Italeri's New 1:48 F35B Lightning II | Full Build | HD

Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed my take on Italeri's new 1:48 F35B Lightning II, had a couple bumps along the way but the result was a cracker!! Let me know what you thought!!
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[machmodels]

A huge thanks as well to my friend Harry for supplying this kit!! The video wouldn't be possible without him :)

[DiamondPaintWithDiamondDave]

After having recently seen the F-35 up close and photographed it, you almost have the correct grey for the main body color...the only difference is that on the actual aircraft it almost has a sort of brown cast to the grey, and then of course the Have Glass sheen as well. Oddly enough the RAM panels are no longer a lighter color, and now, in some angles, such as when that sheen is on them, they appear to actually be slightly darker than the main body color. I took several hundred photos of it in flight and on the ground, so I'll have to go through them and have a good look from every angle. Great build though! Dont sell yourself short...its definitelg show-worthy.

[daveweiland]

Great build mate, and you sure made it much less difficult. Nice kit, and your experience helped our experience tremendously, thanks for sharing!

[neilhaas]

Love Italeri great kits to build together.❤😊👍🤗🤩😍🇮🇹🇮🇹🇺🇲🇺🇸

[dontgoglove]

That was terrific! It was really fun watching you build it and it looked so good when it was finished

[NPractitioner]

Wonderful job on this handsome aeroplane. Lovely clean finish and the RAM detail is top class👍🏼

[kentbarnes]

Well done. The F-35 has "grown" on me over the past few years. As noted in other comments a big challenge on the F-35s is getting the RAM tape color correct. Early versions were very stark, similar to what you beautifully created. It seems more recent examples the color is almost identical to the paint on the rest of the bird. Also not sure if they are still being painted in Have Glass Grey....an interestingly different gray shade....no two paint manufacturers seem to match. Again...well done. Earned you a sub.

[neilhaas]

Hello Mach Models, very nice jet F35B Lightning 2 nice kit model jet fighter. Fantastic.❤😊👍🤗🤩😍

[SilverKnobsHMDT]

If you are beginner - this is acceptable.

[baanibarnes]

I agree with you on the wing/fuselage join - would have been much better to have that all as one piece, other manufacturers do it that way. Overall though, I think this is a huge improvement over the usual quality you get from Italeri, both the 1:72 scale and 1:48 scale F-35Bs are way better than the usual standard and, a huge plus - you can build 'Beast Mode' with both scales, something even the 1:72 scale newbie from Tamiya doesn't offer.

[ICEMNIII]

Very nicely done.
I have this kut to build but after watching a recent video of 12 F35's leaving RAF Lakenheath that where all 1 colour, I will not be doing the RAM lines and saving myself all that hassle.

[tanknick]

from the looks of the parts breakdown and assembly the Italei kit is a rebox of the old kittyhawk kit

[heathstephenson]

I think it would have been nice if the canopy was open. Nice job, mate 👍
I'm just waiting for Italeri to bring out the f-35 b in 1/32 scale to go with my A version.

[maskface]

Question, does the cargo doors (where the missiles and bombs are) able to close, aslo does this jet have an alternative look like a flight mode (gear up, everything closed) looks awsome my favorite military aircraft

[geoffhobbs]

i think that you shoud do a tutorial on how to dry brush things

[rogerswope]

Never understood the euphoria over this flying pig, even the A-10 looks more purposeful.

[St-lbyy]

Very nice outcome. That ram really does seem a tedious job! Saying that, the F35A I've seen at Lakenheath doesn't have the ram so obvious. Not sure if it's because the B is sea going.

[irishcaliman]

Great job!

I built the Tamyia F-35A and the weapons bay took three days alone just to paint up and put together. Do you have any plans to make one?

[davidsakal]

Nice build! What was the niggle with the gun pod?

[frankiehobby]

Nice F-35B! I have this kit too but worry about the large seam of the wing/ fuselage 😢