Designed by Lockheed after a 1937 U.S. Army Air Corps request, the P-38 Lightning featured twin V12 engines in booms beside a central cockpit and weapon hub. Renowned for its range, firepower, and payload, it proved a powerful fighter-bomber in Europe from 1942 and fought in the Pacific, notably shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in 1943, boosting Allied morale.

Features:

• This is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 240mm, width: 330mm.
• Exhaustive studies of actual P-38 aircraft enabled this precise recreation of the distinctive twin boom aircraft form,
• with particular highlights being early model slimline engine cowlings, wing shape and rounded canopy design.
• Integrated landing gear bay and wing spar parts ensure sturdy assembly and accurate recreation of angle.
• Choose between P-38F and P-38G canopy designs, with each able to be assembled open or closed.
• The detailed cockpit features recreations of the control wheel, bulletproof glass plate, rear-mounted radio equipment and more.
• One-piece tailplane horizontal stabilizer slides on and is secured by rudder components.
• Metallic finish decals are used on main and nose landing gear strut cylinders.
• The nose has depictions of four 12.7mm machine guns and the 20mm cannon.
• Weights are included to ensure correct balance of the model when on display.
• Comes with a seated pilot figure, two marking options and an informative background information leaflet in four languages.

Tamiya Color paints for painting the 1/48 Lockheed P-38 F/G Lightning