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Plastic Model Kit

Code¡§4545782084627

PLATZ/ITALERI 1/48 US Navy EW Aircraft EA-18G Growler VAQ-129 "Vikings"
Special Livery for the Centennial of Naval Aviation

About the Aircraft

The EA-18G Growler, an electronic warfare aircraft developed from the fighter F/A-18 Super Hornet and has taken over its capabilities as the successor to the E/A-6B Prowler, has been operated by the U.S. Navy since 2009. The EA-18G Growler is equipped with advanced electronic warfare, such as AN/ALQ-99 tactical jamming system and an ALQ-227 communication jamming system. In addition to a dedicated system officer boarding with the pilot, the EA-18G Growler demonstrates high electronic warfare capability. VAQ-129, which mainly trains electronic warfare aircrew, operates EA-18G Growlers as well. In 2011, a special livery commemorating the 100th anniversary of U.S. Naval Aviation was made and attracted much attention.

About the Kit

This plastic model kit reproduces the EA-18G Growler, an electronic warfare aircraft of the U.S. Navy that has been in service since 2009.
¡úThe parts are made by Italeri, and the scale is 1/48. The finished size is 38.1 cm in length.
¡úWell reproduced the fuselage shape and details.
¡úVarious equipment mounted under the wings and the fuselage are also realistically modeled.
¡úComes with a special masking sheet for painting the canopy frame.
¡úThe markings are based on the coloring used by U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s to commemorate the 100th anniversary of U.S. Navy aircraft operations in 2011.
¡úDecals are made by Cartograf.