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.

The F-35's maiden flight was in December 2006, and deployment with air arms in the U.S., Italy, Japan and more is planned,

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the F-35A conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) aircraft, the F-35B short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL), and the F-35C, with its larger wing and tail;

Separate parts are included to recreate the augmenter duct, fan, and other details visible inside the nozzle itself.

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The nicely molded vertical stabilizers, flaperons, and horizontal stabilators are added next followed by the cover for the lifting fan, which can be posed open or closed. This largely completes the airframe.

RCS (radar cross section) enhancers affixed to top and bottom sections (two for each, four in total) during basic training exercises The canopy can be depicted open or closed, while parts for extended and retracted boarding ladders are included. Choices, choices... Parts are included to build up separate open and closed canopy units, which can then be swapped in and out after assembly. Parts are included to recreate ordnance such as AIM-120 air-to-air missiles, plus a missile troley.Aircraft and ordnance parts are a product of Italeri. This plastic model kit requires paint and glue to complete. Exceptional detail is also on display inside the front landing gear bay. The EOTS sensor fairing is recreated in clear plastic. Marking options cover aircraft with earlier (use of lighter gray around panel lines) and later (mostly dark gray) spec paint schemes. The builder is directed to assemble the nicely detailed nozzle assembly next, which can be built pointed to the rear as if in flight or vectored downward as for take-off/landing. Two different sets of nozzle cover doors (for flight and landing) are provided.

The clear parts are molded in a bronze-brown colored plastic that is crystal clear with scale appropriate framing. The canopy, which hinges forward, can be posed open or closed.Parts are included for the recreation of AIM-9X and AIM-120C missiles, plus GBU-12 and GBU-31 JDAM bombs. The F-35 is a family of single-engine, supersonic, stealth multirole fighters. The second fifth generation fighter to enter US service and the first operational supersonic STOVL stealth fighter, the F-35 emphasizes low observables, advanced avionics, and sensor fusion that enable a high level of situational awareness and long range lethality. The USAF considers the aircraft its primary strike fighter for conducting suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) missions, owing to the advanced sensors and mission systems. This image of unpainted parts with Tamiya panel line accent color applied shows how RAM coating patterns are depicted on the model. This picture is of the model with closed weapons bay doors, showing off the stunning detail achieved on the underbelly.