1/32 P-38L-5-LO Lightning
Trumpeter 1/32 P-38L-5-LO Lightning is a plastic kit of the American twin-engined fighter. It has 362 parts, detailed engines and photo-etched parts. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
With its twin booms and central nacelle housing the pilot, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a marked departure from earlier American fighters. Its concentrated nose armament of four .50 cal machine guns and a 20 mm cannon, together with long range, made it an important type especially in the Pacific. The P-38L, the most numerous version, retained the hydraulically boosted ailerons and dive flaps of the last P-38J block and received more powerful Allison engines.
According to the manufacturer, the Trumpeter kit in 1/32 scale contains 362 parts on 19 sprues, three rubber tyres, metal shafts for the ailerons and flaps, two photo-etched frets with hinges and engine intake screens, and a film for the instrument panel. The engines are fully detailed and the flaps are workable. The finished model spans 495 mm.
The manufacturer lists markings for a P-38L-5-LO of the 431st FS/475th FG, 5th AF. The large model with exposed engines works well in a display cabinet or in a simple forward airstrip scene. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
Nationality: USA. Period: World War II.
