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1:48 Fairey Firefly U.8 "Drone version" The AS Mk.7 anti-submarine version was soon replaced with anti-sub Avengers and later also with Gannets. As the Fireflies were still quite new machines, they found their new role as remotely controlled aircraft that served as targets for the new Royal Navy anti-aircraft missiles. The rebuilt machines also got a striking anti-camouflage scheme and were used mainly at Llanbedr base in Wales. Th... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.60 10+
1:48 IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 "A30 engine" In the early 1930s, the Italian Regia Aeronautica operated IMAM Ro.1 (licence-built Fokker C.V) reconnaissance and observation biplanes. The military were quite happy with the type, however when IMAM offered a new biplane type designed by Giovanni Galasso, the decision was taken to acquire this new aircraft. Following the prototype's successful test flights, the production was commenced in 1934.... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.60 2
1:48 Saab AJ-37 'Viggen' "Show Must Go On" The Saab AJ-37 'Viggen' was an aircraft ahead of its time. Its designers used an unorthodox construction which enabled the plane to meet all requirements which had been laid on it and in some parameters even surpass them. The Swedish Air Force ordered several various versions of the 'Viggen' jet fighter.
The very first version in service was the AJ-37 attack-fighter, later upgraded to ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £61.40 3
1:48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XII against V-1 Flying Bomb a pair of models, the British Spitfire Mk.XII fighter and the German flying bomb V-1 the stand enables you to portray this pair "in-flight", a Spitfire tipping the missile with its wing four marking options of the Spitfire, three various of the V-1 Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £30.80 6
1:48 Grumman AF-3S Guardian During the 1950s, the AF-2 Guardian anti-submarine aircraft were operating from the U.S. Navy carriers in so-called Hunter-Killer pairs which consisted of one machine of the AF-2W version performing the Hunter role using its volumous, belly-mounted AP-20 search and early-warning radar to locate enemy's submarines while the other member of the team was an AF-2S which was the Killer, carrying a variety of ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £40.30 9
1:48 SNCAC NC.701 Martinet The German Siebel Si 204 was developed just before the Second World War as a modern transport aircraft. The outbreak of the war meant change in the type's purpose and it began to fly for the Luftwaffe as a trainer. This variety of the Siebel was also produced in oddupied countries, in Czechoslovakia and in France. And in both these countries, the production went on also after the war had ended. The French... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £54.50 10+
1:48 Focke-Angelis Fa-223 Drache captured version.
The first helicopter in the history of aviation to reach production status and also the first one to fly across the English Channel. This is, however, just a brief list of all firsts attained by the Drache. Its production had been planned to give 400 machines, but in the end and mainly because of Allied air raids, just about 20 of these remarkable machines emerged from the produ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.99 2
1:48 Bell AH-1G Cobra 'Spanish & IDF/AF Cobras' The AH-1G Cobra was the very first helicopter primarily developed for anti ground missions. AH-1G Cobras saw their combat premiere in Vietnam in 1967. The early machines can be recognized by the tail with port-side mounted tail rotor, later ones had the usual configuration of the tail rotor on the starboard side. The AH-1G became the first member of a really wide family of ground atta... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.99 4
1:48 Reggiane Re.2000 Serie I Italy
- Italian WW2 fighter aircraft
- the model consists of four styrene sprues and one clear plastic sprue. The wing parts originate in the Classic Airframes kit, all the others are made new. Small parts come from metal moulds.
- three eye-catching colour schemes Italian mottled camouflages Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 6
1:48 Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario 'Ultimate Italian WWII Fighter' The Re 2005 was one of the very best WW2 fighter aeroplanes to be operated by Italy. Even though just under 40 examples were finished in 1943, the plane saw service with three forces, the Regia Aeronautica, Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana and the German Luftwaffe. And markings of all these three operators are offered on the kit's decal sheet.
