This is a Plastic 1/48 deHavilland Mosquito FB.VI/NF.II Airplane from Tamiya.
Originating out of a private venture by the British deHavilland company to
produce a high performance bomber from non-strategic materials, the Mosquito
evolved into one of the most versatile and in demand aircraft of WWII. Made
mostly from balsa wood, the Mosquito could fly fast enough and high enough to
outrun any German aircraft that tried to intercept it for most of the war. The
aircraft was used as a bomber, a nightfighter, a fighter-bomber, and a
reconnaisance aircraft and proved highly effective in those roles. It was
powered by two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, the same engine used in the P-51,
Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, just to name a few.
FEATURES
1/48th scale plastic kit for static display.
128 parts in light grey and clear with fine recessed panel lines.
Optional parts for radar equipped NF.II night fighter and FB.VI
Fighter-Bomber.
Choice of paddle-blade or pointed blade propellers.
Fully detailed wheel wells and intricately reproduced landing gear
assemblies.
Full bomb bay interior with bombs, fuel bladders, and cannon
breeches.
Cockpit detail includes: instrument panel with decal for instrument
faces, seats with decal seatbelts, radios, and pilot and navigator
figures.
Optional opened nose bay reveals (4) machine guns and ammunition
cans.
MARKING
OPTIONS: Single decal sheet with markings for 3 aircraft:
1: FB.VI, 487 Squadron, MM417/EG-T.
2: FB.VI, 143 Squadron, RS625/NE-D, Banff Strike Wing.
3: NF.II, 157 Squadron, W4087/RS-B.
Airframe Colors:
1: Dark Green/Ocean Grey camouflage with Med. Sea Grey undersides.
2: Dark Sea Grey with Buff undersides.
3: Overall Night Black.
Detail Colors:
Flat: Black, White, Yellow, Green, Red, Dull Red, Flesh, Aluminium,
Sky, Lt Blue, Dk Grey, Black Green, Earth, Buff, Field Grey.
Gloss: Silver, Gun Metal, Clear Blue, Clear Red.
Additional items required to complete:-
Adhesive, modelling tools, paint, paint brishes and brush cleaner
Scale: 1/48
Wingspan: 13-1/2" (34.4cm)
Length: 10-1/2" (26.4cm)
