Brand new in box with original plastic on box. I believe it is made in 1977. Coming in a top opening box, there are three sprues with 48 parts in dark green plastic. There are two styles of canopy, two types of landing lights, and a two piece tail prop on a clear sprue. The parts are finely moulded, with raised lines. There is flash on some of the parts, and a mould joint line is visible. There are some ejector pin marks that mostly will be hidden after construction. The cockpit comprises a floor, seat, head-rest and a pilot figure. There is no sidewall detail, and no control wheel. The nose gear bay is shallow and without detail. The main gear bays are just open holes in the booms. The variations are catered for using the J model as the base. Rockets with trees are supplied for the L, and alternate cowlings are supplied for the F model, with some surgery needed. Alternate canopies are supplied, with the minor difference of an armoured windscreen for the later versions. There is a wing leading edge landing light of the F and early Js, and the inset light of the later models, with the holes needing opening. External stores are just the 10 rockets, and two drop tanks.
The instructions recommend 5 grams weight be added to prevent tail sitting, and a tail prop is supplied for those who forget. The decal sheet has markings for an European based 33rd squadron P-38J, an African based 94th squadron P-38F with yellow bordered stars, both in OD over neutral grey, and a Philippines based, headquarters squadron P-38L as flown by Major George Laven in natural metal. Brightness was adjusted on the decal scan to show up the white markings. The instructions are a folded sheet, clearly printed on high quality paper. It shows 7 construction steps and a painting and decaling guide. Alternate assemblies are shown for the different versions. Paints are referenced by name only. There is a brief history in English.