Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series HA1025
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter Diecast Model
ROCAF, #4201, Taiwan |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Lockheed F-104A Starfighter | | 9.25" | | 3.75" |
Lockheed F-104A coded 4201 was manufactured as c/n 183-1127 with a serial of 56-0893. In 1958 the USAF 83rd FIS deployed to Formosa (now Taiwan) in response to the second Taiwan Strait Crisis. It is believed that in 1960 and 1961 25 F-104As and 2 F-104Bs now coded 4201 - 4225 and 4101 – 4102 respectively were transferred to the RoCAF. In 1969 18 of the F-104As were transferred to Jordan including 4201 that now became 914L with 9 Squadron. The aircraft was wfu (withdrawn from use) in September 1969.
Designed to meet a need for an aircraft that could successfully compete against the MiG-15 in Korea, the F-104 Starfighter was first flown on February 20, 1958. American pilots believed that the F-86 Sabre was too large and complex to outmaneuver the lighter MiG, and they wanted a smaller, simpler, high-performance aircraft to replace it. The resulting design was a light, aerodynamic airframe wrapped around a powerful J79 turbojet engine. The F-104C was used by the USAF from 1958 until 1967, but most of the 2,578 production Starfighters were built and flown by members of NATO, including the Italian Air Force, which didn't retire it until 2004. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Hobby Master's 1:72 scale F-104 Starfighter is a good looking model with many quality features. The exceptionally long fuselage is constructed in diecast metal, with plastic side-mounted engine intakes. The rear turbine blades and the exhaust with its "turkey feathers" are some of the high points of this model, along with a canopy that opens to reveal an ejection seat and pad printed front and side instrument panels. The M61 Vulcan Gatling gun port is beautifully recreated, and the complex main landing gear is accurately rendered, securely locking into place for ground display. Most releases include removable wingtip fuel tanks, with fuselage mounted missiles on some versions.
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The Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft.
Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" 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.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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