In this video, FineScale Modeler editor Aaron Skinner is "At the Workbench" using the Czech Master's Kits F4A1 Recon Lightning conversion set and other scale modeling tools and tricks to convert a Tamiya 1/48 scale Lockheed P38F/G Lightning into an Australian reconnaissance plane.

00:00 Opening and intro
00:41 Removing kit parts
01:13 Readying the resin parts
02:23 Attaching the resin parts
02:45 Fixing fit issues
03:24 Assembling the plane
03:50 Using Tamiya putty to even surfaces
04:13 Prepping for paint and installing clear parts
05:42 Priming and cleaning up details
06:49 Painting and masking
09:35 Making mistakes and cleaning them up
10:12 Repainting and masking
11:03 A new kind of masking
12:16 Preparing for decals and painting the wheels
13:04 Decaling
14:06 Detailing and weathering
16:08 Removing masks and discussing the process
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