Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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Tamiya 1/48 P-38
This is my attempt at what is probably 2019's most popular model, Tamiya's 1/48 P-38. It was a fun kit to put together, no fitting issues at all and the included weights and masks make it even easier to assemble and finish. Hope you like [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Lockheed P-38L Lightning 15th AF
Another contribution by my dad to our Airwar over Austria theme, built in 2015.
Hasegawa kit (Putt-Putt-Maru boxing), one of their weaker kits, with Kagero decals (miniTopcolors 33, Lightnings at War Pt.II)
Painted with Tamiya X-32 [...]
Review: 1/48th A/B-26 Invader, ICM/Monogram/Revell Review
With the new ICM new mold B-26B now in our hot little hands. Though overshadowed by the P-38 released about the same time. Still it was an anticipated and long awaited release that a lot of WWII model builders have waited for. I built [...]
Review: P-38 Lightning Review Part 2,Hasegawa 1/48th
Ever since Tamiya announced the that they were going to do a P-38 earlier this year, it was like wow and ever since that we have been impatiently waiting for it to hit the shelves. With one numb nut know it all swearing they will not do [...]
Review: We’re Being Invaded! Actually ICM’s B-26B Invader 1/48, it’s here.
It truly has been a great end of the year. With anticipating announcement earlier in the year now becoming available. Then those we have been waiting for like the AMK F-14D that seem like it would never be produced, during that span [...]
Review: Notes on assembling the Tamiya P-38
While this model will be completed over the weekend, it won't be reviewed at Modeling Madness (first place of publication) till November 7, since Scott went and played hooky and gave himself a life this week, pushing the reviews back a [...]
Color Information for those building the Tamiya P-38
Rather than worry about the color mixes Tamiya calls for in the kit instructions, here's what you need to know to paint your model. This is based on photos of Glacier Girl, the P-38F recovered from the Greenland icecap, which has been [...]
Review: Tamiya 1/48 P-38F/G Lightning in Review Pt 1
2019 has continued to be a year of incredible new mold kits and pleasant surprises and most have become available in the last quarter of the year. Just in time for the Christmas holiday season. The P-38 Lightning is one of them. And [...]
Review: Some observations regarding the Tamiya P-38
First: it lives up to the hype. As someone who spent quite a bit of time around "Glacier Girl" when she was at Chino, Tamiya has definitely done their research. Not clear whether they did this off GG or the "White 33" [...]
