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P38-F Decals
jcasilimasNY
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 04:00 AM UTC
Hi
I'm working in a P-38F (Academy 1/48), and I want to create a natural metal finish with color decals...but I can't find it on web stores. Do you know any decal set for NMF for a P38-F version?
do P38-F has NMF designs? or those came just from version J?
any advice?

cordially

Javier
mike_espo
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 05:58 AM UTC
That is actually a good point. I think the F model only used camoflage colors, not NMF.

I am planning to build a 1/48 hasegawa P-38G and I know they only used camoflage. The J and later as you say used NMF.
BlackWidow
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 06:27 AM UTC
Hi Javier,
I just checked all my P-38 decal sheets from Aeromaster/Eagle Strike. Sorry, but all early Lightnings (F/G/H) were painted in Olive Drab/Neutral Grey. I guess we'll only find NMF on late Lightnings (J/L). And even they often had OD/NG.
So if you go for a F-version then you probably have to paint her in Drab Battle Dress ....

Happy modelling!
Torsten
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