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Special Hobby 1:48 AF-3S Guardian 'MAD Boom' Plastic Model Kit
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Special Hobby 1:48 AF-3S Guardian 'MAD Boom' Plastic Model Kit

$90.86
SKU:
SH-48194
Scale:
1:48
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The Special Hobby 1:48 AF-3S Guardian 'MAD Boom' (SH48194) is a 1:48 scale limited-run plastic model kit representing the final anti-submarine attack variant of the US Navy's Grumman AF Guardian.
 
Kit Overview & Specifications:
  • Scale: 1:48
  • Manufacturer: Special Hobby (Czech Republic)
  • Box Contents: Light grey styrene sprues, clear plastic sprue for the canopy, cast resin parts (including a multi-piece Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine and the starboard magnetic anomaly detector / MAD boom housing), photo-etched (PE) brass details (seat harnesses and panel/restraints), and multi-colored waterslide decals. 
  • Features: Recessed exterior panel lines, detailed cockpit and instrument consoles, closed weapons bay with external stores (rockets, radar pods, and searchlight), and a resin MAD boom that can be built either stowed or extended. 
  • Markings / Decals: Includes options for four historical US Navy schemes:
    • NARTU (NAS Los Alamitos, 1956) in Gray-White with training orange fuselage bands
    • VS-20 (USS Badoeng Strait / NAS Atsugi, Japan, 1953) in Sea Blue
    • VS-27 (USS Antietam, Mediterranean, 1953) in Sea Blue
    • An additional Gray-White reserve airframe option
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