UP FOR SALE IS A MINT MODEL IN ORIGINAL BOX 1/48 FRANKLIN MINT COLLECTION ARMOUR DIECAST MODEL OF GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT "FLIR CAT" "AA213" USN VF-103 "SLUGGERS" FLOWN BY COMMANDER ALEX HNARAKIS AND RIO LCDR LARRY SLADE BIG BEAUTIFUL 1/48 SCALE MODEL OF THIS LATE MODEL TOMCAT, THE USN'S AIR SUPERIORITY AND FLEET DEFENCE FIGHTER FOR MANY YEARS. LATER MODELS WERE UPGRADED WITH ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETTING SYSTEMS FOR BOMBING AND GROUND ATTACK, AS THIS 'FLIR' (FORWARD LOOKING INFA RED) TOMCAT WAS. THIS TOMCAT ALSO HAS "FLIR CAT" NOSE ART, WHICH IS RARE FOR TOMCATS OF THIS ERA TO HAVE ANY KIND OF NOSE ART. MODEL IS FITTED OUT WITH A FULL LOAD OF MISSILES, TANKS AND LASER GUIDED BOMBS, HARD TO FIND FIT OUT IN TOMCAT MODELS. MODEL IN ORIGINAL BLUE DISPLAY BOX WITH THE WINDOW FLAP INTACT, AND IN ITS ORIGINAL WHITE FRANKLIN MINT SHIPPING BOX. HARD TO FIND. RARE. MODEL NEVER REMOVED OR DISPLAYED. A HUGE VERY IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY MODEL. THESE MODELS ARE NOT MADE ANYMORE AND ARE RARE AND COLLECTABLE AND ONLY GOING UP IN VALUE. WILL BE WELL PACKED IN ORIGINAL SHIPPING BOX FOR SHIPPING HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING, PICK UP AVAILABLE IN ADELAIDE. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS. |