Homebee Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) News from All Japan Model and Hobby Show 2022, Tamiya is to release a new tool 1/48th Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II kit - nef. 61124 Sources: https://www.tamiyausa.com/blog/lockheed-f-35-lightning-ii/ https://www.facebook.com/TamiyaUSA/posts/pfbid0DsupchYkdFciHSQSSJ4ZDwo4vQymWPjsq8UmhVu8Jdp6Vz7QTGYLFXd8UK8dALnPl Quote A Singular Concept! 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. 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. MSRP: $98.00 V.P. Edited November 23, 2023 by Homebee 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Just when I thought I might save some money. I'm in. I have been wanting to build a RAAF F-35A. Now with Tamiya there will be no excuse not to. Ray 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 🥱🥱🥱 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Source: https://twitter.com/ModelArtInc/status/1575638230224887808 V.P. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Interesting choice, but as ever it makes sense due to the longevity expected of the airframe in service and the user base. I will take a punt with an RAAF frame for sure 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFM148 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Great news !! Now we can have both Lightnings A and B. OMG !!! Raised RAM panel lines !!!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Greg B said: I will take a punt with an RAAF frame for sure I'm with you Greg. I'll have to build it with headphones on, watching the great air show demos (the recent twilight ones Oshkosh and Sanicole are special) or Mach Loop with that massive single F135-PW-100 on afterburner. 43,000 lbs thrust. All engine. Cool picture by the way. Ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Wasn’t there going to be two Tamiya new release announcements? So we have this F-35, what’s the other one? Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 39 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: Wasn’t there going to be two Tamiya new release announcements? So we have this F-35, what’s the other one? Hi Dave, Discussion continues here. Ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Well, i will get one! I bet it builds great being Tamiya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 A bit left field, but Tamiya surprises with kit choice as often as not. I can see this quickly become the F-35A of choice amongst modellers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: A bit left field, but Tamiya surprises with kit choice as often as not. I can see this quickly become the F-35A of choice amongst modellers Left field up to a point: all latest Tamiya 1/48 postwar aircraft kits have been of pretty important types (F-16, Tomcat, Phantom) and the F-35 will be the most important military aircraft of the next 30 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Is it just me or does the RAM still look over pronounced like all the other F-35 offerings? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjs Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, paulsbrown said: Is it just me or does the RAM still look over pronounced like all the other F-35 offerings? It does indeed!! You'd have thought someone like Tamiya would have at least tried to refine them somewhat. Makes it look like a reboxed Italeri kit. So disappointing again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkOwl Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) A very interesting good news from Tamiya ! This new kit will also include this option : Quote : ''Also, drag chute fairing component is-included only for the Royal Norwegian Air Force''. Unquote. For your information, the drag chute fairing will also equip the future fleet of 88 x CF-35A of the Royal Canadian Air Force !!! 😀 SharkOwl Edited September 30, 2022 by SharkOwl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Hi, I'm pretty pleased with this. I have 0 F-35's so far, but now that the 48th FW is transitioning to F-35's, I had been thinking that I'd like an F-35A in 1/48 at some time. Many other units in whose F-104's, F-4's and F-16's I had an interest in will be getting F-35A's too, so at least one seems inevitable. Great box-art too. Cheers, Stefan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon J Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 It's Tamiya I am sure it will be spectacular but these modern types are immensely uninteresting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=TA 61124 V.P. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Jadlam link Had an email from JADLAM saying it was a 1/24 kit (as link) did think that was an odd scale for TAMIYA, so a quick check on here sorted that query. Not for me in 1/24 or 1/48 but hopefully a B will follow IDC Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, trickydicky210 said: a 1/24 kit (as link) did think that was an odd scale for TAMIYA, Well, they have done over 350 kits in that scale, but 99% of them have been cars (there's been at least three sets of figures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 This might sound crazy, but I wonder if the RAM panels on the F-35A are as pronounced as they are in order that there be little to distinguish between it and the Italeri reboxed F-35B. Too much contrast might adversely affect sales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, SAT69 said: This might sound crazy, but I wonder if the RAM panels on the F-35A are as pronounced as they are in order that there be little to distinguish between it and the Italeri reboxed F-35B. Too much contrast might adversely affect sales? Tamiya for a while had in the catalogue both their recent and very good 1/72 F-16C and Italeri's old F-16A in the same scale and the two kits were miles apart, so I don't think they'd be bothered by such a thing. If they went for raised RAM panels it's likely because they feel this is the best way to show them. An approach that I do not share but in the end it's Tamiya who put the money to make the kit, not me.. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Well if you don’t like the RAM panels there is always sand paper😊😉 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 5 hours ago, SharkOwl said: A very interesting news ! This new kit will also include this option : Quote : ''Also, drag chute fairing component is-included only for the Royal Norwegian Air Force''. Unquote. For your information, the drag chute fairing will also equip the future fleet of 88 x CF-35A of the Royal Canadian Air Force !!! 😀 SharkOwl Also the future Finnish fleet of F-35A´s will be equiped with the drag chute!🥳 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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