The F-35 Lightning II is an ambitious 5th Generation aircraft that aims to meet the needs of different U.S. service arms via three different variants. Tamiya's model kits of the A and B variants have proven to be model fan favorites since their introduction in 2022 and 2023, respectively. They now complete the variant journey with this model assembly kit which recreates the F-35C.About the F-35CThe F-35C is a carrier-based variant designed for catapult-assisted take-off, barrier arrested recovery operations from aircraft carriers. Compared to the F-35A, the F-35C features larger wings with foldable wingtip sections, larger control surfaces for improved low-speed control, stronger landing gear for the stresses of carrier arrested landings, a twin-wheel nose gear, and a stronger tailhook for use with carrier arrestor cables. The larger wing area allows for decreased landing speed while increasing both range and payload.Required to Complete:GluePaintAssemblyFeatures:Fuselage parts are newly molded excluding canopy and weapons bay doors parts.Fine recreations of Radar Absorbent Material (RAM) are molded into fuselage surfaces.Choose parts to recreate: Deployed or folded wingtips (Parts can be interchanged after assembly.) / Deployed or stowed air fuel probe on the right side of nose / Open or closed arresting hook door / Open or closed canopy (Parts can be interchanged after assembly.) / Open or close weapons bay doors. / Deployed or stowed boarding ladder.Leading-edge and trailing-edge control surfaces are depicted down. Parts to render wheel chocks are also included.Features realistic renderings of pylons (F-35C's dedicated design) under wings and lower fuselage gun pod. (The gun pod is not attached if using RCS enhancers.)Features realistic renderings of the following sections: Nose undersurface side details / Y- shaped air intakes / Weapons bay inside details including depictions of wiring / Cockpit and landing gear bays / Engine nozzle (5-piece design) /
