Italeri 1/48 Scale Lockheed P38 / F-5E Lightning Plastic Model Kit

Build your static model fleet with the 1/48 Scale P38/F-5E Lightning Plastic Model Kit. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was without a doubt one of the most original aircraft of the 2nd World War. It was a revolutionary heavy bomber with its twin-boom fuselage, in which two Allison V engines were installed, with the pilot accommodated in an advanced cockpit at the centre of the aircraft.

The Lockheed P-38 was very sturdy, reliable and stable thanks to its engines which rotated in opposite directions. From the famous twin-engine bomber was born the version destined for reconnaissance and strategic tactics called the F-5E of which more than 500 samples were made. Deriving from the P-38J or the P-38L, the Lockheed F-5E was equipped with two Allison 12 cylinder V turbo compression 1.475hp engines which propelled the plane to over 660 Km/h. Its reconnaissance role was carried out in an outstanding way thanks to the aircraft’s operative ceiling. The high altitudes which it could reach made it difficult to be intercepted by enemy bombers.

The Italeri range of kits are manufactured from tough styrene plastic and provide a high level of scale detail. 

Specs:
Scale: 1/48
Material: Styrene plastic

Please Note: Paints, adhesives and cutting tools are not included.