KITTY HAWK 80103 LOCKHEED-MARTIN F-35A LIGHTNING II 1/48 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
The Joint Strike Fighter program started with a set of requirements for a tactical fighter that would meet the operational needs of the US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps using an airframe that maximized the number of common parts and thereby reduce development and maintenance costs. As with any ambitious program like this, the devil is in the details and as the program evolved, challenges arose. The first step in the program was to determine the best overall design and Boeing developed the X-32 that had, shall we say, a rather unique appearance. Lockheed Martin countered with the X-35 and this design would ultimately prevail. This victory made Lockheed Martin the only US company to produce the only two Generation Five fighters in US service - the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II.
FEATURES:
Following up from Kitty Hawk's F-35B release, here we have a detailed F-35A and it also looks quite impressive out of the box. Molded in dark gray styrene, this kit is presented on eight parts trees (including the two fuselage halves in the first image), a single tree of clear parts, and a fret of photo-etched details. The molding looks good and the kit has some nice features and options. Let's take a look:
Nice looking MB Mk.16E ejection seat with photo-etched belts/harness details
Positionable canopy
Photo-etched details on the canopy frame and sill (if canopy positioned open)
Detailed Pratt & Whitney F135 engine with full intake trunks
Choice of styrene or photo-etched afterburner nozzle
Detailed weapons bays
Positionable wing leading edge flaps
Positionable wing trailing edge flaperons
Optional external weapons pylons
2 x AIM-9X
2 x AIM-120C
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