Tamiya's 1/48 military miniature series model kits are highly detailed, exciting to put together and great to look at!

PaintsRecommended by Tamiya

AS-10 Ocean Grey (RAF)

AS-14 Olive Green (USAF)

AS-18 Light Grey (IJA)

TS-17 Gloss Aluminium

TS-27 Matte White

TS-29 Semi-Gloss Black

TS-42 Light Gun Metal

TS-47 Chrome Yellow

X-10 Gloss Gun Metal

X-11 Gloss Chrome Silver

X-23 Gloss Clear Blue

X-25 Gloss Clear Green

X-26 Gloss Clear Orange

X-27 Gloss Clear Red

X-3 Royal Blue

X-31 Gloss Titanium Gold

X-7 Gloss Red

X-8 Gloss Lemon Yellow

XF-1 Flat Black

XF-12 Flat J.N. Grey

XF-15 Flat Flesh

XF-16 Flat Aluminium

XF-19 Flat Sky Grey

XF-2 Flat White

XF-25 Flat Light Sea Grey

XF-3 Flat Yellow

XF-49 Flat Khaki

XF-5 Flat Green

XF-55 Flat Deck Tan

XF-56 Flat Metallic Grey

XF-57 Flat Buff

XF-58 Flat Olive Green

XF-59 Flat Desert Yellow

XF-61 Flat Dark Green

XF-63 Flat German Grey

XF-64 Flat Red Brown

XF-7 Flat Red

XF-71 Flat Cockpit Green (IJN)

XF-85 Flat Rubber Black

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program following the collapse of the F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American teen-series fighters, which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

This specific model kit depicts the F-14A Tomcat variant. The F-14A was the initial two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather interceptor fighter variant for the U.S. Navy. It first flew on December 21, 1970. As a U.S. Navy fighter it fulfilled the dual roles of long range interceptor and air superiority fighter, and later bomber. Deployed from 1974 to 2006, it successfully employed a "swing wing", which offered variable sweep. The F-14A, which covers most of the early variants, was the most prolifically-produced variant of the Tomcat. 79 were exported to Iran before U.S.-Iranian relations began to deteriorate, and later took part in the Iran-Iraq War.