Operation Vengeance is one of those stories that continues to fascinate me. I put together a short video about it and the Miss Virginia Lightning. I mentioned the history of this fighter in the significance of Miss Virginia post. I also had a specific build post about the Tamiya kit as well.
You can view the video here or click below:
Model Airplane Maker 
I feel the same way about the P-38 as you do about the F4U. I built that kit as “White 33” because of its story. Magnificently engineered kit (and I just heard that Tamyia is about to release the P-38L). Your video gives me confidence to try my hand at those obvious tape marks. Nice job.
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