One of their
most releases in MMP's Single series highlights the Lockheed P-38G Lightning.
The L version was featured in #13, but this is an earlier variant and there are
quite a few differences. The G was one of the types first sent into combat along
with the F. In Europe, the aircraft suffered from high altitude engine
detonation, a feature that was never really fixed. However, this was not an
issue in the Pacific where the plane operated at lower altitudes and its twin
engines were a major safety factor when operating over water. The aircraft also
had good range and was used fairly successfully as a bomber escort in the SWPA.
Its combat abilities were also good against what the Japanese offered as
opposition, witnessed by the fact the the two top scoring US aces flew the
aircraft in the Pacific. Later variants eclipsed this version fairly
quickly and were produced in much greater numbers.
In line with the other releases, this one is in
the large A4 size with several distinct sections. There is no
history of the type, but there are superbly done plans in both 1/48 and 1/72
scale. This includes fuselage cross sections that are often missing from other
plans. The book includes a goodly number of photos showing both the entire aircraft
and some details. A real plus to this are a number of
illustrations from the airframe manuals. The book finishes up with large, full page color
views of an in-service example along with a detailed page covering the
instrument panel.
It is another great addition to the MMP family of books that
offers all that both the modeler and the enthusiast are seeking in a
plans/detail book on a
specific aircraft without going into a ton of detail. I did learn a few things
from this book that I'd not known before and I consider myself fairly well
versed on the aircraft. It is a book that I found to be
well done and one that I
can highly recommend to you.
August 2020
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