Award Winner Built 1/48 McDonnell Douglas USMC AV-8B VMA-231 Ace of Spades

Description: DREAM WORKS HERE Item Name: .Boeing AV-8B Harrier II V/STOL Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) Ace of Spade Kits .Hasegawa Scale: .1:48 Builder:.Opel Item Status:.Built To Order / Pre-Order Detail features: Award-winner built McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II V/STOL with great detail overall and superb accuracy on each part. US Marine Corps 231st Marine Attack Squadron (VMA-231) "Ace of Spaces" CG01grey color scheme and squadron markings with great heavy weathering effects. The kit accurately scales down the complicated form of Harrier II. Clear parts are well shaped. Fine engraved perfectly recessed panel add rivets detail. Separate blow-in doors and optional gun pods or lateral strakes. Positionable nozzles and separate speed brake with detail. Control surfaces like rudder, ailerons and slotted flaps with sharp details. Tire and hub details. Adding armaments and more add-on details. * Top building quality with very high level on detailing throughout the whole model. * VMA-513 `Flying Nightmares` decal set. * Fuselage w/authentic details. * Ω (omega) shape multi-parts crystal clear canopy w/authentic details. * Clear canopy with inclusion for the explosive cord in the top. * Nicely detailed SJU-4 ejection seat. * The cockpit is completely detailed and accurate. * Side console, instrument panel and rudder detail is half-hearted at best. * Beautiful detailing on the Pegasus full vectored-thrust turbofan engine. * Auxiliary inlet doors w/authentic details on both side. * Ailerons w/authentic details both side. * Stabilators w/authentic details both side. * Flaps w/authentic details w/authentic details both side. * Airspeed brake w/authentic details both side. * Forward air dam w/authentic details both side. * Rudder w/authentic details both side. * Gun pods and longitudinal air dams/strakes w/detail. * Positionable engine nozzles w/authentic detail. * Detailed landing gear and outriggers. * Detailed wheel bay. * Tires with hub details. * Full weapons loaded including drop tanks, AIM-9L sidewinder. * 25mm cannon pod and state-of-the-art Lightning II targeting pod. Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Add clear paint for good finishing on decal applying. Wash to enhance the surface detail increase the appearance of depth including panels, doors, rivets, and more. Brushing to emphasize and highlighting texture with edge for good wear, tear and fading. Filter out the contrast and blend color effects with airflow marks. Realistic nozzle burned multicolor representing. Great detail paint job on grease with staining appearing and more on real-life weathering. Final protective layer for long-term collection. 2180 1 Dream Works Hobby 2 Dream Works Hobby 3 Dream Works Hobby 4 Dream Works Hobby 5 Dream Works Hobby 6 Dream Works Hobby 7 Dream Works Hobby 8 Dream Works Hobby 9 Dream Works Hobby 10 Dream Works Hobby 11 Dream Works Hobby 12 Dream Works Hobby 13 Dream Works Hobby 14 Dream Works Hobby 15 Dream Works Hobby 16 Dream Works Hobby 17 Dream Works Hobby 18 Dream Works Hobby 19 Dream Works Hobby 20 Dream Works Hobby 21 Dream Works Hobby 22 Dream Works Hobby 23 Dream Works Hobby 24 Dream Works Hobby Marine Attack Squadron 231 Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) is a United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that consists of AV-8B Harrier (V/STOL) jets. The squadron, known as the "Ace of Spades", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW). The AV-8B The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) ground-attack aircraft. An Anglo-American development of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the Harrier II is the final member of the Harrier family that started with the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 in the early 1960s. The AV-8B is primarily used for light attack or multi-role missions, and is typically operated from small aircraft carriers, large amphibious assault ships and simple forward operating bases. The British Aerospace Harrier II variant of the AV-8B was developed for the British military. The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Spanish Navy and Italian Navy. The TAV-8B is a dedicated two-seat trainer version. The Harrier II and other models of the Harrier family have been called "Jump Jets". The AV-8B was extensively redesigned by McDonnell Douglas from the earlier AV-8A/C Harrier. It has a new wing, an elevated cockpit, a redesigned fuselage, and other structural and aerodynamic refinements. The number of hardpoints was increased from five to seven. Later upgrades, which resulted in the AV-8B(NA) and AV-8B Harrier II Plus, added radar and night-attack capabilities. British Aerospace joined the improved Harrier project in the early 1980s. Since corporate mergers in the 1990s, Boeing and BAE Systems have jointly supported the program.

Price: 319.98 USD

Location: Scarborough, Ontario

End Time: 2024-11-04T00:33:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: 35.98 USD