--Taste the popular markings at 1/48 of Platz / Italeri !!
[About the actual machine]
--The F-14 Tomcat has been active as the main air superiority fighter of the US Navy from 1974 to 2006.
--Developed as an aircraft carrier-based aircraft with the main role of fleet defense, it has the ability to carry and operate long-range air-to-air missiles, AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, short-range air-to-air missiles, and AIM-9 sidewinders, as well as the M61 Balkan cannon. Equipped with.
――Equipped with AN / AWG-9 radar, it was capable of tracking 24 targets at the same time from a distance of about 160km in combination with a Phoenix missile, and attacking 6 targets at the same time.
-The main feature of the aircraft is that the main wing is a variable wing, and the receding angle is movable between 20 degrees and 68 degrees.
――It demonstrated high STOL performance and high-speed performance.
--The Combat Squadron VF-111 Sanddowners, which belonged to the Pacific Fleet Carrier Air Wing CVW-15, which was based on the Miramar Base until 1995, also operated the F-14 Tom Cat from 1978 to the dissolution of the unit in 1995.
――The markings reminiscent of the Rising Sun Flag have gained popularity.
[About the model]
--The model is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the F-14 Tomcat on a 1/48 scale.
――It is a kit that Platts produced Japanese instructions and packages for parts of Italeri, Italy, which is familiar to modelers around the world.
――This model is a model of F-14A type. The finished total length is about 39 cm, which is enough to have a strong presence.
--The characteristic variable wings unique to the F-14 are movable even after assembly. You can enjoy the difference in facial expressions.
-Italeri standard familiar to Japanese modelers, such as not only the reproduction of the aircraft shape and panel line, but also the delicate expression of the legs, the details in the leg storage space, and the reproduction of the cockpit.
――The Japanese instructions make the kit even more friendly and attractive.
――The marking is a high-visit color set that reminds you of the Rising Sun Flag of the VF-111 Sundowners, which competes for popularity 1 and 2 among the markings of the F-14 Tomcat. It is Tom Cat that cannot be overlooked.
[Major features]
--Plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the F-14A Tomcat on 1/48 scale
--Platz Japanese manual and package for Italeri parts
--Completed total length about 39 cm
--Variable wings are movable even after completion
--Marking includes the marking of Sundowners of VF-111
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )