Toby Page offers a straight-from-thebox build of Italeri’s new 1/32 F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 was born from the development and acquisition programme launched jointly by the main NATO nations and their allies. This competition came down to the Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35; the latter design won the race and this fifth-generation jet aircraft is set to replace various types including the Tornado, F-16, legacy F/A-18 and AV-8B. The name Lightning II, of course, pays homage to Lockheed’s P-38 o World War Two fame.