Product Description
- A Growler with a Zapper Dragon on its tail that you can't miss
[About the actual machine]
- The EA-18G Growler 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 US Navy's F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter, it began operation in 2009.
- It has a crew of two: the pilot and a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the back seat.
- Electronic warfare equipment includes the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) pod, the AN/ALQ-218(V)2 radio frequency receiving system, and the AN/ALQ-227 communications countermeasures set.
- Powered by two General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofan engines, it has a top speed of nearly Mach 1.8.
- Armed with these devices, the Growler can counter enemy SEAD aircraft.
- The US Navy's oldest electronic warfare squadron, VAQ-130 Zappers, which originated in 1959 as Carrier Early Warning Squadron 13, or VAW-13, has also been operating the Growler since 2011.
[About the kit]
- The kit is a 1/48 scale reproduction of the US Navy's current electronic warfare aircraft, the EA-18G Growler.
- This plastic model assembly kit has a finished length of 381mm. Its impressive size and distinctive form are accurately modeled.
- The parts are manufactured by Italeri, a long-established Italian manufacturer, and the kit comes with a Japanese instruction manual produced by Platz. This is a kit that Japanese modelers can work on with confidence.
- In addition, masking stickers are included as standard, making it easy to paint the canopy frame.
- The large tandem cockpit canopy can be easily painted precisely, enhancing the overall appearance of the finished product.
- The details of the cockpit interior, landing gear parts, and landing gear storage compartment are also sharply modeled.
- The markings are from VAQ-130 Zappers, which have been operating Growlers since 2011.
- It reproduces the appearance of the Zapper Dragon Insignia on the tail, which is a design inherited from its predecessor, the VAW-13.
- Please also use the separately sold etching detail-up parts set.
[Major features]
- 1/48 scale reproduction of the US Navy's electronic warfare aircraft, the EA-18G Growler
- Italeri parts, Platz Japanese manual, original packaging included
- Markings are selected from VAQ-130 Zappers markings
- Comes with a masking sheet for easy painting of the canopy frame.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Product Specifications
- Item code
- *TPA-48
- JAN code
- 4545782114577
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.