Eduard BIG72193 - 1:72 F-14D PE Parts

Eduard BIG72193 Big Ed set for the F-14D Tomcat (Tamiya) in 1:72 scale

Eduard BIG72193 is a combined package of photo-etched accessories and masks selected for the F-14D Tomcat by Tamiya in 1:72 scale and sold together at an attractive price. It brings together several sets usually bought separately.

What's in the box:

• Photo-etched set (73868)
• Masks (CX708)
• Steel "Remove Before Flight" tags (photo-etched, 73044)

Set specifications:

• Scale: 1:72
• Catalogue no.: BIG72193
• Manufacturer: Eduard
• Dedicated kit: F-14D Tomcat (Tamiya kit)
• Type: Big Ed set (photo-etch and mask bundle)
• Material: photo-etched parts and self-adhesive masks

Big Ed set – a bundle of photo-etched frets and masks

Big Ed is a combined package of Eduard photo-etched accessories and masks selected for a single model and sold together at an attractive price. It brings together in one box several sets that are usually bought separately, so you can detail a model comprehensively with a single purchase.

The individual elements are fitted according to the instructions supplied with each set: photo-etched parts are bent and secured with cyanoacrylate adhesive, and masks are applied to a cleaned surface before airbrush painting.

About the aircraft – Grumman F-14D Tomcat:

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was an American two-seat carrier-borne fighter with variable-geometry wings, for decades the primary air-defence asset of U.S. Navy carriers. Its distinctive in-flight swing wings and long-range radar working with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles made it one of the most formidable interceptors of its era.

The F-14D Super Tomcat was the final and most advanced variant, fitted with more powerful General Electric F110 engines and fully digital avionics. Tomcats of this version served until 2006, taking part in combat operations over Iraq and Afghanistan before being replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

Original specifications (F-14D Tomcat):

• Length: approx. 19.1 m
• Wingspan: approx. 19.5 m (spread) / approx. 11.6 m (swept)
• Crew: 2 (pilot and systems operator)
• Powerplant: two General Electric F110-GE-400 turbofan engines
• Maximum speed: approx. Mach 2.3
• Armament: 20 mm cannon, AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
• Operators: U.S. Navy, Iran

About the manufacturer – Eduard:

Eduard is a Czech company based in Obrnice near Most, one of the most recognisable manufacturers of scale models and modelling accessories in the world. The brand grew out of photo-etched parts production and remains a leader in that field to this day, offering a very wide range of upgrade accessories: photo-etched frets, self-adhesive masks, SPACE three-dimensional 3D decals, resin and 3D-printed details from the Brassin line, and complete Big Ed and Big Sin bundles. Eduard's accessories are designed for specific plastic kits from various manufacturers, allowing the modeller to raise the level of detail of the finished build quickly and reliably.