Tamiya 1/48 Grumman F-14B Tomcat with Shipboard Towing Tractor

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The Grumman F-14B Tomcat with Shipboard Towing Tractor from our 1/48 scale aircraft model kits range accurately recreates the real-life US naval fighter and shipboard towing vehicle. This plastic model kit requires paint and glue to complete.

Known for its variable-sweep wing and superior ordnance systems, the F-14 Tomcat was developed as the U.S. Navy’s carrier fighter in the late 1960s and one of its key aircraft for over 30 years until it was retired in 2006. The F-14B can be said to have seen the first major upgrades to the aircraft, including new engines. The F110- GE-400 turbo fan engine provided up to 50% greater thrust. Shipboard towing tractors are unsung heroes of life on board a carrier, handling aircraft like the F-14. They have a tight turning circle and can skim underneath the wings of aircraft on deck, and pintle hooks front and rear let you hook them up to and pull the 30-ton F-14 via a towbar. At the rear is either the MSU-200NAV mobile air start unit for starting aircraft engines, or a 1-ton counterweight that helps give the necessary traction to pull heavy vehicles.

Features:

• Fuselage length: 398mm, wingspan: 408mm (wings swept forward)
• The flowing form of the F-14B Tomcat is captured in style based upon the extensive research of the actual aircraft
• The kit realistically depicts F-14B features such as head-up display, instrument and side console panels
• Moving variable-sweep wing
• Features realistic depictions of F110-GE-400 engine front fan and nozzles, sensor pod with AN/AXX-1 TCS camera, and AN/ALQ-126 ECM antenna under the wing glove
• The ladder on the left side of nose is depicted half-open
• Nose landing gear angle can be adjusted thanks to new upper and lower parts
• Comes with decals to depict 3 marking options (VF-102 "Diamondbacks" CAG Bird, VF-103 "Jolly Rogers" Commanding Officer's Aircraft and VF-143 "Pukin' Dogs" CAG Bird)
• Connect the Shipboard Towing Tractor to the F-14B by towbar to recreate a towing scene
• The shipboard towing tractor is authentically depicted based upon the extensive research of the actual vehicle
• Tractor front wheels can be depicted straight or turning. They are interchangeable even after assembly, and rear wheels feature double tyres
• Air hoses are realistically depicted
• Remove the driver figure to switch the magnet-attached seat when rendering the parked version
•  The MSU-200NAV mobile air start unit is also depicted, and can be attached or removed thanks to the attachment by poly caps
• When not attaching the MSU-200NAV mobile air start unit, rear weight can be attached

Manufacturer: Tamiya
Model: 61129
Scale: 1/48

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