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Item No:61127

1/48 Aircraft Series No.127

1/48 SCALE LOCKHEED MARTIN® F-35®C LIGHTNING II®

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is a single-engine, single seater 5th Generation fighter developed with three distinct variants, each enjoying extremely low observability and excellent connectivity: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft, the F-35B short takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) design, and the F-35C intended for carrier deployment. Aircraft have been delivered since 2015. The F-35C has larger wings and horizontal stabilizer than other F-35 variants and foldinf wingtips in light of its carrier deployment design, as well as a larger fuel capacity and a reinforced nose landing gear with dual tires to help it withstand the punishment of carrier landings, plus a launch bar for catapult assisted takeoffs. It low observability promises to give U.S. Navy operations a new dimension. As of 2024, the F-35C is deployed with six active Navy and Marine Corps units.

About the Model
This is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 327mm, wingspan: 273mm. ★The low observability design is faithfully depicted. ★Fine recreations of Radar Absorbent Material (RAM) are molded into fuselage surfaces. ★Separate assemblies of folded and extended wingtips can be interchanged after assembly. ★Choose deployed or retracted fuel probe. ★Flaps are depicted down for an accurate parked aircraft. ★The F-35C’s reinforced nose landing gear is recreated in style. ★Arresting hook doors can be depicted open or closed. ★Choose open or closed weapons bay doors. Parts are included for two each of AIM-9X and AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles, plus four GBU-12 and two GBU-31 bombs. ★The optional gun pod is also recreated with accuracy. ★Choose an extended or retracted boarding ladder. ★Wheel chocks are included. ★The kit comes with a seated pilot figure, and 6 marking options plus canopy masking stickers for use in the paint job.

Assembled prototype (unpainted)
*Images show assembled prototype with panel line accents. Transparent parts such as canopy are painted.

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Information is current as of October 7, 2024. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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