FIRST LOOK 👀 Revell F35A lightning II 1/72 Scale Model Kit R03799

[@ryananderson4489]

Pilots helmet looks like the fly!

[@midnightmodeling1639]

Can't wait to get this kit. I prefer Revell kits over tamiya.

[@Slycockney]

Cheers Mos. I will be building this as the Lakenheath version.

[@dpswets]

Really looking forward to building this one sometime. Might not be the greatest kit ever but I love all the additional details in armament and the parachute brake housing.

[@Steelbackuk]

Mhh 🤔 looks ok , nice to see a pilot and gear up option. But proof of the pudding is in the eating (or the building in this case) .

[@SamsVlogstrainsmore]

Looks like a cool kit Mos!

[@SteveLloyd-i1r]

They need to do 1/48 scale

[@lukeIreland1990]

Kit looks good not to sure about that pilot tho 😅

[@MarkCollins-io1cv]

Nice moz

[@emmabird9745]

Thanks Mos. Looks good. I have shyed away from F35 so far but maybe this is the one. Given this is a stealth aircraft, they (Lockheed Martin) should surely have really minimised panel gaps which are huge radar targets so maybe the engraved detail is a bit heavy but that's what filler is for (!). Is there a flight stand? Have you given any thought to or tryed to represent the gold colour on the canopies? I might have a go at this one when it comes out, stealth mode and Nederlands perhaps.

[@celticwest]

The pilot's head looks like a fly

[@MrNightrider666]

We would rather spend the money on the Tamiya 1/72nd scale F-35B, the molding is a little bit um on that. The Airfix starter set is better

[@MarkCollins-io1cv]

Is that out now

[@greenhilldesign]

It looks like its been moulded by matchbox..details look woolly and soft. I think they need to do better in this day and age. However, depends on how price compares to the competition

[@modelheaven5471]

No instrument panel decals? Bit disappointing.

[@alanharris2799]

Not sure we need another f35 TBH. Typical Revell with really soft level of detail, not impressed for a 2024/5 new tool TBH, but I guess it will be cheap.. I hope..

[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

And on that Disappointment, TBh the jet exhaust looks crap - softly moulded, the Canopy looks iffy - two piece why? Otherwise it looks very Airfix in the build...

[@jamesgrahamrobinson3077]

The exhaust is disappointing and the schemes are the usual. It would have been nice to see JASDF or Israeli scheme. Not sure we need another F-35 kit.