AwardWinner Built HobbyBoss 1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat VF-1 Wolfpack+PE+Decal

Description: DREAM WORKS HERE Item Name: .US Navy Northrop Grumman F-14A Tomcat Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) Wolfpack Kits .Hobby Boss Scale: .1:48 Builder:.Wing Item Status:.Built To Order / Pre-Order Detail features: Award-winner built Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcats VF-1 Wolfpack USS Ranger CV/CVA-61. This squadrons` Top Gun shot down Mi-8 was the only kill for F-14 in Desert Storm. Beautiful VF-1 Wolfpack decal set add-on and realistic paint and weathering finish. Top building quality with incredible detail overall and super accurate scale on each part. Finely conform perfectly recessed panel lines and rivets. Beautifully cockpit details. Intricately detailed wheel wells and landing gear. Add armaments and more add-on details. * Top building quality with finer details of cladding and well sculpted. * After market VF-1 Wolfpack decal set. * The beautifully engraved panels and sessions of the fuselage has great riveting. * Crisply molded displaying fine panel lines and rivet detail. * The cockpit has a good level of detail and fairly accurately in front and rear cockpit tubs. * The Mk14 NACES seats are nicely detailed with 6 etched metal parts including belts and buckles and harnesses. * The PE foil behind the piece still catching canopy and small antennas for the body. * Two complete General Electric F110 engines are nicely replicated with engine afterburner nozzles can be modeled open or closed. * Great detailed intake trunking. * The engine exhaust nozzles are very nicely replicated through 11 parts with internal and external petals. * Boarding steps and in-built boarding ladder. * Complete APG-71 radar assembly and position-able radome. * Detailed left and right avionics bays and M61 Vulcan gun bays with position-able doors. * Positionable wings with superb details. * Extended leading edge slats and trailing edge flaps. * Air refueling probe can be modeled in the extended position for your choice. * Nose gear can be modeled in the extended or catapult squat position. * Flaps and ailerons as well as the geometry of the wings has to be maintained in a variety of positions. * Speed brakes are supplied to be positioned in the open or closed positions you can choose. * Nicely detailed main wheel wells. * Rubber tires with great detail. * External loads including external fuel tanks, missiles of AIM-9, AIM-7 and designators and more. Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Add clear paint for good finishing on decal applying. Wash to enhance the surface detail increase the appearance of depth including panels, doors, rivets, and more. Brushing to emphasize and highlighting texture with edge for good wear, tear and fading. Filter out the contrast and blend color effects with airflow marks. Real-life nozzle burned multicolor representing. Great detail paint job on grease with staining appearing and more on real-life weathering. Final protective layer for long-term collection. Discontinued high priced decal set, the price may higher or lower when you order, a good chance to have a rare kit as a not bad kit`s pice and high building quality model. but if you really want to have costs lower, just switch to other kits or check or store and contact us for detail. 79 1 Dream Works Hobby 2 Dream Works Hobby 3 Dream Works Hobby 4 Dream Works Hobby 5 Dream Works Hobby 6 Dream Works Hobby 7 Dream Works Hobby 8 Dream Works Hobby 9 Dream Works Hobby 10 Dream Works Hobby 11 Dream Works Hobby 12 Dream Works Hobby 13 Dream Works Hobby 14 Dream Works Hobby 15 Dream Works Hobby 16 Dream Works Hobby 17 Dream Works Hobby 18 Dream Works Hobby 19 Dream Works Hobby 20 Dream Works Hobby 21 Dream Works Hobby 22 Dream Works Hobby 23 Dream Works Hobby 24 Dream Works Hobby 25 Dream Works Hobby 26 Dream Works Hobby Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy. Known as the "Wolfpack" the squadron saw combat during World War II, the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. The squadron was de-activated and its personnel reassigned in 1993 when its carrier, the USS Ranger (CV-61), was decommissioned. Fighter Squadron 1 was originally established on July 1, 1922, and operated as VF-1 until July 1, 1934, when it was then redesignated VB-2. One year later, on July 1, 1935, a second VF-1 was established and served for two years until it was redesignated to VF-6. During these years the pilots flew Curtiss TS-1, Boeing F2B and F3B, Curtiss F8C and BFC Goshawk and Boeing F4B. In January 1925 it was decided that VF-1 would operate from battleships, their TS land planes were fitted with pontoons and new engines. The squadron`s planes were assigned to eleven different battleships. On November 16, 1927 the Saratoga was commissioned and VF-1 was assigned to her. The third VF-1 was established on May 1, 1943, operating Grumman F6F Hellcats. They were assigned to the Pacific fleet and participated in numerous missions during World War II. In 1944, the squadron was reorganized, and assigned to perform attacks on Japan itself, taking an important role in assaulting airfields and Japanese shipping. After the war ended, the squadron was assigned to escort supply drops, until it was disestablished on October 25, 1945. An F-14 Tomcat from VF-1. F-14 tail markings from VF-1 The fourth VF-1, "Wolfpack" was established on October 14, 1972 at NAS Miramar, at the same time as VF-2, these units were the first F-14 fighter squadrons. VF-1 received the first F-14As on July 1, 1973. The squadron`s insignia was a red wolf’s head designed by Grumman Commercial Artist, George M. Kehew who himself is a WWII combat veteran. The Squadron Insignia is registered in the Library of Congress. The first cruise came in September 1974 onboard Enterprise. The end of the cruise saw the first Tomcat’s combat debut, as VF-1 and VF-2 flew cover over Saigon for evacuation of US personnel in April 1975 as part of Operation Frequent Wind. n September 1980, VF-1 and VF-2 changed carrier air wings, moved to the Ranger and flew various cruises with her until they shifted carriers once again in 1984 to the Kitty Hawk. They stayed with Kitty Hawk for one cruise. In 1984, VF-1 had achieved the impressive 22,000 flight hours without a single accident. By 1986, they returned to the Ranger and were with the carrier during Operation Desert Storm where VF-1 scored the only F-14 air-to-air kill during the war, an Iraqi Mil Mi-8 helicopter was downed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 14 January 1992, VF-1 lost NE112[1] [BuNo. 160887] in a crash at Fallon Nevada. Both aircrew members, (Neal "Eddie" Jones and Scott "Dinger" Waldinger) were killed in the crash. The Ranger`s last foreign port of entry was Sydney Australia in January of 1993 after having spent New Year`s Eve 1992 in Fremantle, Australia. The Ranger was decommissioned in 1993 and VF-1 was left without a carrier. They operated out of NAS Miramar until VF-1 itself was disestablished on 1 October 1993.

Price: 379.98 USD

Location: Scarborough, Ontario

End Time: 2024-02-02T01:38:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 39.98 USD