F-5F Tiger II Twin-Seat Trainer Aircraft 1/72 Italeri

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F-5F Tiger II Twin-Seat Trainer Aircraft 1/72 Italeri

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$30.50
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SKU:
ITA1382
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Description

Designed to be lighter, cheaper, and easier to field than its contemporaries, the F-5 Tiger nevertheless had an arduous road to acceptance in the USAF. It was used operationally in Vietnam and as an "aggressor" training aircraft for multiple units. Overseas, however, it was far better received by countries like Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and more. There, its high mission availability and low cost count for far more than some of the dubious advantages of larger, more complicated craft.

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Product Details:

Country: United States
Scale: 1/72
Parts: 60+
Skill Level: 2
Model Length: 7.9 in (200 mm)
- Painting and assembly required

- 3 sprues
- Includes external loads
- Clear parts
- Decals
- Illustrated instructions and paint guides

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Paint & Decal Guides:

A, B, C. Northrop F-5F, Schweizer Luftwaffe, Fliegerstaffel 15, Sion AB, Switzerland, 2014-2015
Flat Black
Metallic Gloss Silver
Gloss White
Metallic Flat Steel
Gloss Red
Flat Olive Drab
Gloss Green
Flat Dark Gull Grey
Flat Insignia Yellow
Flat Red
Light Compass Ghost Grey
Dark Compass Ghost Grey

D. Northrop F-5F, USMC Aviation, Aggressor, VMFT-401 ‘Snipers’, MCAS, Yuma, Arizona, 2011
Flat Black
Metallic Gloss Silver
Gloss White
Metallic Flat Steel
Gloss Red
Flat Olive Drab
Gloss Green
Flat Dark Gull Grey
Flat Insignia Yellow
Flat Red
Low Compass Ghost Grey
Flat Gull Grey
Flat Light Ghost Grey
Metallic Flat Aluminum
Flat Gunship Grey

E. Northrop F-5F, US Navy, Aggressor, VFC-111, ‘Sun Downers, NAS Key West, Florida, 2015
Flat Black
Metallic Gloss Silver
Gloss White
Metallic Flat Steel
Gloss Red
Flat Olive Drab
Gloss Green
Flat Dark Gull Grey
Flat Insignia Yellow
Flat Red
Low Compass Ghost Grey
Flat Light Grey
Flat Light Ghost Grey
Metallic Flat Aluminum
Flat Gunship Grey

F. Northrop F-5F, US Navy, Aggressor, VFC-13, ‘Saints’, NAS Fallon, Nevada, 2011
Flat Black
Metallic Gloss Silver
Gloss White
Metallic Flat Steel
Gloss Red
Flat Olive Drab
Gloss Green
Flat Dark Gull Grey
Flat Insignia Yellow
Flat Red
Low Compass Ghost Grey
Flat Gloss Black
Flat Gunship Grey

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