{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cc38fbd2e1f446f4a90d3acf","clusterId":"c_fdde12e821de54fee902a36a","slug":"deagostini-japan-launches-weekly-top-gun-maverick-f-a-18e-build-series","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"DeAgostini Japan Launches Weekly Top Gun Maverick F/A-18E Build Series","summary":"DeAgostini Japan has launched a weekly publication that builds a 1/24-scale F/A-18E Super Hornet as it appears in Top Gun: Maverick. The first issue goes on sale October 20, 2026, with a planned total of 120 issues. The finished model is about 76 cm long and has remote-controlled canopy, landing gear, flaps, and lights.","whyItMatters":"A 120-issue weekly build is a long commitment for a licensed film model, and DeAgostini is betting that Maverick's Hornet can hold collectors for the full run.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe model is built around the F/A-18E flown by Pete \u0026#34;Maverick\u0026#34; Mitchell in the film, reproduced at 1/24 scale with a finished overall length of about 76 cm. Remote control covers the canopy, nose gear, elevators, rudders, wing leading-edge and trailing-edge flaps, and ailerons, and the same controller turns the afterburner, navigation lights, and formation lights on and off. Engine sounds are part of the build. The openable nose holds an AESA radar, the vertical stabilizers carry the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School logo, and detachable stores include AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9X Sidewinder, GBU-10 Paveway II, AGM-Maverick, and AGM-154 JSOW.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"DeAgostini Japan's weekly Top Gun Maverick F/A-18E build starts October 20, 2026. 120 issues planned, finished model about 76 cm long, with remote-controlled canopy, landing gear, flaps, lights and sound.","twitterPost":"DeAgostini Japan's weekly Top Gun Maverick F/A-18E build starts October 20, 2026. 120 issues planned. Finished 1/24 model is about 76 cm long, with remote-controlled canopy, landing gear, flaps, lights and engine sound.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"DeAgostini Japan has launched a weekly partwork that assembles a 1/24-scale F/A-18E Super Hornet from Top Gun: Maverick, with the first issue on sale October 20, 2026 and 120 issues planned. The finished model runs about 76 cm long and carries remote-controlled canopy, landing gear, control surfaces, lights, and engine sound, plus an AESA radar in the openable nose. Detachable ordnance includes AIM-120, AIM-9X, GBU-10, AGM-Maverick, and AGM-154.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3169859/\",\"title\":\"1/24-scale \\\"F/A-18E Super Hornet\\\" from \\\"Top Gun: Maverick\\\" recreated at about 76 cm in overall length! Weekly \\\"Top Gun Maverick F/A-18E\\\" launches!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4743,"outputTokens":698,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790252065,"createdAt":"2026-09-24T12:08:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T12:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-24T12:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fdde12e821de54fee902a36a","canonicalTitle":"『トップガン マーヴェリック』仕様の「F/A-18E スーパーホーネット」を全長約76cm、1/24スケールで再現！週刊「トップガン マーヴェリック F/A-18E」が創刊！","representativeArticleId":"a_4a99e5d1d8c56a5b3a92db3c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Top Gun: Maverick\",\"Top Gun: Maverick F/A-18E\"],\"studios\":[\"DeAgostini Japan\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-24T09:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-24T09:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-24T12:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3169859/","title":"『トップガン マーヴェリック』仕様の「F/A-18E スーパーホーネット」を全長約76cm、1/24スケールで再現！週刊「トップガン マーヴェリック F/A-18E」が創刊！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Top Gun: Maverick","Top Gun: Maverick F/A-18E"],"studios":["DeAgostini Japan"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}