highly accurate an... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 3
1:48 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260AM/M/V. The SF-260 is an Italian training, sports and aerobatic aeroplane that is flown almost all over the world. In Europe alone, it can be found in service with the air forces of Italy and Belgium, it was also used by the Irish Air Corps. Special Hobby already have on offer 1/72 scale reproduction of the SF-260, now we are releasing also its cousin upscaled to 1/48. The kit set comes on four styrene spr... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 10+
1:48 J-20/Heja I 'Reggiane' 2000 Export Birds' This boxing covers the Re 2000 Italian WW2 fighter wearing colours of two foreign operators. The airframes which saw service with the Hungary air force fought on the Eastern Front while the Swedish ones watched over the neutrality of this nordic country. The kit contains four styrene sprues and one with clear canopy parts. The wing sprues are based on the Classic Airframes model, all t... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 6
1:48 Avro Anson Mk.I 'Anti-Submarine Annies' as the Avro Ansons were familiarly known then, flew during WW2 not just over their home skies in the UK, they were widely used also in Africa, Canada or Australia. And at the controls could be seen pilots of many various nationalities. And our SH48211 model kit and its colour schemes reminds us of such airmen who left their often occupied homes to fly and fight against the enemy. The fir... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £46.99 4
1:48 Siebel Si-204E 'German Night Bomber & Trainer' The Siebel Si 204A and Si 204D were the transport and trainer versions of the twin engined aeroplane originally built to be operated by the Lufthansa as well as (and mainly) by the Luftwaffe. In the war years, a trainer bomber version was built and later used in the night bombing role. This type was designated the Si 204E and a pair of prototypes and a small batch of Si 204E-0 pro... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £49.50 10
1:48 V-156F Vindicator 'Aeronavale Service' In the effort to get modern military aircraft, France bought larger numbers of US machines in 1939. Among them also the V-156 Vindicator dive bombers. The French version was designated the V-156F and differed significantly from the US machines it was not fitted with the arrestor hook below the fuselage and instead carried air brakes in the wings. The V-156Fs also got French armament - mac... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £30.80 10+
1:48 Hawker Tempest Mk.II 'Hi-Tech' (prepared with Eduard) The Tempest Mk.II was the last radial engine fighter aeroplane to introduced to service with the RAF. The type had been developed for the planned atack against Japan in the closing stages of the war. But using the atomic bombs by the Americans meant an end to those plans and the Tempest Mk.II was deployed in a couple of post-war era conflicts instead. Bearing RAF colours, i... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £42.50 9
1:48 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260EA/D/EU 'Late Bulged Canopy Type' The Italian SF-260 training, sports and aerobatic aircraft is widely used around the globe. In Europe, it fliey with the Italian and Belgian military and was in service with the Irish Air Corps. The type is also used both by military and civilian operator in Asia, Africa and America. In our offer you can find model kit no. SH48207 in its early variety featuring smaller, fl... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 10+
1:48 Saab AJ-37 Viggen The Saab 37 Viggen was an aircraft well ahead of its time. Unorthodox solutions chosen by its designers not only enabled the type to meet all the requirements, but to even surpass them in a couple of respects. The Swedish military ordered the jet in several various versions which all would share a common platform, which joined only by some special equipment would permit the operation in several various roles.... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £66.80 6
1:48 Piper L-4 Grasshopper 'From Africa to Central Europe. It quite soon became clear to the US military, as well as the British RAF, that the rather large and complicated types such as the O-47 or Lysander which had been designed in the pre-war days for army co-operation, close support, artillery observation and liaison roles were in fact ill-suited for the real operations. Lighter types with the ability of very short take offs an... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £21.40 3
1:48 Bugatti 100 Racer In the pre-war years, Ettore Bugatti, a very well known racing car designer, took the opportunity and decided to turn his attention to aviation too and come with a concept of a racing aeroplane which was to win the then rather popular Deutsch de la Muerthe races. At first, the plane was to be fitted with just one engine, this was later reconsidered and two powerplants were used, placed asymmetricaly in the sl... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £20.25 8
