Product Description
-Enjoy Misawa's Yellowjackets at 1/48, which is familiar in Japan !! A plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the US Navy's electronic warfare aircraft, EA-18G Growler, on a 1/48 scale.
[About the actual machine]
--The EA-18G Grumman is an electronic warfare aircraft developed and operated by the US Navy as a successor to the Grumman EA-6B Prowler.
--Developed based on the F / A-18F Super Hornet, a fighter of the US Navy, and started production in 2007.
--The operation has been officially started in 2009.
--There are two crew members. WSO (Weapon System Officer) will be on board the pilot and the back seat.
--AN / ALQ-99 Tactical Jammers (TJS) Pod, AN / ALQ-218 (V) 2 Radio Frequency Receiving System, AN / ALQ-227 Communication Countermeasure Set are installed as electronic warfare equipment.
--The engine is equipped with two General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofan engines. It has a top speed close to Mach 1.8.
--With these equipments, Growler counters enemy air defense (SEAD) aircraft.
--The US Navy's electronic warfare unit VAQ-138 Yellowjackets, which has been deployed in Japan since 2014, also operates the EA-18G Growler.
-The mark that designed the yellow jacket, a kind of sparrow bee, is drawn on the tail wing.
[About the model]
――Italeri is a model of the Platts / Italeri series that is being developed in Japan in collaboration with Platts and Italeri.
-The kit reproduces the US Navy's current electronic warfare aircraft, EA-18G Growler, on a 1/48 scale.
--Plastic model assembly kit with a finished total length of 381 mm.
――The size with a strong presence and the characteristic form are accurately modeled.
――In addition to the easy-to-assemble parts composition unique to Italeri, a Japanese manual produced by Platts is prepared so that Japanese modelers can work with peace of mind.
--In addition, a masking sheet that is convenient for painting the canopy frame is also standard equipment.
――The fact that you can easily paint exactly on the canopy of the large tandem cockpit enhances the grade of the finish.
――The aircraft parts and each part have an efficient configuration that is both easy to assemble and realistic.
――You can assemble it with Japanese instructions.
--For marking, select VAQ-138 Yellowjackets to be deployed at Misawa base in Japan.
-The illustration with the sparrow bee motif drawn on the tail is a kit that modelers can not miss.
[Major features]
--Reproduce the US Navy electronic warfare aircraft, EA-18G Growler on 1/48
--Italeri parts with Platts Japanese manual and original package
--Marking is selected from the VAQ-138 Yellowjackets aircraft known as the trademark of the sparrow bee.
--With a masking sheet that is convenient for painting the frame of the canopy
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 38 x 25 x 7 cm / 566g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- TPA-17
- JAN code
- 4545782082241
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.