Best p-38 Lightning

lsc1002 · Post by **lsc1002** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:10 pm

What is the best paint scheme on the P-38?

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:19 pm

I like the all black P-38M night fighter, and the all orange "YIPPEE" P-38J. It was painted in its orange paint to celebrate the 5,000th Lightning made.

lsc1002 · Post by **lsc1002** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:32 pm

I saw a 1/48 Franklin Mint version of the "Yippee" it was pretty cool.

KWR190 · Post by **KWR190** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:41 pm

never seen this before Lighting ambulance pods

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/UR ... p38-33.jpg

Kurt

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:43 pm

Man that must have been a scary ride. To bad for those guys if the gear would not go down.

KWR190 · Post by **KWR190** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:46 pm

That would be a cool mod for the P38

Kurt

Rogo · Post by **Rogo** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:31 pm

Best paint scheme? California Cutie

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:12 pm

"Virginia Marie".

aktiger · Post by **aktiger** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:06 pm

I prefer "Marge". Just something about the most kills of an American ace in WW2 on the side of a plane....

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:34 pm

Marge was my 2nd choice, would look good next to Pudgy.

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:52 am

I like the S1 version, with the D-day Invasion markings.

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:23 am

Of the 21st P-38s, I think Halakelea is the best. It's authentic and unique among the series.

-Ski

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:48 am

I like the S1 D-Day P-38 among the XD planes as well. It is, after all, the one I own

The Haleakala and Putt Putt Maru P-38s would have to be my next favorites.

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:15 am

KWR190 wrote:never seen this before Lighting ambulance pods

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/UR ... p38-33.jpg

Kurt

Pilot..."What's this button do?"
Wounded Soldier..." AHHHH!!!!"
I would hope there was some sort of fail safe to prevent that!

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:40 am

Putt Putt Maru is my favorite.

Mark

Flytiger · Post by **Flytiger** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:19 am

If you put on the right decals ("Wine Women and Song") the S1 D-day is probably my favorite, but it's a hard choice to make.

I'm getting tempted to shop for a broken one and turn it into an earlier version in Rex Barber's markings - then again, Lefty Gardner's air-show/racer is really impressive.

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