The Modelling News: *Checks the map to see it's not April 1* - Tamiya's all-new 1/48 scale Lockheed F-35 Lightning II

Tamiya's all-new 1/48 scale Lockheed F-35 Lightning II was unveiled at the 60th All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2022. We have a feature set of the kit in our preview...

*Checks the map to see it's not April 1* - Tamiya's all-new 1/48 scale Lockheed F-35 Lightning II

LOCKHEED F-35 A LIGHTNING II

Frpm Tamia

1/48th scale

Wingspan: 222mm, fuselage length: 326mm

Nine (9!) marking choices are included in the box.

Available in December 2022

Product Link on the Tamiya Website

The Subject: Lockheed's F-35A Lightning II

The most technologically advanced modern fighter on the planet is finally available in our legendary 1/48 Aircraft Series. Thanks to extensive research, the A variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II comes to modelers workbenches. The F-35 - variant A for the Air Force, B for the Marines and C for the Navy–developed under the Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF) and is-seen as one of the fifth-generation fighters.

These aircraft possess highly advanced stealth characteristics and network connectivity, plus superior situational awareness provided by numerous integrated sensors. The F-35 Lightning II was-first-delivered in 2015, and deployment of over 3,000 F-35s is-planned around the world. Inheriting the Lightning appellation from the famed P-38, the F-35 will lead worldwide air arms for years to come.

The Kit:

-1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Wingspan: 222mm, fuselage length: 326mm.
-This kit can be-assembled with one choice of the three ordnance patterns – stealth mode, air-to-air mode, and "beast mode".
- Realistically depicted Radar absorbent material (RAM) sections.
-Features realistic renderings of the following sections:
-Weapons bay inside details, including depictions of wiring
-Engine nozzle, cockpit, and landing gear bays
-Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat (multiple-piece design)
-Ladder which extends from nose left side
-Nose undersurface side details
-Y- shaped air intakes
-Engine nozzle (5-piece design)
-RCS (radar cross section) enhancers affixed to top and bottom sections (two for each, four in total) during basic training exercises
- Boxes stored in nose landing gear bay
- Choose from open or closed weapons bay covers and canopy (the latter is interchangeable), up or down flaps, and extended or retracted boarding ladder.
- Includes a realistically recreated seated pilot figure with Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) and various kinds of ordnance: AIM-9X Sidewinder x2, AIM-120C AMRAAM x2, GBU-12 Paveway II x4, and GBU-31 JDAM x2.
- Transparent parts capture sensor windows.

- The kit includes the canopy masks and a full-color painting guide.