Friday, September 30

*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
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.
The kit comes with nine marking options
U.S. Air Force
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force,
Royal Danish Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Israeli Air Force
Italian Air Force
Republic of Korea Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force. (Also, drag chute fairing component is-included only for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.)

The test kit built up at the show...
For more information about this kit look at the Tamiya USA Website