A-6E/TRAM Intruder Aircraft 1/32 Trumpeter

The Grumman A-6 Intruder was designed to replace the A-1 Skyraider. It’s the first all-weather attack aircraft of the US Navy. The aircraft were called as the A-2F before 1962 and got the new name, the A-6 Intruder, while already in service. The outstanding all-weather capability soon made the A-6 the main strike force of the Navy and Marines going into the Vietnam War. The A-6E is the last production type of the Intruder family. They were developed for strike missions. A new AN/APQ-148 radar and the latest computer system were installed. In the late 1970s the new navigation system CAINS were equipped; the CAINS A-6E can be distinguished by the extra air scoop on top of the fuselage near the vertical stabilizer.  Starting in 1979 all of the A-6E Intruders were armed with the AN/ASS-33 detection and ranging set, which a part of the TRAM system. They were located inside a small turret under the radome. The A-6E TRAM participated in most of the military actions of the Navy in the last century. All of the Intruders were replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 1997.

Please see the paint guide below for Trumpeter’s suggested colors.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/32
Parts: 590+
Length: 20.56”
Wingspan: 19.88”
– Painting and assembly required
– Photo-etched parts
– 40 sprues and tires
– Clear parts
– Metal undercarriage
– Left and right fuselage molded with authentic details
– Detailed engine
– Accurate gear cabin and cockpit
– Newly tooled wings
– Optional position flaps
– Plenty of external loads
– Wings can be folded
– Includes instructions

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Paint Guides:

1. US Navy, VA-196 ‘Main Battery’, A-6E/TRAM, 500/NK (Bu No. 159579)
Red
White
Insignia White
Dark Gull Grey
Flat Black
Metal Black
Silver
Interior Green
Super Silver
Insignia Red
Black
Khaki Green
Khaki
Grey
Flat White
Olive Drab
Yellow
Dark Compass Ghost Grey
Burnt Iron
Grey Blue
Radome
Clear Red
Clear Green
Tire Black

2. USMC, VMA (AW)-522 ‘Hawks’, A-6E/TRAM, 411/ED (Bu No. 161111)
Red
White
Insignia White
Dark Gull Grey
Flat Black
Metal Black
Silver
Interior Green
Super Silver
Insignia Red
Black
Khaki Green
Khaki
Grey
Flat White
Olive Drab
Yellow
Dark Compass Ghost Grey
Burnt Iron
Grey Blue
Radome
Clear Red
Clear Green
Tire Black
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