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Monogram 1/48 P-38J Lightning

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Monogram 1/48 P-38J Lightning

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CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Description

This is a plastic model, assembly required. The Lockheed P-38J was one of the great American warplanes of WWII. It employed a radically new design with a center fuselage while the two outer booms carried twin engines, turbo superchargers, radiators, and landing gear. Features Any of three variants, various armament packages, waterslide decals.

Product Details

Product Length:	28.0 inches
Product Width:	14.0 inches
Product Height:	14.0 inches
Product Weight:	0.63 pounds
Package Length:	13.1 inches
Package Width:	9.5 inches
Package Height:	3.4 inches
Package Weight:	0.75 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 9 reviews

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:

Best value for a 1/48 P-38J/L Feb 05, 2011 By JDB
As with most Revell kits - the price is lower because of volume produced. Do not let this fool you. This is a great kit. You can build a P-38J/L, P-38M or a P-38J Drop Snoot (not a pathfinder version).

Comes with 2x "Tree" Rocket launchers, 2x drop tanks, 2x 500lb bombs along with all the parts for all 3 versions.

Only 2 minor problems with this kit:
1. The tail is very heavy and requires weight in the nose or use the included stand on the tail
2. The propellers are both pitched for counterclockwise rotation - not accurate for the starboard engine

It is the best late P-38 kit on the market, don't let the 2 problems stop you - the weight is easy to fix and there are aftermarket props. The kit still looks good with the included props.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Lightning Oct 08, 2010 By Houstonmodeler
This was a very fun model to build. I usually have a lot of trouble with making Revell models on account of fitting issues. This kit however was very fun to build. Parts fit well with little putty needed. If you are a halfway decent builder you can make this kit look awesome.
The only tricky part i found was fitting the nose and guns through the holes.I chose to build the Marge version of this kit. I might buy another to build the Night version of this,which is Gloss black with night spying equipment.
On a side note ,i did not go with the specified paint scheme of the superchargers. I painted them olive drab,copper fins,aluminum rings and flat black wires. Its a little more detailed but it really stands out and looks nice against the aluminum paint.
For the body color i used Tamiyas bare aluminum spray.

7 of 9 found the following review helpful:

best plane ever Jul 25, 2010 By J. Valk
this plane is extremely fun model to build you can build 3 different versions the night fighter the fighter bomber and the path finder all them look really good and detailed once you finish it so buy it now!!!

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

P38 Sep 10, 2010 By nieuport17
Interesting model that can be build into 3 different variants.
This model's cast must have been used many times because some parts don't fit as tight as I would like to--need fillers at multiple joints.
Need a lot of weights in the engine section because this modle is back heavy (I end up using a lot of metal nuts). If no weights, it will tip back wards.
The model end up pretty heavy.
Over all, it was a fun project with good details.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Excellent item at a reasonable price. Jan 23, 2012 By Jared B.
This item arrived and was a warehouse deal and served me well. Great Christmas gift for cheap from Amazon. Excellent value right here.

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