[Jefferson]

Well, while the Trident is an interesting concept, it has absolutely no historical counterpart. On the note of the Lightning on pontoons, the design show is the early design. The later design was to have the upraised tail that was actually tested to prevent corrosion of said structure. The more interesting variants that have as of yet to be modeled are the P-38K-LO and the P-38M-LO. The P-38M-LO is the well known Night Lightning. The P-38K-LO is the highest performing Lightning ever made as it was a streamlined version that wasn't produced due to disagreements with the Army. If you want to go "what-if" for the late war, I would suggest making a "P-38R." While there is no actual variant by this designation, there was this idea posted by somebody around here a while ago. The basic concept is to take the P-38K-LO airframe and install Merlin engines as Lockheed wanted for this model. Since this would have probably happened late in the war, the wings would have most likely been clipped like other late war fighters including the P-47N-RE and full bubble canopy would have been used. It would have been a useful escort alongside the P-47N-RE, P-51H-NA, and the P-82B-NA. Great ideas here... I just thought I would give a different perspective.