Homebee Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Trumpeter has just released in China a 1/32nd Lockheed-Martin F-35C Lightning II kit - ref. 03230 Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3780&l=en V.P. Edited April 30, 2022 by Homebee 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 That's going to be a pricey kit, but if Trumpeter did it justice it's on my one or two buys for the year. I'm eagerly looking forward to both in-box and build reviews. The F-35C is my favorite of the F-35 series. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 If they did a B I might be interested, look fwd to reviews of this kit though. Trumpeter can be a bit hit or miss and I cant imagine them (or anyone really) getting near one to measure it up ... and indeed none of us can get near one to verify, its going to have to be a case of ... if it looks rights its near enough None the less, its a welcome addition for 1/32 scale modellers I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT_Man Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Sure I saw a thread on this before, and checked up on the price - Pocketbond (UK importer) had it listed for £170: https://www.bachmann.co.uk/product/f-35c-lightning-ii/pktm03230 £60 more than the Italeri "A", which I was nearly tempted by before. Might wait and see on this one - contrary to most, I like the F-35! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC2015 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 was it announced? Ca´t recall to have seen any announcement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Sprues Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3780&l=en V.P. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Looks to be a great fun kit (but for the same money I can have the forthcoming 1/32 Revell Hurricane & ICM Yak-9T plus the 1/48 Airfix Buccaneer S.2C) (but I also want to support Trumpeter's 1/32 jet endeavours so that they keep releasing new kits) Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 The upper surface RAM panels appear to be overstated, but then that's been a problem with F-22 and F-35 models, regardless the scale, for some time now. I'm definitely interested in seeing a build review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpk Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Looks like a upscale of the Kitty Hawk kit. Even the ram taping or what ever it's called. I'll pass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 1:43 AM, jpk said: Looks like a upscale of the Kitty Hawk kit. It's definitely not that: The parts breakdown (engine/stabilizers/fins) seems much more user-friendly. Is it worth double the IT F-35A? Can't really say that from those sprue shots 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclare Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Quote "I cant imagine them (or anyone really) getting near one to measure it up ... and indeed none of us can get near one to verify," Well I work for Lockheed Martin on the F-35C and B directly here at NAS PAX River. I work in the hanger on the jets, and I just bought this kit and it arrived last night. I have not opened it yet, but will tonight. I can tell you firsthand that it looks right. I will tell you this, and I have had this debate before in other threads, the LOMM material that closes up the seams (the zig zag pattern) is the exact same color as the fuselage of the jet itself. It only looks lighter out in the sun, and then only from certain angles. So painting it either way is correct. I will paint mine all the same color. Since I work in Flight Test, and not in the fleet, I will be configuring mine a little differently. I will be doing mine as tail CF-05 which did the first Carrier Quals. Our Skipper did all the first test flights in her and she holds a special place in his heart. I am building a diorama carrier deck scene for our conference room. It will have all of the aircraft that we test. An F/A-18E, F & G, plus the Charlie F-35 and a Bravo when it's released, all in 32nd scale. The Skipper have me an unused credenza that I will build the deck on top of. Yesterday he gave me a tour of the F-18 side of the house so I could get all of the detail correct since I have never been up close and personal to Hornets. When I was in the Navy, they were not in the Fleet yet, only F014's, A-6's and A-7's. I work on the 35's so i know those really well. But Hornets were a mystery to me. Edited January 27, 2023 by mclare 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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