Model Kits Tamiya | 1/48 P38 J Lightning

Our Legendary 1/48 Aircraft Series Welcomes The J Variant Of The Lockheed P-38 Lightning! Our First P-38 Kit, Released In Late 2019, Came In The Form Of The F/G Variant, And It Quickly Became The Definitive P-38 Kit Of The Modeling World.

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning Was An American Twin Engine Fighter Aircraft Produced By Lockheed; It Was The First Lockheed Fighter Aircraft Which Was Officially Adopted Into Service. The P-38’S Variants Were Used During World War Ii And They Reached About 10,000 Production Planes. Equipped With Intercoolers Under Engines, The P-38J Lightning Yielded 1,450Hp At High Altitude And Maximum 1,600Hp, Plus Longer-Range Courtesy Of Fuel Tanks In Its Wingtip Leading Edges In Addition To The Main Fuel Tank. As A Result, The P-38J Offered Stable And Astonishing Performance At Any Altitude, And Gained Great Renown Among American Fighter Aircraft.

• The Unique Form (Twin-Engine, Twin-Tailplane) With Radiator Fairing And Larger Engine Cowlings Of The P-38J (Late P-38) Is Accurately Captured.
• Features Realistic Renderings Of Air Ducts Connecting Intercoolers To Oil Coolers.
• New-Shape Turbo Superchargers Are Realistically Depicted.
• The First Canopy With The Flat Front Glass And 2-Part Third Canopy Are Authentically Recreated.
• The Second Canopy Can Be Depicted Open Or Closed. A 1-Part Slide-Molded Piece Succinctly And Realistically Depicts Closed Canopy, And The Three Parts Including Vertically Openable Upper Hatch Recreates The Opened Canopy.
• New Parts Are Added To Depict Wingtip Leading Edges Which Have Detailed Refueling Ports.
• The Steering Wheel Is Replaced By A Gun-Grip Type Stick.
• A Detailed Cockpit Features Separate Side Walls With The Throttle Box And Radio While The Lynn-3 Gunsight, Radio At The Back Of Cockpit And More Are Also Depicted.
• Nose Landing Gear Has Updated Fork And Main Landing Gear Has Reinforced Upper Rotating Struts.
• The Spar Part (Combined With The Nose Landing Gear Bay) Is Inserted Into Wing, Which Ensures An Accurate Dihedral Angle.
• Contains Parts To Recreate Two Each Of 150- And 300-Gallon Drop Tanks.
• Weights For Nose And Right, Left Engine Cowlings Are Included In The Kit To Ensure Correct Balance Of The Model When Displayed.
• Comes With Three Marking Options, Including The “Marge” P-38J Which The Us Ace Pilot, Richard Ira Bong Flew.
• Comes With Canopy Masking Stickers And A Full-Color Painting Guide.
• 1/48 Scale Plastic Model Assembly Kit
• Length: 240Mm, Width: 330Mm.