Customer Reviews

Revell 1:48 P38J Lightning

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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.

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.

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!!!

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.

This item arrived and was a warehouse deal and served me well. Great Christmas gift for cheap from Amazon. Excellent value right here.

I was concerned as to this set being so inexpensive as compared to other similar sets, yet now that I have it I am not worried. It's bigger than my P-51D and seems to be good so far. I am in the process of assembly, but this set is probably a lot more expensive at a brick-and-mortar because it is of the same quality of any other kit I've used.

The plane was a great gift for my husband. He loves to put things like this together. I'm glad I brought it because it gave me time to do me. I know kids wil enjoy this as well

Excellent model for the price with decent detail. You have to be good with an Xacto knife if you want to build the night fighter version. The cockpit detail is very good for a less than $20 build. If you want to spend a week having fun with a quick build, its an excellent product.