{"product_id":"f-14a-tomcat-vf-2-bounty-hunters-1-72","title":"F-14A Tomcat — VF-2 \"Bounty Hunters\" 1:72 Diecast Model","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome jets you respect. The Tomcat, you fall for.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong-nosed, twin-tailed, swing-wing — the F-14 didn't just defend the carrier. It owned the sky around it. This 1:72 diecast wears the colors of \u003cstrong\u003eVF-2 \"Bounty Hunters,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e among the first squadrons to take the Tomcat to sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Aircraft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt to out-reach anything that threatened the fleet, the F-14A paired variable-sweep wings with the long arm of the AIM-54 Phoenix. Wings forward for the slow, knife-edge work of a carrier approach; wings swept back for Mach 2. For a generation of naval aviators, it was simply \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e airplane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Squadron\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVF-2 reformed around the Tomcat in the 1970s and carried it through decades of carrier deployments. We build this model to honor the crews who flew and maintained it — the work, not the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Model\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 1:72 — roughly 11\" wingspan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal body, pre-built and pre-painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended age 14+ — a collector's display piece, not a toy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Collectors Want It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tomcat is the airframe most aviation collectors reach for first. The VF-2 scheme reads cleanly across the room and photographs beautifully under a desk lamp. At 1:72 it has real presence without taking over the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iron Squadron™","offers":[{"title":"1\/72","offer_id":55580636283048,"sku":"IS-F14A-72-007","price":209.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/2318\/2248\/files\/F-14A_Tomcat_VF-2__Bounty_Hunters__1_72_Diecast_Model_1.jpg?v=1780508675","url":"https:\/\/ironsquadron.com\/products\/f-14a-tomcat-vf-2-bounty-hunters-1-72","provider":"Iron Squadron™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}