Global Scale Modeller

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:29 pm**

Hi everyone,
I started to assemble this aged (2008) Hasegawa kit:

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

to make the P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" based in Foggia (Italy) 1944.

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

A quick look inside the box:

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

I'll use this Eduard detail set:

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:29 pm**

First steps ...

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2022 6:16 pm**

Good start

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:29 pm**

Wonderful!

Posted: **Wed Dec 07, 2022 3:53 pm**

Undecarriage ready to be assembled ....

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

Main body assembled ... I have a bit of filling and sanding work ahead of me ...

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

Posted: **Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:59 pm**

Very nice work, the pe parts give another level for this kit!

Posted: **Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:31 pm**

looking good so far.

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:25 pm**

Ready for metal paint ...

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

The kit after multiple coats of TS-17 Aluminium Tamiya sprayed with airbrush ...

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

Posted: **Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:57 pm**

The Tamiya paint is still a good one, nice result!

Posted: **Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:56 pm**

I tried, for the first time, to paint the national insignia and other symbols with the montex super mask instead of using decals ...

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

... and this is the result ...

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

Posted: **Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:12 pm**

Very striking paint work.

Posted: **Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:39 am**

That is some incredible skills you've got. Looks fantastic

P-38J 95th Fs, 82th FG - "Gotterdammerung" - Hasegawa 1:48