Tamiya 61125 1/48 Lockheed F-35B Lightning II

1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit.
– The model can be put together in one of the following three ways; Parked, Short takeoff, and
– Vertical landing.
– This kit can be assembled with one choice of three ordnance patterns – stealth mode, air-to-air mode, and beast mode.
– The lift fan depicted with ergonomic parts breakdown is integrated with nose landing gear bay. The inside fan shape is realistically rendered.
– The variable vane under lift fan can be depicted at different angles.
– Shorter fuselage weapon bays compared to the F-35A are newly molded and have detailed depictions of cables.
Choose parts according to the model type chosen.
– Rotary engine duct nozzle angles.
– Open or closed fuselage weapon bay doors, and half-open two inside weapon bay doors to capture vertical landing.
– Up or down leading-edge, trailing edge flaperons and horizontal stabilizers.
– Nose landing gear and main landing gear can be chosen between with or without load, according to chosen assembly type.
– Open or closed canopy.
– Extended or retracted boarding ladder.
– The engine nozzle is broken down into five separate pieces for detail.
– Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat depicted in detail.
– Includes a stand which can be used when depicting vertical landing.
– Comes with decals to depict 7 marking options from a total of three countries (United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, Italian Air Force / Navy).
– Includes various kinds of ordnance: AIM-9X Sidewinder x2, AIM-120C AMRAAM x2, GBU-12 Paveway II x4, and GBU-32 JDAM x2 (which can be mounted to shorter weapon bays compared to the F-35A).
– Masking stickers for the canopy and a pilot figure included.
Common parts to the F-35A kit (Item 61124):
Parts Tree A, B, C, E
NEW Parts exclusive to the F-35 B kit (Item 61125):
Parts Tree Y, X, R, V, W, U, T, Q, P