FineMolds Jet Aircraft Series America TomcatTM Pukin Dogs Plastic Model FF01 1/72 F-14B VF-143 (Airplane)

A plastic model that requires assembly and painting. Separate adhesive, tools, paint, etc. are required. 1/72 scale unpainted plastic assembly kit Engine nozzle parts for B/D type, which are different from A type, are included to precisely reproduce the differences from A type. [About the F-14B Tomcat VF-143 "Pukin Dogs"] The F-14A Tomcat was in operation since September 1974, and in the 1990s the F-14B, equipped with a large thrust F110-GE-400 engine and updated fire control system, appeared. One of the distinguishing points in terms of the outside diameter is the change in the shape of the engine nozzle. The F-14B was primarily deployed to carrier air wings in the Atlantic and Mediterranean areas. The 143rd Fighter Squadron (VF-143) is a squadron with a distinctive large-winged leopard painted on its vertical tail. Although its nickname "Pukin Dogs" is a vulgar expression, VFA-143, which has now become a combat attack squadron and inherited this mark, also uses this as its official unit name.