This surprise release from Hasegawa is sure to please fans of modern aviation! Although the US government may have ceased production of this peerless superfighter, Hasegawa is just now ramping up their own assembly lines to give the world more of this amazing aircraft, albeit in 1/48 scale! (Image photo shows a prototype of the actual aircraft; model will be a production version F-22A.)

Although this release of the Raptor won't be out until Spring of 2010, the Idolmaster Haruka Amami version will be released in December of this year! And although the cute Haruka graphics might not quite be the average aircraft modeler's cup of tea, the kit parts are exactly the same, so if you can't wait until Spring for your mighty F-22 then you can order the Idolmaster graphics version HERE!