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Best 1/72 P-38 kits?
Warbirds68
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: August 12, 2011
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 03:14 PM UTC
Any good 1/72 kits of the P-38 out there? I`ve seen a bunch available from different companies but which ones are the best /and or most accurate? Thank you!!!
Siderius
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Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 04:08 PM UTC
Hi there Ed, I really enjoyed the Academy 1/72 scale P-38J with European Theater markings. I've included a couple of photos of the finished product for you to look at. Take care, Russell






P.S. The kit went together well and even the decals were good, Academy has been improving them I've heard.

Jessie_C
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 04:57 PM UTC
Here's a link to a review of the Academy kit. It's considered to the state of the art these days.
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 11:13 PM UTC
The Dragon kits ok.
I reviewed the "Droop Snoot" version.
Review

And I built it as a P-38J.
Build Blog




Don't forget the nose weights

Nige
Warbirds68
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 03:44 AM UTC
Thanks all for the replies. And Russell and Nigel, excellent job on your builds!!!
Warbirds68
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 11:27 AM UTC

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Here's a link to a review of the Academy kit. It's considered to the state of the art these days.


Thank you!
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