P-38-X Blitz-Light

[Tophe]

congratulations!

[Wardukw]

A problem i also share Scot..and thanks to you mate it just got worse 
Cant wait for all the hassle  ..
I think its shelf designing time again 

[Scotaidh]

Right!  She's done!    No prizes for guessing the canopy's origin!    Suffice it to say that I was delighted, on opening a newly arrived model, to see that they'd given me two versions of the canopy - open and closed. 

Several things from the model I decided not to use.  No drop-tanks, cos she's a prototype, so no leaving the country.  Two little round scoops on the outside of the nacelles weren't used - I guess those had to do with the engine and ... well, they're different now.  I also got rid of the turbo-charger gubbins on top of the wing/nacelles, for the same reason. 

The three-part canopy - well, the rear part is from the spares bin, so no telling - likely a jet of some kind, possibly a MiG.  The front two bits, the slider and the windshield, are from a different type aircraft - one that was used by the Fleet Air Arm for some time before the USN decided their aviators had grown enough of a pair to OK them for carrier use. 

Oh - and I like cannon barrels to be visible.  If you've got it, flaunt it!  (I learnt that from The Producers.  )

[Rick Lowe]

 
Looks good.

[Tophe]

 
Great! Even better than I imagined!
I will try to draw it for my collection of P-38 drawings, thanks!

[Wardukw]

The P38 does look pretty good in British paint and yours Scot looks even better ..nice one indeed mate 

[Tophe]

I will try to draw it for my collection of P-38 drawings, thanks!

This is done, adding asymmetric derivatives (single boom or single engine) to complete as I take Lightnings 3 by 3, almost always

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/P38_persp_H_bu.jpg
Thanks again!

[su27rules]