This is a Trumpeter 1/32 scale assembly and painting required plastic model kit of the Grumman F8F Bearcat, a single-engine carrier based aircraft introduced just before the end of World War II. Model kit features: Recessed panel lines, highly detailed cockpit, engine and undercarriage, separately molded control surfaces and flaps, wing gun bay detail, 2-piece canopy, transparent cowling, vinyl main tires, film instruments and photo-etch details (instrument panel and seatbelts/harnesses). Also includes external stores (bombs [x2], rockets [x4], and centerline drop tank) plus optional folded wings. Decals for 2 overall sea blue US Navy aircraft: VF-19, 1947; USN Air Reserve, NAS Akron, Ohio, 1951 - Includes stencils. There are 355 parts in light grey plastic, 2 rubber tires, 1 clear canopy, 9 clear parts for cockpit instrument, 1 clear cowling, and 1 etched fret.