Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II

Tamiya | No. 61124 | 1:48

Facts

Brand:: Tamiya
Title:: Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
Number:: 61124
Scale:: 1:48
Type:: Full kit
Released:: 2022 New tool
Barcode:: 4950344611249 (EAN)
Packaging:: Rigid box (Top opener)
Topic:: Lockheed F-35 Lightning II » Jets (Aircraft)

Markings

Lockheed F-35 Lightning II

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II

Royal Australian Air Force (1921-now)

CO, 3 Sqn., 81 W A35-009 (WGCdr. Darren "Clarey" Clare)
December 2018 - RAAF Williamtown, NSW
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

Kongelige Danske Flyvevåben (Royal Danish Air Force 1950-now)

L-001
March 2021 Lockheed Martin Plant - Fort Worth, TX
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force 1946-now)

13 Sql., 32 Gruppo 32-12 / MM7352
2021 - Amendola AB
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

航空自衛隊 (Japan Air Self-Defense Force 1954-now)

302 Sqn., 3W 89-8710
2022 - Misawa AB
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

대한민국 공군 (Republic of Korea Air Force 1949-now)

152 FS, 17 FW 19-007
2021 - Cheongju AB
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force 1953-now)

322 Sqn. F-023
April 2022 Frisian Flag 22 - Leeuwarden AB
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

Luftforsvaret (Royal Norwegian Air Force 1944-now)

332 Sq., 132 W 5149
March 2020 - Keflavik AFB
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

US Air Force (1947-now)

34 FS Rude Rams HL 5071 (Lt.Col. George Watkins)
September 2015 - Hill AFB, UT
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

Lockheed-Martin F-35I Adir

Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force 1948-now)

116 Tayeset (Lions of the South) Sqn. 928
August 2020 - Nevatim AB
FS36375 FS36270 FS37200

Box contents

Dimensions:
480x292x80 mm (18.9x11.5x3.1 inch)

Weight:
982 g (2.16 lbs)

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Magazines

Phoenix Aviation Modelling | Issue 11

English (TOC: 10 lines)

November 2022

Jet & Prop | 2/23

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May-June 2023

Wingmasters | 151

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Comments

TippmannA5
Let me guess you can’t build it in flight?

1 April 2023, 15:23

bughunter
Why not?
There is no stand provided, but with a acrylic stick in the jet exhausts it should work. I thought I have seen such a model but I can't find the pictures.
You can open or close the weapon bay in flight, the fit of closed lids is perfect. The fit of the landing gear lids may be not that perfect but it should be possible to close them.
Even a pilot is provided.

See this video: Youtube Video

31 October 2023, 08:40

Eric Thornton
You can build it any way you want. Even upside down!

31 October 2023, 16:57

22 November 2024, 16:55 -

Gary Norton
Recently delivered, havn't opened it yet.

All comments (8) » 1 26 December 2022, 11:59

Plastic bro
What color did you paint the base color for the body of the plane

27 February 2023, 13:14

bughunter
I have not tried that specific one, but I like MR.PAINT colors and they offer a two layer paint for the F-35:
mrpaint.sk/farby/lietadla?product_id=375
mrpaint.sk/farby/lietadla?product_id=373

27 February 2023, 13:38

SlaveOfDystopianEducation
I absolutely do not doubt about the kit's quality but do you guys think it is worth paying that much price for that?
I want to know your opinion.

6 January 2023, 12:58

SlaveOfDystopianEducation
Have you built the kit?

7 January 2023, 12:49

bughunter
On the HLJ page is stated "This item is discontinued and is not expected to come back into stock."
hlj.com/1-48-scale-l..ightning-ii-tam61124
What might be the background for this?

3 January 2023, 08:56

bughunter
Could it be a rights issue? On the Tamiya home page nothing is mentioned.

3 January 2023, 17:51

bughunter
I asked HLJ and they answered quickly:

"Unfortunately this means that we have taken as many orders as we expect to be able to fill with the amount of product we're likely to receive. Even if we were to accept additional orders at this time, we would not be able to fill them.

There's a chance that the manufacturer may re-release the item, but at this time we unfortunately have no news regarding a reissue."

Interest seems greater than the first edition ...

4 January 2023, 07:15

Cortex
wow, I find hard to believe Tamiya won't capitalize on this massive success and re-release even in different version/configuration

4 January 2023, 08:03

SlaveOfDystopianEducation
Thank you Tamiya for including ROKAF decals as well!!!

1 January 2023, 03:36

Goon0302
Hyped, but why cant it be the C ;-;

All comments (8) » 3 7 October 2022, 13:19

LordH
Japan, Tamiya's home market, bought the Model A and not a Model C.

14 December 2022, 14:03

Maciej Bellos
Tamiya didn't release a long nose Phantom, despite Japan producing the F-4EJ locally. They released the B version even though there are already B models on the market.

I expect somebody (ie Meng) will release a C model as soon as there are quite a few NAVY squadrons operating the type. Obviously an A model will find its way on my bench somewhere around the end of the decade, when the first ones arrive in Greece.

14 December 2022, 17:22

Christof32
Nice 😄

24 October 2022, 20:57

Ben Vaughan
Early images show absolutely MASSIVE RAM tape. I excited for the quality of the build, disappointed by the tape. Perhaps it can be sanded back?

All comments (8) » 4 October 2022, 16:39

Martin Füri
Oh boi, this looks great! 🤟🏼

22 October 2022, 08:09

Ben Vaughan
I figure I'm going to get this regardless for the engineering alone. I'll be going for the newer single color finish instead of the early generations that make it stand out so much more.

22 October 2022, 16:25