Upgrade your cans & gear for your Tamiya F-35A with some Detail & Wonder...

It isn't just the US Marines that 3D print parts for their F-35s (link in article). Detail & wonder takes up the mantle to further-improve Tamiya's 48th scale F-35A with upgraded landing gear, burner can & FOD covers. We look at them & the originals in our preview...

Upgrade your cans & gear for your Tamiya F-35A with some Detail & Wonder...

We know that if you want 3D printed parts, the first place you should go is the US Marines - but in this case if you really can't access them, a second port of call might be these two new sets for your 48th scale Lightning II by Detail & Wonder Studios.

Detail & Wonder Studio first products for 2023 are made to suit and to upgrade Tamiya's 48th scale F-35A kit. Admittedly, the kit is pretty good, but these two upgrades that you will see look even better and a noticeable difference to our eyes.

A test of the landing gear under weight.

F-35A landing gear (for the Tamiya kit)

From Detail & Wonder Studio

1/48th Scale 

3d printed resin w/metal &

Item No.#: DW480612

Release Date: 2023-03-17

Available for pre-order - Price: USD 24.23 (pre-order discount) from Hobbyeasy

Kit No# 480612 is the new 1/48th scale F-35A landing gear upgrade set for Tamiya's new Lightning II. 3-D printed with resin  and including metal parts for the hydraulic shafts (yes!) metal shafts and even a nice metal etched name plate!

Finely characterise the details of the physical object, which significantly improves the expressiveness of the work.Original metal parts ensure that the overall structure is stable.Vividly restore the texture of tires. The nose landing gear can be turned.

The front landing gear - 

The rear gears with comparison to the real thing.

Hers the three gears are assembled and unpainted, Those metal hydraulic rods represented in metal. It looks great already. 

Painted un undercoat, this shows the look before proper colour is put down...

F-35A Lightning II nozzles (Included FOD Cover) (for the Tamiya kit)

From Detail & Wonder Studio

1/48th Scale 

3d printed resin w/metal &

Item No.# DW480612

Release Date: 2023-03-17

Available for pre-order - Price: USD 16.41 (pre-order discount) from Hobbyeasy

This second product for Tamiya's F-35A kit is the F-35A Lightning II nozzles (Included FOD Cover) No.# DW480612. It is again made from 3D resin printed material. This gives the static option for the modeller or one that wants to show the kit in the workshop.

the front FOD covers are really well made from the comparisons we have with the kit parts (centre pic) & the real thing (seen on the left and right)...

The Tamiya part i son the left, while the D&W part is on the right. It is so much sharper in detail don't you think?

Two different views of the can.

For the rear we have a "plug"  - you can see the kit part on the left, with the real thing on the right.

You can now purchase this gear (at a discount for a short time) through the Hobby Easy Website. You can find out more about Detail & Wonder's works on their Facebook page.