brewerjerry Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hi All Just got off e bay a revell 1:72 P-38 F/G/ H However i can find no info on the web about it anyone know anything ? it has the 'early type' engine cowls, so its not the later 'big rad' type. cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) I can see they did a F-4A which had the early style engines and recon nose, though other iterations were the later armed J/L/M with chin intakes. Maybe Revell reboxed/cross kitted with the earlier engines & armed nose? Post note. Found the kit if this is the right one: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/311341-revell-h-216-lockheed-p-38f-f-4c-lightning Edited January 15, 2018 by Tempestwulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 It is a Revell kit from the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) Hi I have the old one this one is different sprues https://www.ebay.ca/itm/REVELL-1-72-P-38F-G-H-LIGHTNING-272-bagged-model-kit-/142649091523?txnId=0&redirect=mobile cheers jerry Edited January 15, 2018 by brewerjerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilneBay Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I built it many years ago and found it to be a nice model of the recon version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hi just noticed in the photo the instructions say monogram pro modeller, so seems seller labelled it wrong still the sprues seem ok cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) My gut feeling is that it looks "Hasegawaish", but I don't even know if Hase did an early P-38 in 72. Edit again: Looks like I was half-right! I do believe that what you've got is the 1/48 ProModeler kit, which IS Hasegawa tooling. Thought some of the bits looked familiar, but the decal sheet seems to clinch it. I've noted a fair number of errors with stated scale on eBay. Edited January 15, 2018 by gingerbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Hugo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Those sprues are almost certainly from the 48th scale Hasegawa kit. ( I see gingerbob has identified source) As to the Revell 72nd scale kits They released the F4 (reconnaissance) version and a P-38J. For some reason my kits are mixed up the wrong way and the P38J has P38E/F/G/H style radiators and vice versa for the F4. The two (72nd scale) kits are very similar but has the appropriate differences as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I don't remember the radiators, but I do remember that the early and late Revell Lightnings had the turbo installation wrong-way-round. In other words, the fairing typical of the early models was on the wing of the late kit, and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Hugo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, gingerbob said: I don't remember the radiators, but I do remember that the early and late Revell Lightnings had the turbo installation wrong-way-round. In other words, the fairing typical of the early models was on the wing of the late kit, and vice versa. I do not remember the radiators either, will need to dig kits out of the stash. I do know I landed up buying a number of Airfix P38E/F's. Now there is a possibly a kit that Airfix could re-release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I like the Airfix kit. Sure, you have to sand off all the rivets but that doesn't take long, and then it's really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hi All Thanks for the info, well at least the P-38 bit was correct in the auction. cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hi All your right seller just messaged me to say he noticed it is 1:48 when packing it so looks like it is the hasegawa moulding. cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 This is the Revell kit: Made some decades earlier. modelldoc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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