Focke-Wulf Ta-152H 'Special Schemes'
Focke-Wulf Ta-152H 'Special Schemes'
Description: One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box, which contains 26 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Fw Ta 190V30/U1 prototype/development a/c, Black SH+KT/0055 (W.Nr. 0055), Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH, Adelheide airfield, Germany, August 1944
2) Fw Ta-152H-0, Stab/JG 301, Luftwaffe, Stendal airfield, Germany, April 1945
3) Fw Ta-152H-0 (a/c reportedly bought from Germany for evaluation), Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, Japan, summer 1945
4) Fw Ta-152H-0, Green 4/FE112 (W.Nr. 150020), Wright Field Air Base, U.S.A., late 1945
| Ref. No.: | MKM144043 |
| Availability: | IN STOCK |
Focke-Wulf Ta-152H 'Special Schemes'
Focke-Wulf Ta-152H 'Special Schemes' The Ta-152H was one of the ultimate and finest German fighters of WWII, primarily designed for high-altitude operations. Its development began in the summer of 1943 with an aim to supersede the Fw-190D-9. It was a single-seat monoplane of an all-metal structure, featuring an enclosed pressurised canopy and a retractable landing gear. It was powered by a Jumo 213E in-line piston engine and its armament comprised three cannons. The prototype, designated the Fw-190V33/U1, flew in July 1944, while a number of other converted Fw-190s were used as test beds, including the Fw-190V30/U1. The Ta-152 series production began in late 1944 and eventually, only some 43 machines were built, including 20 pre-production H-0 aircraft and a batch of the first series Ta-152H-1s.
The first Ta-152s entered service with the Luftwaffe in January 1945 and although being capable interceptors, they came too late to be used in their role and to make a significant impact on the air war over Europe. In April 1945, Japan purchased the blueprints of the Ta-152 and reportedly one aircraft, although this did not lead to any production in Japan.
A number of Ta-152Hs fell into Allied hands and some of them were examined in Britain and the USA post-war.
Products purchased together with this product
de Havilland Mosquito B.IV/PR.IV 'Swift Warrior'
Description: This injection-moulded kit contains 64 parts and eleven clear parts (the cockpit canopy, nose window, wing tips with position lights etc.). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
de Havilland Mosquito B.IV/PR.IV 'Swift Warrior' (RAF, Swiss AF, Soviet AF)
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk.IV (Srs.II), DZ633, Red AZ-D, No.627 Sq., Royal Air Force, Woodhall Spa airfield, June 1944
2) de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk.IV (Srs.II), DK333, Red HS-F "Grim Reaper", No.109 Sq., Royal Air Force, Wyton airfield, January 1943
3) de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk.IV, E-42 (ex-DK310), White B-4, KTA War Technical Detachment (Kriegstechnische Abteilung), Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe), Federal Aircraft Works F+W, Emmen Air Base, 1946
4) de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk.IV (Srs.II), Black DK296, VVS KA (Air Force of the Red Army), summer 1944
BAC STRIKEMASTER BAC
British Light Attacker
2in1
Description:
29 Plastic parts
Decals for three versions
Dornier Do 17Z ‘Battle of Britain’
Mark I Models 1:144
This injection-moulded kit contains 64 parts and eleven clear parts (the cockpit canopies, rear ventral gunner’s window etc.).
A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Dornier Do 17Z-2, 3Z+GS, Red G (W.Nr. 2642), 8./KG 77, Luftwaffe, Cormeilles-en Vexin airfield, France, July 1940
2) Dornier Do 17Z-2, F1+DT, Yellow D, 9./KG 76, Luftwaffe, Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield, France, August 1940
3) Dornier Do 17Z-1, F1+HH, White H, 1./KG 76, Luftwaffe, Beauvais-Tille airfield, France, September 1940
4) Dornier Do 17Z-2, F1+FS, Red F (W.Nr. 2555), 8./KG 76, Luftwaffe, Cormeilles-enVexin airfield, France, September 1940
Cessna TO-1D BIRD DOG
American Liaison and Observation Aircraft
Description:
14 Clear plastic parts
Canopy mask
Decals for one Aircraft
Fiat G.50bis 'In Africa' (2in1)
Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 36 parts and one clear part (the cockpit windshield). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Fiat G.50 'In Africa' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box) (Italian AF, South African AF)
The Fiat G.50 was an Italian fighter aircraft designed in the mid-1930s, which became the most advanced fighter to be produced in Italy at that time. The prototype flew in February 1937, while the first production aircraft were delivered to the air force two years later.
In the autumn of 1940, an improved version with an extended combat range was introduced and designated the G.50bis. In total, production of the G.50 reached 784 aircraft in seven production series; 426 of which were manufactured by Fiat (Aeritalia) and another 358 were built by CMASA. 58 aircraft were exported: 13 G.50s to Spain, 35 aircraft to Finland and 10 went to Croatia.
It was a single-seat, all-metal low-wing monoplane featuring an open cockpit and a retractable undercarriage. It was powered by a Fiat A.74 two-row radial engine and was fitted with a Hamilton-Fiat propeller. The first versions of the G.50 were fitted with different configurations of armament: either a single or a pair of 12.7mm machine guns in the nose and an additional pair of 7.7mm guns in the wings. The Fiat G.50bis can be distinguished by the redesigned tail, addition of a larger rudder and relocated tail wheel.
The Fiat G.50s were extensively used on various fronts by Italy, including deployment in Belgium, North Africa, in the Balkans, in the Aegean and the Italian mainland. In Finland they served with distinction during the Winter War of 1940 and the Continuation War of 1941a"44 against the Soviet Union.
