P-38J Lightning, Droop Snoot, Airfix, 1/72, Conversion, Parte 2

 

The P-38 Droop Snoot doesn't exist in 1/72. Here, I continued its conversion. I made the mold of the bomber's nose and thermoformed it with acetate from a supermarket meat tray.

Once the pieces were in place, they were adhered with white glue and reinforced with epoxy modeling clay.

The nose was filled with acrylic filler to match.

With the basic paint job complete, several coats of varnish were applied. I started with the insignia.

Now for the air intakes. The Airfix model is a P38F, and the Droop is a conversion of a P-38J. I also built them with epoxy modeling clay. This sculpting process is quick and easy, but the drying time is not.

I'm almost finished with the stars. The last correction is the toothpick tips.

Las helices las contruyo sobre un eje metalico (un clavo), con acetato y plastlina epoxica

I build the propellers on a metal axis (a nail), using acetate and epoxy modeling clay.