Product Description
Tamiya 60793 1/72 Lockheed MartinF-35 B, Lightning II, Plastic Model (TAM60793)
Note: Model Kit Assembly Required
This model kit recreates the state-of-the-art F-35B Lightning II in easy to manage and display 1/72 scale. It inherits many of the detailed features first seen in our 1/48 scale release. Thanks to extensive research of the full-size subject, the B variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II model is poised to be the definitive model in 1/72 scale!
Developed under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program , the F-35 integrates multiple functions into its design and there are three types: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft, the F-35B short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL), and the F-35C carrier takeoff and landing (CV). The F-35B was developed as a successor of the AV- 8B Harrier II. The F-35B is recognized as the aircraft which accomplished both supersonic flight and STOVL by the 3-bearing engine duct nozzle and lift fan, and following the F-35A, the F-35B deployment started in 2015. The first F-35B to see action was an aircraft belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps VMFA-211 “Wake Island Avengers” in Afghanistan, in September 2018. Not only the U.S. and the U.K. but also Italy employs the F-35B.
Features:
- 1/72 scale plastic model assembly kit. Wingspan: 148mm, fuselage length: 215mm.
- The kit recreates the vertical landing and can be assembled in two ways; landed or hovering and ensures superior assembly with dedicated angled door parts.
- The parts faithfully depict a hovering aircraft with downward engine nozzle and opened doors.
- Realistic renderings of half-open two inner weapon bay doors and interior details such as ribs and pipes.
- The nose landing gear and main landing gear can be depicted as extended (for hovering) or retracted (for landing).
- RAM (Radar Absorbent Material) are molded into fuselage surfaces.
- Clear parts recreate canopy and EOTS fairing under the nose.
- Detailed cockpit, landing gear bays and roll posts.
- One pilot figure with the helmet mounted display (HMD).
- A stand is included to use if you are making a hovering model.
- Comes with 5 marking options from a total of three countries (United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, Italian Navy).
- Includes masking stickers and a painting guide.
Needed to Complete:
- Plastic Cement
- Paint
Includes:
- (1) 1/72 Plastic Scale model Kit
