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Messerschmitt Bf-109E-Trop/E-7 Trop Braving Sand and Snow' If you hear 'Messerschmitt Bf-109' it no doubt is a synonym for a fighter aeroplane. And what an aeroplane the one-oh-nine was. In active service from 1936 until 1954 in a number of countries, in front line duty since the Spanish Civil War and remained till the end of the Second World War, and some machines even in a couple of post war years. The so-called Emil, which ...
Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1 'Legion Kondor' pre WWII Between 1939-40, the Messerschmitt Bf-109E was arguably the very best fighter aeroplane of the world. The type was produced in two main subvariants differing by the type of armament, either heavily or lightly armed. The lightly armed airframe was fitted with machine guns only, two of them above the engine, the other two in the wings. The versions produced with this sort of armam...
Bugatti 100 RacerIn the pre-war years, Ettore Bugatti, a very wel 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 slee...
Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1 'Lightly-Armed Emil'. In the first two years of World War Two, the Messerschmitt Bf-109E was arguably among the top fighter aeroplanes of the world, if not the very best of them. The type was produced in two major varieties differing by their armament " the so-called lightly-armed type and those with heavier punch. The former was fitted with four machine guns, two of them above the engine, the other two...
de Havilland PR Mk.XVI Mosquito The de Havilland Mosquito was a versatile twin-engine aircraft that was one of the best aircraft of World War II. It was not without reason that it was called the 'Wooden Wonder'. It was used as a night fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, reconnaissance, anti-ship or special transport aircraft. The first generation of Mosquitos were powered by Merlin engines with single-stage superchargers. In the ...
Martin B-12A US Bomber The Martin company started a revolution in aircraft design with its bomber family B-10, B-12 and B-14, the designation varied because of the engines used. In the early 1930s when fabric-skinned biplanes ruled the skies, an all-metal monoplane suddenly appeared, with closed cockpits and engines completely hidden in their cowlings. Not only were these new bomber aeroplanes faster than other bombers of the ...
Tachikawa Ki-54-Otsu Hickory 'Gunner Trainer' The Ki-54 Hickory was a WW2 Japanese twin engine aeroplane which was manufactured in four main versions used for pilots training, wireless operators and navigators training, aerial gunnery training and finaly the version used for both transport and anti-submarine patrols. This kit featuring the aerial gunnery training variety comes on four styrene sprues and one with clear parts. T...
Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 In 1939-40, the Messerschmitt Bf-109E was the best fighter aircraft in production. Superbly trained pilots, utilizing the tactics devised during the war in Spain, simply swept from the skies everything that opposed them, first over Poland, then over Scandinavian countries and the skies of western Europe as well. It was not until they had reached proud Albion that their dominance was finally eliminated b...
Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4 with schemes of two German fighter aces, G.Schopfel and H.Wick who, flying from bases in Western Europe, took part in the Battle of Britain. The kit also contains two more options, these being Emils as operated over the Balkans a year later. Decals of Wick's machine containing the fuselage camouflage mottles consisting of a myriad of tiny brush-made blotches are available separately SHK72031. The kit pa...
Focke-Wulf Fw-189B-0/B-1 'German Trainer' The twin-boom Focke-Wulf Fw 189, it is not just the reconnaissance Fw-189A version. Along with ground attack prototypes, also a batch of Fw 189B training aeroplanes was built. These differed from the others by having a streamlined fuselage pod housing a crew of five. Also the undercarriage and some features on the engine nacelles were of a different style.
Some time ago, this model w...
Heinkel He-59B This re-release of the Heinkel He 59B is suitable for more experienced modellers. It contains four grey styrene sprues, resin cast parts and a fret of etches. The resin parts have been designed anew now as well as the clear plastic ones which replace the original vacuum-formed items. The decal sheet brings markings for a Legion Condor machine flying over Spain during the civil war and a machine in the colours of...
Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere/Sa'ar Duo Pack & Book The SMB.2 is a French jet fighter aeroplane of the 1960s which saw service not just with the French Air Force, but in Israel and Honduras too and made its name mainly in combat missions flown by Israeli pilots over the Middle East. The box contains two complete kits of the Super Mystere / Sa'ar jet and a really superb photographic book on the type from Ra'anan Weiss of Isradec...
Douglas Boston Mk.III Intruder Model of the US WW2 two-engined aircraft in a version used by the British in the night fighter and intruder roles. The kit consists of seven styrene sprues which feature also the underbelly machine gun pod for the Intruder machines and the Havoc Mk.II night fighter style nose section, one clear styrene sprue, decal sheet, resin parts and photo etches.
this version has never been kitted before
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Republic F-84F Thunderstreak The swept-wing jet fighter was a development of the Republic F-84G straight wing aircraft. Using a wing with the sweep along with a more powerful jet engine improved the performance to that of the F-86 Sabre. At first, the F-84F experienced several trouble with their power units, manoeuvrability as well as with corrosion. Later, after the outbreak of the Berlin Crisis and subsequent need to make th...
