Does seem like a no-brainer eh!?!

I've built the Monogram and Hasegawa kit a few times and there's nothing a little elbow grease won't take care of. Still I certainly wouldn't pass by a better quality kit.

Steve, thanks! One I haven't built is the Academy, I'll give it a look next time I want to build a P-38.

I built the Academy 1/48 P-38 as a comission a while back and it is a very nice model to build having good fitting parts. As I recall I used maybe a dab of PPP as filler on one of the boom to wing joins but otherwise no filler.

The old Dragon 1/72 P-38s are also pretty decent. The 1/32 Trumpeter P-38 has some nice detailing but have read about fitting issues and other issues about the engines.

I do agree if Tamiya would come out with one it will be with the usual excellent quality with glove fitting parts.

Couldn't agree more, it's long overdue. Are you listening Tamiya?

I'm really hoping Tamiya will do one. They would be printing money even if they came in at a $69-$79 price tag. Look at how their F-14 is selling.

I'd prefer to pay $40 or less for it, but that's not realistic.

But if we can have good P-61s, Fw-189s and those sorts of things, why not a P-38?!

-BD-

I agree,long overdue

Well, Murph, I agree. Several versions of the P-38 are long overdue. I do have a Hasegawa P-38J in my stash that will eventually be done up as "Yippee", but an earlier version, like a P-38E (Glacier Girl) and a P-38M night fighter in 1/48 scale would be top sellers.