get tedious if you want to include everyone who responds.