RE-RELEASED!!! Dassault_Mirage F.1C/C-200 'Armee de `l Air' The Mirage F.1C came about as a private venture by the French Dassault company while it had been engaged in a project designed to fulfil the future needs of the French Air Force (Armee de l'Air) for a modern jet aircraft capable of carrying out interception and tactical attack roles carrying conventional or nuclear armament. A variety of designs were put forward in or...
C-41A US Transport plane In the late 1960s, the Spanish Air Force, or Ejercito del Aire, was seeking a new transport aircraft. In order to meet the air force's needs, Spanish company CASA proposed a twin-engined, turboprop-powered, high-wing, non-retractable undercarriage cargo aircraft with STOL capabilities. The project known as the CASA C-212 Aviocar was eventually accepted and a pair of prototype machines took off for the ...
Saab JA-37 Viggen The SAAB 37 Viggen was an aircraft ahead of its time. The unorthodox solutions chosen by its designers not only allowed the Viggen to meet the requirements placed on it, but in some parameters to surpass them. The Swedish Air Force ordered the Viggen in several versions, with the basic design of the aircraft forming a universal platform that, supplemented with special equipment, enabled use in several roles. ...
de Havilland Vampire Mk.1 'RAF, RAAF and Armee de l'Air. Development of jet fighter later to be named Vampire began in 1941 and related closely with development of H-1 jet engine, for which the engine section of de Havilland company was responsible. The engine was known later under its new name Goblin and its development was very successful. The Vampire was therefore ordered under Air Ministry specification E6/41 for an experi...
Saab SK-37 Viggen two-seat trainer The Saab 37 Viggen was simply an aircraft well ahead of its time. Rather unorthodox solutions brought by the designers not just allowed to meet the requirements, they also caused that the Viggen even exceeded them in a couple of respects. The Swedish Air Force placed order for several versions of the aircraft which would comprise the same basic airframe and would differ by additional equipmen...
Ajeet Mk.I "Indian Light Fighter" In 1950, WE Petter, who was famous for designs such as the Lysander, Whirlwind and Canberra joined Folland company. By this time modern jet aircraft were becoming bigger, more complex and expensive as their performance increased and as a result the development and operating costs were rising too. WE Petter decided to pursue a different approach to the modern jet-fighter philosophy by designing...
Gloster Meteor F.4 "World Speed Record" The very first British jet engine-powered fighter to see operational service was the Gloster Meteor. Following the wartime Meteor Mk.Is and Mk.IIIs, the production line gave also the post war Mk.4 version with much better performance. On 7 November 1945, two Meteor Mk.3s rebuilt to a Mk.4 standard were used to attempt the World Speed Record. The RAF High Speed Flight Meteors serialled EE...
RE-RELEASED!!! Dassault _Mirage F.1CT The Mirage F.1 owes its creation to a private initiative by Dassault. The Armee de l Air ordered the construction of two prototypes designated Mirage F.2 and F.3 with JTF10 engines. However, Dassault built another prototype with smaller dimensions and an Atar 9K engine at its own expense. This prototype, which flew for the first time on 23 December 1966, was selected and the production mac...
Dassault_Mirage IIICJ The Mirage IIICJ became the symbol of the Israeli air superiority during the wars with the neighbouring Arab countries. The Mach Two, high performance, delta wing fighter aeroplanes were produced by French Dassault, but the Israeli CJ version differed from the airframes built for the French military by not being fitted with the rocket booster motor. The Israeli Mirages took part in the War over Water, Six...
Dornier Do-27 "Civilian Service" In the post war year, many German aircraft designers feared the possible ban on aircraft production and begun to leave the country. Among them also Claudius Dornier Jr., the son of the famous German WW2 aircraft builder. He settled in Spain where he founded company named Oficinas Tecnicas Dornier (OTEDO). In the mid 50's, the Spanish Air Ministry was looking for a new STOL aircraft and having r...
Re-released! Dassault_Mirage F.1CR The Mirage F.1C came to being as a private venture of the French Dassault company. The French Air Force, or the Arm��½e de l'Air, had ordered two prototype aircraft named Mirage F.2 and Mirage F.3 which were to be equipped with a JTF10 engine. However, Dassault built at their own expense an additional prototype, smaller than the two previous and fitted with an Atar 9K power plant. This machin...