Juggernut Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I just received my xmas present from my son and his girlfriend - the Tamiya 1/48 F-35A kit. Wow, the box is huge! I never suspected an aircraft that's a little over a foot in length to come in a box that's half again larger than the aircraft that's in it. Must be all the goodies and hopped up detail parts that make up this plastic wonder. Alex, scvrobeson, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I find that amazing with shipping costs these days. These days 20 lbs of feathers would cost 100 X more than 20 lbs of cement. Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Hegedus Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Juggernut said: I just received my xmas present from my son and his girlfriend - the Tamiya 1/48 F-35A kit. Wow, the box is huge! I never suspected an aircraft that's a little over a foot in length to come in a box that's half again larger than the aircraft that's in it. Must be all the goodies and hopped up detail parts that make up this plastic wonder. It's the same size box that the Phantom is packed in. There's a lot of plastic in there... Michael931080 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Comparing boxes with the Italeri F-35B they are fairly close in size as is the plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 21 hours ago, Joe Hegedus said: It's the same size box that the Phantom is packed in. There's a lot of plastic in there... It's actually the same size as the 1/32 Corsair or P-51 kit boxes. The 1/32 jets and Mosquito boxes are quite a bit bigger. I like how they made the nose gear. You install it early on in the folded position. When the plane is nearly finished there is a small block you clip off and it unfolds. Fanes, scvrobeson, Uncarina and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Hegedus Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, BloorwestSiR said: It's actually the same size as the 1/32 Corsair or P-51 kit boxes. The 1/32 jets and Mosquito boxes are quite a bit bigger. I was referring to the 1/48 F-4B box. It's the same size as that one. I figured that was a given since we were discussing a 1/48 F-35; sorry if that wasn't clear. Edited December 30, 2022 by Joe Hegedus BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 28 minutes ago, Joe Hegedus said: I was referring to the 1/48 F-4B box. It's the same size as that one. I figured that was a given since we were discussing a 1/48 F-35; sorry if that wasn't clear. That's makes sense. Guess I'm used to the 1/32 Phantoms being "the only" Tamiya ones. Picking up 1/48 kits has been a new thing for me. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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