{"product_id":"hobby-boss-grumman-f8f-2-bearcat-87269","title":"Hobby Boss 1\/72 Aircraft - Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat - 87269","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hobby Boss 1\/72 F8F-2 Bearcat (87269) is an injection moulded plastic model kit of the Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, the US Navy's last piston engined carrier fighter of the late 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrumman's F8F Bearcat was a small, powerful fighter built around the largest possible engine, and this kit depicts the improved post war version. The F8F-2 added a taller fin and rudder, a redesigned cowling and four 20mm cannon, and it served with US Navy squadrons until jets took over in the early 1950s. The F8F-2 was also supplied to France for use in Indochina and to Thailand. After retirement, surplus Bearcats became famous as racing aircraft, with Rare Bear setting a piston engined speed record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust 28 parts for a fast build\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWings and lower fuselage moulded as one piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew parts specific to the F8F-2 compared with earlier F8F-1 kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo marking options dated 1949 and 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for modellers of all levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaints and glue are needed to finish it and are sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Boss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53961838592266,"sku":"HBB87269","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0861\/4966\/0938\/files\/63a17c873d63d.jpg?v=1792874143","url":"https:\/\/super-models.co.uk\/products\/hobby-boss-grumman-f8f-2-bearcat-87269","provider":"SuperModels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}