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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...
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...
Letov S-328 The kit's sprues (depicting fuselage with sheet-metal covering and the first type of the wings) come with Cartograf printed decals and full-colour instruction sheet which cater for four Czechoslovak airframes, one of which in three various colour versions. That machine is interesting for a dedication on its fuselage. All machines carry badges of their respective Air Regiments. Empennage of one of the machines was p...
Expected late July! Fairey Albacore Mk.I/II The Fairey Albacore was the last biplane bomber to enter service with the British FAA. The aerodynamically refined biplane was intended to replace the older Swordfish biplanes. Like its predecessor, it was intended for torpedo and bombing attacks from horizontal and dive flight and for reconnaissance. The crewof three sat in the all-metal fuselage under a large canopy.
The Albacore...
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...
Bell X-1A / X-1D 'Second Generation' After the success of the original X-1 aircraft and the breaking of the Sound Barrier, both USAF and NACA decided to continue with the research into supersonic flight. Therefore, they ordered the so-called 'Second Generation' X-1 from the Bell aircraft company. These were three bigger aircraft, versions A, B, and D. They were used for high speed research (up to Mach 2.5) and high altitude fl...
Short Sunderland Mk.V flying boat. LIMITED RE-RELEASE!!! Exquisitely detailed model, accurate dimensions and overall shape. Finely engraved panel lines
Almost A4-sized decal sheet which includes also complete stencilling for both the exterior and interior, flawlessly printed by Cartograf . Marking schemes for three RAF schemes and one machine operated by the French Aeronavale
(Two of the British machines flew in the Far Eas...
RE-RELEASED!!! Heinkel He-178V-2 The He 178 V1 first jet aircraft was rebuilt to a He 178 V-2 version during the trials. The new plane was equipped with a bigger span wing and a retractable undercarriage. However, due to Luftwaffe's command shortsighted decision not to continue with the development of weapons that could not assist in immediate victory in the war, the aircraft's development was put to halt and the plane was han...
Westland Whirlwind Mk.I 'Fighter Bomber' Not long before the outbreak of WW2, the British Air Ministry issued a requirement calling for two types of fighter aircraft, one light weight with machine gun armament and the other one with heavy cannon armament. To these requirements, the machine gun armed Hurricanes and Spitfires were designed, while to fit the second category, the Westland offered their Whirlwind twin engined 'Cann...
North-American F-82H Twin Mustang "Alaskan All Weather Fight 1/72
The twin-engine F-82 fighter aircraft became famous for its participation in the Korean War. But Twin Mustangs also served in the USA. Especially in Alaska, they formed the backbone of the fighter defense of the USA until the arrival of superior all-weather fighter jets. The threat of Soviet bombers with nuclear weapons on board was very topical at that time. F...
Douglas D-558-I Skystreak 'NACA'. U.S. Navy together with the civil organization NACA were the issuers of D-558-I test aircraft. Past the speed records and U.S. Navy requested tests, Skystreaks were handed over to NACA (according to the U.S. Navy issue swept wing D-558-II was in design stage we produce a kit of this aircraft in 1/72 scale of cat. no. SH72163 and SH72180). NACA used their Skystreaks for various tests from high ...
Saab J-21A During the Second World War, Sweden sought to ensure its neutrality, besides other means, also through a powerful air force. The Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) ordered 264 Seversky P-35A US-made fighter aircraft, designated the J-9 in Sweden of which were 60 delivered and also the Vultee Vanguard, to be designated the J-10, of which were none delivered. However,after the US was drawn into the war by the Japanese att...
Messerschmitt Me-209V-4 In the 1930s, in the time of the rearmament, Germany tried to showcase their military power also by breaking aviation records. This effort, backed by the state, brought many new records including the most prestigious one, the world speed record. Of interest might be the fact that two German aviation companies rivaled to achieve the record, namely Heinkel and Messerschmitt, each of which had their oppone...
Boulton-Paul Sea Balliol T.21. The kit of the FAA version contains same fuselage sprue as in SH72234 kit. The wing sprue is different allowing building Sea Balliol with folded or straightened wings.The kit also
contains injected canopy, detailed resin and photo-etched parts Decals included offer markings for 4 FAA trainers. After the end of World War 2 British Air Ministry issued specifications calling for advanced two-seat ...
Vickers Vildebeest Mk.IV 'Perseus Engine Version'. The prototype of the biplane torpedo bomber Vildebeest took off for the first time in 1928. Even though, it was used by RAF even at the beginning of the World War 2. The last production version was powered by Perseus engine, inside the aerodynamically shaped cowling, driving two or three bladed propeller. This version was designated Vildebeest Mk.IV and it was used not only by...
Yakovlev Yak-23 Flora Two-Seater To design a two-seater trainer/ combat version of the common fighter aircraft became almost a tradition in USSR. This tradition with roots in WW 2 was applied to Yakovlev Yak-23, too. Except of the combat version, the two-seater trainer version Yak-23UTI was also designed. It was to serve for transitional and gunnery training but also as fast courier aircraft. The kit contains one sprue with gr...