Thank you gentlemen, I will be proceeding with the third Lightning which is the P-38D. I had put this kit together and left it mothballed for sometime. Its evident by the yellowing glue marks...it's already engraved so no scribing for this one.
The difference on this variant is that the scoops under the propeller is minus the chin. The front of the canopy is also not flat. The actuating arm for the front main wheel is forward instead of at the back. Another feature difference is that the canopy door on the top opens to the side rather than back.
The cockpit arrangement is the same...
The joints to the boom still needed puttying but not as much as the Monogram kit.
The surface looks so much cleaner minus the rivets
The seatbelts I made earlier have been added.
I wanted one side of the canopy wound down so I I left a strip as a support. It's sprayed with interior green as the first coat.
Cheers,
Richard