F-22 RAPTOR 1-48 by Italeri

by Italeri

Product Features

• Plastic Model Kit-Assembly Required
• Glue and Paint sold separately

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00061HLU0
• Item model number: 802850
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,284 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Skill level 2. All Italeri Model kits and are highly detailed. Each come with detailed instructions and painting guide with full color decals.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall great with a few fitment problems, January 30, 2010

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S. Quinn (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: F-22 RAPTOR 1-48 by Italeri (Toy)

I bought this model to put on my desk at work, and the model is great overall. It really captures the sleek looks the F-22 has. It does it so well that my coworkers won't leave the stupid model alone! Adding to that, 1/48th scale is pretty substantial without being too big. I did have some problems building it though (both kits I ordered).

My main gripe with this kit is that all the doors and hatches fit rather poorly. It's not an issue if you plan to build it with the gear down and the weapon bays open. However, if you want to build it with everything closed so you can put it on a stand or hang it from the ceiling, you'll need some filler puddy for the nose gear door and you might as well make your own weapon bay doors from sheet styrene. Test fit everything and don't trust the numbers in the directions. They don't always correspond to the right pieces for the side you're working on. There's also an issue with the top of the plane. The top surface is actually two pieces, one forward and one aft. The seam doesn't mesh very well so you may have to do some blending (I used a very thin layer of filler and then carved the detail lines back in with an xacto knife).

So do I recommend it? Not really, no. The kit looks great when it's done, but it's a real pain to build because of all the poorly fitting parts. And most of us buy model kits for the fun in building them. If you're not afraid of fixing these problems then go for it. But, if you can find another 1/48th scale kit, I'd recommend you try that one first.

Quick tip: If you plan to put it on a stand, I'd recommend getting some neodymium magnets and fixing a couple inside the plane before you put it together. Then put some more magnets on the base and you've got a pretty strong bond without marking up you brand new model

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately the only 1/48 available..., January 3, 2008

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Plague11 - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: F-22 RAPTOR 1-48 by Italeri (Toy)

It's unfortunate that this is the only 1/48 Raptor out there (the Revell one seems to use the same mould) because it is pretty sub-par in today's market. Detail is very sparse, the fit is pretty lousy, and the painting guide is just terrible. It's nice to have a Raptor in this scale, but as for the kit itself, I hope we see a better one soon.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Model F22 Raptor, September 30, 2009

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C. Grebe - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: F-22 RAPTOR 1-48 by Italeri (Toy)

My 13 year old son loved building this model! Like most models it is built more for display.