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Thanks Peter, my trees are being watered daily with the hot sun here, and I have to prune them weekly and repot a few of them next spring…so adding anything to them right now would probably not be a good idea. But once older and their growth slows down, I definitely want to add some scenery, at scale, to make them look more like a large tree.
Dear DeanThanks Doc,
I recently lost my mom to lung cancer, stage 4. Once diagnosed she lived another 7 weeks!
I spent as much time as possible with her until she passed.
It was the hardest thing I have ever done! She was there to see me take my first breath and I was there when she took her last. I owed her that much, to be by her bedside and to comfort her. She died on August 7th and I still have good days and bad days, but hanging in there!
Thank you!Dear Dean
it's very sad news
I hope you are comforted by her memory.
you are doing wonderful work on this new project
Me too! That was the year I built mine as well. I've built a lot of their kits back those years. Flew a couple as U-control, but the rest were just static models. I still have a Corvair and a Sopwith Camel in my shop... dusty, but still mostly intact after forty years! The only thing that seems to have suffered over time is the decals, which seem to have cracked as they've dried out. I'm impressed by how the OP is covering his with thin balsa as a starting layer. Mine was all the old-fashioned tissue and doping process. I can't wait to see his progress as it brings back good memories. I think what he's doing as a memorial to his mother with the kit is outstanding, and I hope it brings him inner peace.
Love your work space. Very efficient!Currently I am skinning/covering the wings with 1/32” thick balsa wood. I am doing this because once all covered. I will add aluminum panels with rivets on top. So this is just the base that I will attach everything to.
I will cover the entire airplane this way.
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Thank you for your support and kind words!
Thank you, getting crowded with the size of this airplane!
Thank you Shota! Good to see you.Dear Dean
it's very sad news
I hope you are comforted by her memory.
you are doing wonderful work on this new project
Amen to that!Yes, that and the fact that I will see her again!
Thanks Daniel, welcome aboard.
From Wikipedia: "Its speed impressed the British, and the RAF quickly realized the airplane would possess excellent high altitude performance if the Allison V-1710 engine were replaced by the 60-Series Merlin. A similar proposal to cure the P-38's problems by replacing its Allisons with Merlins was quashed by the USAAF, after protests from Allison."
Interesting… I know the RR Merlin was capable of up to 1,800 Hp and the Allison was capable of up to 1,600 Hp. Not sure that equates to much difference, but since the comparison was at high altitude, that factors in other variables of performance. It must have something to do with air density at high altitudes?
The Allison did have lower performance numbers at higher altitude, hence the moving about with amongst others double turbocharged variants, plus they had their share of other issues, due to the extreme environment over Europe, making the P-38 less suited for the European War theater. There's a lot more information about that stuff in the Wikipedia article I linked to.
Hi Dean. If it’s that thin beware the ‘warpage’ from water based paints.
Good point, it is 1/32” or .031” thick, so I think it will be ok, but I will test an area first. I also have to be careful handling it.
While the P-38 did fair in the European skies, it flourished well in warm and humid air of the Pacific, and that is where the original Marge did her damage to the Japanize Air Forces.
Great job! Looks fantastic!
