Tamiya 61127 - 1/48 Lockheed F-35C Lightning II Military Modeller Kit  [61127]

Tamiya 61127 1/48 Lockheed F-35C Lightning II Scale Project

The Lockheed F-35C Lightning II serves carrier aviation with features tailored for deck operations. Tamiya's 1/48 kit captures the aircraft's carrier-ready profile and offers the parts needed for a faithful scale rendition.

Key Traits of the F-35C Variant

The C model is differentiated by its larger wing area with folding tips for carrier stowage, reinforced undercarriage to withstand deck recovery forces, and modified control surfaces for better low-speed handling. These traits enable greater range and payload capability.

Construction Notes and Display Choices

The kit supplies newly produced fuselage parts with canopy and weapons bay doors provided as separate items. RAM surface patterns are modelled into the plastic. Builders can assemble the aircraft in a variety of ways, including:

• Wingtips folded or extended
• Air refuelling probe stowed or deployed
• Arrestor hook door closed or opened
• Canopy fitted open or closed
• Weapons bay doors open or closed
• Boarding ladder displayed or stored

Additional detail parts include pylons, cockpit fittings, landing gear bays and a five-piece exhaust nozzle. The kit supports builds from a low-observable stealth look to air-to-air or heavy strike configurations using the included ordnance options.