Buy Italeri 1:48 F 7F 3N TigercatItaleri 1:48 F 7F 3N Tigercat Product Description:
- Italeri Item#: 2660
- Precision **ASSEMBLY-REQUIRED PLASTIC MODEL KIT** with parts mounted on sprue trees
- For ages 10 and older; To avoid choking or injury, keep all model kit parts away from small children
- Assembly & painting required. Requires glue, paint, & modeling tools (not included)
- For damaged product & defective part, contact Italeri (c/o MRC ) (732) 225-2100
Product Description
Highly detailed 1/48 scale assembly model kit of the Grumman F7F Tigercat, the first twin-engine fighter aircraft in service with the U.S. Navy. Introduced in 1944, the F7F Tigercat was slated to serve onboard U.S. Navy's new Midway-class aircraft carriers. The F7F was one of the best performing piston-engine fighter aircraft ever, and the type was to replace existing single-engine fighters such as the F6F Hellcat. The F7F had excellent speed, maneuverability, and powerful armament (four 20 mm cannons and four 0.50 caliber machine guns, as well as under-wing and under-fuselage hard points for bombs and torpedoes). However, only the F7F-4N night fighter variant ever made it as a carrier based fighter, as all other F7F versions failed the Navy's carrier acceptance trials. Most F7F Tigercats ended up in land-based service as attack aircraft or night fighters, and F7F entered service too late to see action in World War II. F7Fs did saw service during the Korean War, and the type was retired from service in 1954. This rare 1/48 scale assembly kit of the F7F by Italeri features the F7F-SN variant, a two-seat night-fighter version. This kit comes with detailed exterior with finely recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, detailed bomb bay with parts to build two bombs, and decals for four U.S. Marine Corps versions.
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Building a long-forgotten aircraft
By KMF
I have commented on other kits that I have built and get a little perturbed over scale model kits being classified as "toys" The label doesn't fit!I bought & built the F7F Tigercat primarily to have & preserve another obscure & long-forgotten military aircraft. (That's my driving force for kit selection.) The Tigercat is a perfect example. (I think the total build-out was about 364 finished aircraft. There are probably more scale model kits than that!) I am not a Naval historian nor an expert, but I cannot think of any other piston twin that was purpose-built for carrier ops. The only other piston twins on-deck that I know of were the B-25's on the USS Hornet for Doolittle's "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" The difference is, they didn't have to LAND on the carrier! Evidently, the F7F didn't fare much better. They spent most of their parked time on the pavement.Italeri's F7F-3N is a nice little kit. It has well-fitting and clean lines which is typical of today's products from Italeri. It looks very sharp in all-over black and make a statement on the shelf. It's a fun & easy project, I recommend it!
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