Revell 1:48 P38J Lightning

by Revell

Product Features

• Features: Build in any of three versions, various armament packages, waterslide decals
• 118 parts in silver, black, and clear with raised panel lines and rivets
• Detailed cockpit with instrument panel, seat, opening canopy
• Detailed nose gun bay for fighter and night fighter variants
• Illustrated assembly instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 28 x 14 x 14 inches ; 10.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DEW82
• Item model number: RMXS5479
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,054 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #11 in Toys & Games > Hobbies > Model Building Kits > Aircraft
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Lockheed P-38J was one of the great American warplanes of WWII. It employees a radically new design with a center fuselage while the two outer booms carried twin engines, turbo superchargers, radiators, and landing gear. Features: Build in any of three versions, various armament packages, waterslide decals. 1:48 Scale. Skill Level 2-requires paint and glue (not included). 118 parts in silver, black, and clear with raised panel lines and rivets. Optional parts to build one of 3 variants: standard P-38J fighter, P-38J "Droop Snoot" pathfinder, and P-38M two seat night fighter. Cockpit detail: control wheel, instrument panel, seat, opening canopy. Detailed nose gun bay for fighter and night fighter variants.

Product Description

1:48 scale. Length 9 1/4" Wingspan 12 11/16" 118 pieces. The Lockheed P-38J was one of the great American warplanes of WWII. It employes 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. SKILL 2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best value for a 1/48 P-38J/L, February 5, 2011

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JDB - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Revell 1:48 P38J Lightning (Toy)

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 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lightning, October 8, 2010

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Houstonmodeler - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Revell 1:48 P38J Lightning (Toy)

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 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best plane ever, July 24, 2010

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J. Valk (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Revell 1:48 P38J Lightning (Toy)

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!!!