1:48 Piper J-3 Cub The light and cheap J-3 Cub aeroplanes were behind the development of the civil aviation in the USA in the late 1930s. With the end of the world crisis the interest in aviation increased and the J-3 was an ideal type for the basic training and tourist flying. With WW2 coming, the J-3 came into the sights of the military and the USAAF decided to test the type in the artillery spotting and short range recon roles. ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 10+
1:48 Piper L-4 Cub in 'Post War Service' Quite soon it became clear to the US military, as well as the British RAF, that the rather large and complicated types such as the O-47 or Lysander which had been designed in the pre-war days for army co-operation, close support, artillery observation and liaison roles were in fact ill-suited for the real operations. Lighter types with the ability of very short take offs and landings proved ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £21.40 6
1:48 Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere Model of a French jet fighter. The model is moulded using metal type tools, contains 8 sprues of plastic parts (two are duplicates) and a sprue with clear parts. The SMB-2 Super Mystere was the first mass-produced Western European aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. In its development, Dassault built on its previous mass-produced fighter types as were the Ouragan and Mystere IVB ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £37.99 10+
1:48 Bell AH-1Q/S Cobra 'IDF Against Terrorists' 1/48
The Israeli Air Force acquired and subsequently tested the AH-1G Cobra attack helicopters. Due to the need of helicopters capable of destroying armoured vehicles or the enemy's fortified footholds, Israel in cooperation with its US counterpart converted these helicopters to the AH-1S version. This AH-1S airframes were equipped with the TOW missiles. Israeli helicopters still r... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £39.60 10+
1:48 Grumman AF-2 Guardian 'Fire Bomber', The largest single engine, piston engine aircraft to have ever been flown from the decks of aircraft carriers " yes this is the apt description of the anti-submarine AF-2 Guardian aeroplane. Following the Korea War, the Guardians were redelegated to reserve units and eventually struck off charge. Some of them, however, and mainly due to the strength of their airframe and their excellent ran... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £40.50 10+
1:48 Breda 65A-80 'Aviazione Legionaria' The ground-attack Breda 65 aircraft, both of the single seat and two seat variety, had been designed yet berofe the war broke out. The type was manufactured in two main versions, differing by the type of the power plant used and the span of the wings. The Italian Air Force decided to test the Bredas in real war conditions and sent the to the Aviazione Legionaria, the Italian Expeditionary Co... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.99 5
1:48 Airspeed Oxford Mk.I 'Gunner Trainer' The Airspeed Oxford was a British aeroplane developed early in the war and mainly used in training of multi-engine aircraft crews " pilots, navigators, gunners. The Oxfords saw service with the RAF as well as with air forces of other Commonwealth countries (RNZAF, RCAF, RAAF and SAAF). In the post war years, many Oxfords were also delivered to even more other countries. The Mk.I version of... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £41.60 2
1:48 Fiat Br.20 Cicogna 'Bomber over Two Continents' 'Bomber over Two Continents' The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna (Stork in Italian) was the only Italian twin-engined bomber in service with the Regia Aeronautica during World War II. In 1934, the Italian Air Ministry issued specifications for a new heavy twin-engine bomber. The first BR.20 prototype took off for the first time on 10 February 1936 and was put into service in September of the ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £59.99 10+
1:48 Bell AH-1Q/S Cobra 'US & Turkish Army' The AH-1G was the initial version of the iconic Cobra helicopter and had mainly been designed to provide close support to the ground troops. The US military quite quickly realised that what they also need is a weapon system capable of taking on enemy's armoured vehicles and tanks. And most urgent this need was felt in Europe where the danger of Soviet tank forces was almost palpatable. To... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £39.60 10+
1:48 Supermarine Seafire Mk.XV 'FAA/Fleet Air Arm & RCN Service' The Seafire Mk.15 of the immediate post war period was the first ever Seafire powered by the Griffon to see the regular service. Besides the FAA/Fleet Air Arm , Mk.15 Seafires also flew with the Royal Canadian Navy. Our model contains also etches and offers two schemes, one as with the British Fleet Air Arm while the other option portrays a machine from Canada Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £25.99 10
1:48 Bell AH-1G Cobra 'Marines / US Navy' 1/48
In the US Marine Corps and the Navy, there were much less AH-1G Cobras than in the US Army. And even so, Marine Cobras fought in Vietnam and as well as the Navy machines, they wore attractive colour schemes. Those of you who fancy naval machines will now have a nice and welcome chance to build such Cobra helicopter model using our new boxing which offers four scheme options, two from... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £39.60 10+
