New Tool 1/48 F-35A - from Tamiya!

PaulBradley · September 30, 2022

From the Tokyo Hobby Show, Tamiya just announced a new tool 1/48 F-35A. Should be a massive improvement on currently available kits and with lots of potential international markings options, it should prove popular!

NEW TAMIYA F-35 KIT ANNOUNCED

1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Wingspan: 222mm, fuselage length: 326mm.

Realistically depicted Radar absorbent material (RAM) sections.

This kit can be-assembled with one choice of the three ordnance patterns – stealth mode, air-to-air mode, and beast mode. Ordnance parts can be-attached under wing.

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.

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, and Royal Netherlands Air Force. (Also, drag chute fairing component is-included only for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.)

Includes canopy masking stickers and a full-color painting guide.