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