1/50 3714-98 ITC N-156 Freedom Fighter - F-5A
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
Very rare kit from 1960, released shortly before ITC discontinued all plastic kit production. This is the only very-near 1/48 scale kit of the original prototype for the F-5, designated N156 by Northrop. It is a nicely molded kit for that time featuring moving elevators, retractable landing gear, working ejection seat, wing-tip missiles that actually 'fire', underwing bombs with remote release, pilot figure and Northrop prototype decals. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. This kit found fame not only as rare subject matter, but also co-staring on the ITC TV commercial for the toy "Robot Commando." In this video, the child orders the Robot into action against a cornucopia of dangerous elements. One such threat is an airborne N156, clearly called up on to eliminate this menace to society (and ironically his injection-molded brethren). Unfortunately for the world of toy Aerospace, Robot Commando vanquishes his vile foe with one shot; we won't even guess how many takes were required for that scene. Fortunately the real N156 had a much longer service life than the robot, serving many countries at the F-5 Freedom Fighter and T-38 Talon.
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