F-14A Tomcat 1/48 Italeri

The F-14 was based on experience gained with the F-111. The F-14A first flew in 1970, and production models started reaching squadrons in 1973. Squadrons VF-1 and VF-2 accompanied the last voyage of Enterprise to Vietnam, but never saw combat. In 1981, Tomcats shot down two Libyan Su-22s during an encounter over the Gulf of Sidra. Since then, the F-14 has been updated several times and has taken part in conflicts in the Middle East, over the former Yugoslavia and over the Mediterranean.

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Product Details:

Country: United States
Scale: 1/48
Model Length: 15.4 in (390 mm)
Skill Level: 3
– Painting and assembly required
– Includes external loads
– 5 sprues
– Clear parts
– Decals
– Illustrated instructions and paint guides

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Paint & Decal Guides:

A. USS Nimitz, VF-84 ‘Jolly Rogers’, 1976
Flat Black
Flat Dark Gull Grey
Flat Olive Drab
Flat Tan
Flat Aluminum
Gloss Insignia White
Exhaust Metalizer
Gloss Green
Gloss Yellow
Flat Radome Tan
Gunmetal Metalizer
Gloss Red
Flat Gull Grey
Flat Yellow
Aluminum Metalizer

B. USS Enterprise, VF-1 ‘Wolfpack’, 1975
Flat Black
Flat Dark Gull Grey
Flat Olive Drab
Flat Tan
Flat Aluminum
Gloss Insignia White
Exhaust Metalizer
Gloss Green
Gloss Yellow
Flat Radome Tan
Gunmetal Metalizer
Gloss Red
Flat Gull Grey
Flat Red

C. USS Kitty Hawk, VF-213 ‘Black Lions’, 1975
Flat Black
Flat Dark Gull Grey
Flat Olive Drab
Flat Tan
Flat Aluminum
Gloss Insignia White
Exhaust Metalizer
Gloss Green
Gloss Yellow
Flat Radome Tan
Gunmetal Metalizer
Gloss Red
Flat Gull Grey

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