1/32 F-105G Wild Weasel
Trumpeter 1/32 F-105G Wild Weasel is a plastic kit of the two-seat US air defence suppression aircraft. It contains 534 parts and three rubber tyres. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
The F-105G was produced by converting two-seat F-105Fs for Wild Weasel missions, hunting down and destroying air defence radars and missile sites. The aircraft received greatly improved avionics with the AN/APR-35, APR-36, APR-37 and AN/ALR-31 warning systems, whose antennas required redesigned wingtips; for a time they were designated EF-105F. They flew from the Thai bases at Takhli and Korat and stayed in Vietnam until the end of US involvement. They served with the USAF until 1980 and with the Georgia Air National Guard until 1983.
According to the manufacturer, the Trumpeter kit in 1/32 scale consists of 534 parts on 20 sprues plus three rubber tyres. The aileron and flap shafts are metal, their hinges photo-etched, and the instrument panel uses a film part. The finished model is 635 mm long with a 338 mm wingspan. The decals depict aircraft 62-4440 of the 17th Wild Weasel Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, with a sharkmouth on the nose.
At over sixty centimetres long, the model becomes a centrepiece of any collection of Vietnam War US jets. The Southeast Asia camouflage in tan and two shades of green leaves room for restrained weathering. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
Nationality: USA. Period: Cold War.
| Category: | Resin Aircraft |
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| EAN: | 9580208022024 |
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