1:48 Grunau Baby IIB 'German WWII Glider' Both in the pre-war years and during the war, the Grunau Baby IIB was the most widely used glider all around the world. It is estimated that about six thousands of these simple airframes might have been built. While before the war, the Grunau Baby gliders were built mainly by amateur pilots using available drawings, with the war on the horizon the type entered almost mass production in Germ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £15.50 4
1:48 Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere 'Sa'ar " Israeli Storm in the Sky' Hi Tech kit. The SMB.2 was a French-built jet fighter, the very first Western Europe-produced supersonic. Our SH48238 kit portrays the type in its later variety powered by a US-made J52 engine in longer tail section and serving with the Israeli Air Force, known as the Sa'ar " or Storm. These Israeli Sa'ars were used in a few wars with the neighbouring Arab countri... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £41.40 8
1:48 Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere 'Sa'ar " Israeli Storm in the Sky' Kit+Book 1/48
Limited release of model kit SH48238 which also contains a publication on Israeli SMB-2s and (3D-Printed) addition. Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £59.99 4
1:48 Romeo Ro 43 'Spanish Service' In September 1943 it became clear that Italy was defeated. A group of Italian navy aviators knew it, too, and so they decided to fly eight IMAM / Romeo Ro.43 floatplanes from La Spezia to La Maddalena. They took off the moment the German troops started to take over the local armoury. Two of them were shot down, remaining six managed to reach the Spanish Balearic Islands. The Ro.43s were interned t... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £39.99 10+
1:48 CAC CA-19 Boomerang 'Jungle Scouts' 1/48
The Boomerang was the only indigenous-built Australian fighter aeroplane to saw service during the Second World War. Boomerangs defended Australia and were also deployed to New Guinea and other Pacific islands. The last fighter-recce version, designated CA-19, carried a photo camera behind the cockpit and mainly flew recon missions or marked potential targets for larger fighter bomber... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £33.75 10+
1:48 CAC CA-9 Wirraway 'In training and combat' The Wirraway was an Australian adaptation of the US-built Texan aircraft and it served as for pilot training, reconnaissance and ground attack missions. In combat areas, the Wirraways were also used to identify and mark enemy targets. The Wirraway was produced in a couple of series, differing in some details and internal equipment.
The kit comes on three styrene sprues, one with clea... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.99 10+
1:72 Douglas B-18 Bolo According to 1934 specifications issued by USAAC High command B-18 Bolo was designed. The DB-1 (factory designation) design was derived from the design of the famous civil Dc-2 aircraft. Unlike Dc-2, the DB-1 was mid-wing design with bomb bay located in the fuselage under the
wing's cross section and defensive armament consisting of three 7.65 mm machine guns located in manually operated nose and dorsal turr... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.60 4
1:72 SNCASO SO.4050 Vautour IIA IDF/Israeli Attack Bomber. The twin-engine Vautour jet was one of the successes of the French post-war industry. It was produced for the French Air Force as an all-weather fighter and in a bomber version. Israel purchased all-weather fighters and also a single-seat fighter-bomber version, which the French Air Force did not use. The fighter-bomber Vautours were particularly involved in the Six-Day War... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £31.30 10+
1:72 RE-RELEASED!!! Blackburn Skua Mk.II In 1934, the Air Ministry issued specifications O.27/34. They contained requirements for a multi-role aircraft for shipboard service. The aircraft was to be operated as a fighter as well as a dive bomber. A fighter for aircraft carriers in the British concept of the time was a two-seater aircraft designed for long operational flights and combat with enemy reconnaissance aircraft. Combat agai... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £21.99 10+
1:72 RE-RELEASED!!! Blackburn Roc Mk.I To fulfill Specification O.35/35, calling for a two seat carrier borne fighter, the Air Ministry ordered this type of aircraft from Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. in 1935. Similar to the land based Defiant fighter, the new fighter's armament was to be concentrated within a manned turret. The Blackburn's chief designer G.E.Petty delivered the so-called B.25 design that was closely linked to the previo... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £20.70 10+
1:72 Fairey Battle Mk.I 'Bloodbath over France'
The Fairey Battle was ordered by the British Air Ministry to replace the Hawker Hart biplanes. It was one of the first modern low-wing aircraft to enter service with the RAF that began receiving the Battle in 1937. The Battle was elegant and pleasant to fly, but it was underpowered. One Merlin engine alone was simply lacking power for such a large aircraft. This was clear even befo... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £22.50 10+