Lockheed F-19 Stealth Fighter Concept (1986)

Scale: 1/48
Initial Release: 1987
Medium: Styrene
Kit Rarity: 3

About the Design

In 1986, with the actual design of the much-rumored Stealth Fighter still under wraps, Testors released its 1:48 "F-19 Stealth Fighter" kit, which went on to become the company's biggest seller of all time.

Not to be outdone by its rivals at Testors, Monogram responded to the unprecedented success of that company's F-19 with its own version of the elusive Stealth fighter. (In fact, Monogram bought the rights to the use the name "F-19 Stealth" from Testors!)

Monogram's version was even more low-profile and bat-like than Testors' model taken from a Loral Industries illustration. Yet turned out to be just as inaccurate once the real Stealth was revealed to the public. 

About the Kit

Monogram released this stealth design in both a traditional 1/48 scale glue kit and a 1/72 "Snap" version (sans landing gear). The 1/72 kit was also released in a "glow-in-the-dark" version.

​This model was built from the original 1:48 issue.