Tamiya 61120 Lockheed P-38F/G Lighting 1/48 scale kit

This is a plastic model kit and assembly is required.

- Based on the request of the US Army Air Corps in February 1937, developed as a fighter with high speed, heavy armed, long-range flight performance.
- Proud of the production number of about 10,000 aircraft, it is Lockheed's first formula adopted fighter P-38 Lightning that produced many ace pilots.
- Two V-type 12-cylinder engines with a supercharger are installed to pursue speed, a long boom extending behind the engine cowl is connected with a tail, and a unique structure is used to place a pilot on the center fuselage.
- Recorded 675km / h at the first flight, also demonstrated excellent climbing power.
- In addition, it features a powerful firepower that placed 4 12.7mm machine guns and one 20mm cannon on the nose. In addition, due to its long cruising capability and high bomb loading capability, he also served as a fighter-bomber.
- Deployed on the European front from around 1942, also active as a mainstay asylum fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of strategic bombers.
- On the other hand, it was also introduced to the Pacific front from the end of 1942, and it is also known that it participated in the vengeance operation that surprised the boarder of Isoroku Yamamoto in 1943.
- Since the birth of P-38, please enjoy the aircraft that became the starting point of the innovative design philosophy of Lockheed, which continues to produce the original military aircraft that goes to the forefront of the times.

[Model outline]
- 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit.
- Total length 240mm, total width 330mm.
- Reproduce the unique aircraft shape faithfully by the actual coverage.
- Modeled without leaving the features of the early model, such as a slim engine cowling, a main wing with a built-in intercooler on the front edge, and the first draft shield with curved surface.
- Main girder parts integrated with the front leg storage are available to achieve the strength of the main wing and the precise angle of the heel.
- A convertible kit that can be assembled by selecting F type or G type.
- The windshield can be opened or closed.
- Second windshield parts dedicated to F type that opens horizontally and G type that opens vertically are available.
- In addition to the characteristic control wheels, the cockpit has a three-dimensional finish, including bulletproof glass placed behind the sight and radio equipment behind the cockpit.
- The rear part of the fuselage is inserted with an integrated horizontal tail and fixed with a rudder component. Both ease of assembly and accuracy of tail alignment.
- The front leg and main pedestal cylinder use foil stamping decals.
- The smart nose shape equipped with 4mm 12.7mm machine gun and 20mm cannon is also the highlight.
- With weight to increase stability during the exhibition.
- 1 doll with sitting posture, 2 types of markings, with actual machine manual.