Calibre Wings Robotech CA72RB15
Grumman F-14 S Type Diecast Model
U.N.Spacy, Monochrome, Robotech | Limited Edition
1500
Pieces Worldwide |
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| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Grumman F-14 S Type | | 10.25" | | 10.75" |
From Shinsei Industries, the "Monochrome" is one of only 2 new F-14 S-Type KAI brought to service by UN Spacy. Code named "Monochrome" due to its special experimental paint scheme, the classified paint composition is likened to "Have Glass" technology which is meant to reduce the RCS (radar-cross section) by some 70 percent. The "Monochrome" also has a modified underbelly airframe which is externally fitted with the 3-barrel 55mm GU-11, the main ordnance in the variable fighter experimental program, VF-EX.
Designed to carry the formidable long range AIM-54 Phoenix missile, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was first flown on December 21st, 1970. Made famous by the Hollywood film Top Gun, the F-14 replaced the F-4 Phantom II as the US Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter. Its design includes a variable geometry wing that can sweep back for high speed supersonic intercepts and forward for improved positioning in air to air dogfights. Nicknamed "Bombcat," the F-14 spent much of its late career in an air-to-ground role, carrying the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Calibre Wings Robotech range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of aircraft from the science fiction Robotech TV series.
Robotech is a sweeping science-fiction anime epic of humans defending their homeworld against alien domination. The saga is told through the eyes of characters caught up in a series of wars that erupts when a mysterious spacecraft crash-lands on Earth at the turn of the millenium. The secrets of alien knowledge aboard this vessel were unlocked, leading to the development of "Robotechnology" and the creation of a vast arsenal of robotic "mecha" to defend the Earth against the alien threats that would eventually strike to lay claim to the mysterious power source known as "protoculture." Robotech has often been called a "space opera" because it is not just action-packed entertainment, but also an engaging drama.
Calibre Wings Robotech diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Detailed pilot and crew figures.
- Selected moveable control surfaces.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
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