Tamiya Model Magazine – September 2019

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Lockheed’s Lightning joins Tamiya’s 1:48 aircraft line-up

66 September 2019 TMMI 287

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I

have loved the Lockheed P-38 Lightning

ever since I started to understand what

aircraft were. The famous twin-booms are,

of course, an immediate identifier but as

a young lad I always liked the cockpit pod

between the engines as it reminded me of

my beloved Star Wars machinery: as any

regular reader of this page will know, I do

love my Star Wars stuff!

For Tamiya to create a P-38 as a new-tool

1:48 model is a dream come true for me

(and many others around the world for sure)

and I will be building the kit as soon as I

possibly can! Tamiya’s P-38F/G will come

with weights to keep the nosewheel on the

ground, plus decals for the aircraft that was

involved in the shooting-down of Admiral

Yamamoto’s G4 ‘Betty’ bomber. ●

See you again next time

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have loved the Lockheed P-38 Lightning or Tamiya to create a P-38 as a new-tool and I will be building the kit as soon as I and I will be building the kit as soon as I

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