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                        Trumpeter 1/32 P-38L news

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Trumpeter 1/32 P-38L news
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 7:54 AM
                        Hiya, folks!
                        Just picked up the latest issue of Model Art magazine, and they had some info on Trumpeter's 1/32 P-38L release, along with some cool test shots of the kit on the sprues.

                        Release is slated for the beginning of Spring. The pix show 8 sprues, 1 sprue of clear parts, rubber tires, and three small sprues of unidentifiable black parts.

                        From the pix it's evident that all control surfaces are separate. Also included are two bombs and two drop tanks.

                        Looks good so far!Big Smile [:D]
                        ~Brian
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                        oldhooker
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:35 AM
                        Hmmm... I gotta get me one of them!!! Big Smile [:D]

                        Thanks for the heads-up, J!
                        Frank

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:34 AM
                        It's on my list too, Frank!
                        Ever since I struggled to cobble together Revell's old P-38J a million years ago, I7ve yearned for a decent 1/32 Lightning.
                        And shortly we shall have it!
                        ~Brian
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                        Bones-coa
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Savannah, GA USA
                        Posted by Bones-coa on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 2:57 PM
                        Is there anywhere on the net where we can see this?

                        Dana F
                        Dana F On the bench: Tamiya DO335B-2 with LOTS of Aires stuff (On Hold) Trumpeter A-10 with LOTS and LOTS of aftermarket goodies! (On Hold) Tamiya 240ZG (In work)
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, November 28, 2003 3:56 PM
                        I'm holding out for a 1/24 scale! Tongue [:P]

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        John P
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Joisey
                        Posted by John P on Friday, November 28, 2003 6:51 PM
                        I need a bigger house!

                        I think I'll wait till they do a P-47.
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                        inpw1
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: u.s.a.
                        Posted by inpw1 on Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:09 AM
                        wifes gonna kill me.....first it was the 1/48 b-17......then the new f-18 they have out......but i just gotta have a 1/32 lightning.......(think i need to make sure my will is in order)
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                        Bones-coa
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Savannah, GA USA
                        Posted by Bones-coa on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 8:23 AM
                        Anyone have any idea where to get info on Trumpter's new kits? Their website hasn't been updated in 6 months so there is nothing on the P-38. I'd love to find the source that these distrubutors are using.

                        BTW, greatmodels.com is taking pre-orders on this kit.

                        Dana F
                        Dana F On the bench: Tamiya DO335B-2 with LOTS of Aires stuff (On Hold) Trumpeter A-10 with LOTS and LOTS of aftermarket goodies! (On Hold) Tamiya 240ZG (In work)
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 10:58 AM
                        Dana, I don't see anything on the web either. The latest news I see is in the Japanese hobby mags, such as Model Art, where I found this P-38 info.
                        ~Brian
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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 11:03 AM
                        Do they include the additional gun packs as well?? I think the L model could be outfitted with up to 12 .50 calibers, couldn't they???
                        Mike
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                        echolmberg
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Green Bay, WI USA
                        Posted by echolmberg on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 12:23 PM
                        Twelve .50 cals???? Wow! Never heard of that one. I didn't see it in the D&S book I have on the Lightning. Has anyone heard of this? A 38 with twelve .50s would make an awesome model not to mention a deadly plane!

                        Eric

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                        Melgyver
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Lafayette, LA
                        Posted by Melgyver on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 2:48 PM
                        May be some confusion there. I heard my Dad talk of the A-20 and B-25 gun nose conversions but never said they experimented with upgunning a P-38. He was in the 5th AAF and was in the 81st Air Depot in Australia in 42 and 43.

                        Clear Left!

                        Mel

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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Thursday, December 4, 2003 7:25 AM
                        Let me check my books.... I know I saw it somewheres.....
                        Mike
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                        therriman
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Thursday, December 4, 2003 9:44 AM
                        More good news from Trumpeter. They are trying to win our hearts one kit at a time.

                        I think it's working.
                        Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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                        jimz66
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Winsted CT
                        Posted by jimz66 on Thursday, December 4, 2003 4:18 PM
                        I'll second that, I can't wait to be able to afford some of them. Hopefully someday. Their prices seam very competitive and very resonable for the larger scales. Now if only they would do a TBM/TBD Avenger, or how about an up to date SBD, or even a Devestator or Bearcat? How about a P-40... the list never ends does it?
                        Phantoms rule the skies!!!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 4:24 PM
                        Trumpeter is releasing a 1/32 avenger sometime in the (hopefully) near future. Their 1/32 P-40 should be hitting stores this week.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 8:04 PM
                        As much as i like the lightning i have to say that i will stick with 1/48 due to attachment problemsAshamed [*^_^*] "if you know what i mean. But would love to build one.
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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Friday, December 5, 2003 7:36 AM
                        Hmm....can't find my source on that. It's not in my books, so it must've been an online source from back when I was doing weapons research for a WWII flight sim I play....
                        Mike
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                        Melgyver
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Lafayette, LA
                        Posted by Melgyver on Friday, December 5, 2003 11:59 AM
                        Jeeves,

                        I'll "eat crow"! But it will be in a Gumbo! I found the picture and caption of a P-38 with 8 .50 cals in the nose and two twin .50 gun pods, one under each wing! It's in Squadron Signal's P-38 In Action book # 1109 on page 43. I can't believe I missed it before. That would make an interesting conversion. Only with all those fifties in the nose there wasn't any room for much ammo! Probably why it didn't happen. Just goes to show you that you learn something every day! Thanks!

                        Clear Left!

                        Mel

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