Description
The variant F-35 B was developed under the Joint Strike Fighter program where three types were produced: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft, the F-35B short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL), and the F-35C carrier takeoff and landing (CV). The F-35B was developed as a successor of the AV-8B Harrier II. Deployed in 2015, the first F-35B to see action was the U.S. Marine Corps VMFA-211 “Wake Island Avengers” in Afghanistan, in Sept 2018. The model can be assembled in one of the following three ways; parked, short takeoff or takeoff from flight deck or airfield with a short runway. Build with a choice of three ordnance patterns, stealth mode, air-to-air mode or beast mode. The lift fan depicted with ergonomic parts breakdown is integrated with nose landing gear bay. The inside fan shape is realistically rendered. The variable vane under lift fan can be depicted at different angles. Shorter fuselage weapon bays are newly molded with detailed depictions of cables.
