1:72 Scale - Early Flight to WW2

Academy has masterfully reproduced the extended wingtip version of the JU-87 that was personally flown in combat by Hans-Ulrich Rudel, the most decorated Luftwaffe pilot of WWII. The JU 87 STUKA (the word for dive bomber) flew for the first time in...

B-17s were the best known U.S. heavy bombers of WWII. Over 12,000 were produced. It was a long range low flying bomber. The G version included an increase of guns from 7 to 13. Many Gs were later converted for cargo hauling, engine testing and...

The P-51C Mustang earned its reputation as one of the greatest fighters of the Second World War, perhaps of all time.The replacement of the 1,100 hp Allison V-1710-39 engine in the original design to the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine brought the Mustang...

The French-built SPAD XIII was one of the most famous fighters of World War I. While most of the fighters in use during the War used a rotating radial engine(Rotary), the SPAD was one of the first to use the more powerful and efficient liquid-cooled...

The Camel was perhaps the best allied fighter of WW I. It's victory tally was 1,924 aircraft short down in only sixteen months of fighting.The Camel was an Aces Mount which was extremely agile and had a fast rate of climb. In a controversial air...

The JU-87 STUKA (the word for dive bomber) flew for the first time in 1935, and it entered production in 1937 with large trousered landing gear and full equipment for dive bombing, including a heavy bomb crutch that swung the missile well clear of the...

When the Japanese attacked the United States in 1941, the most modern fighter in the Navy was the Grumman F4F Wildcat.Although the Wildcat was small. it was not as fast or maneuverable as the Japanese Zero fighter, but it was a very durable machine...

The grumman TBF-1 went into action during the battle of midway. The results of that first battle were not encouraging with five of the six aircraft belonging to VT-8 being shot out of the sky.However the TBFs had upset the Japanese defense plans and...

When the requirements for the P-40 were formulated, no prospect of high-altitude enemy attack against the U.S.A was envisaged, so that coastal defence and ground attack were the main tasks indicated.Low-altitude flying qualities and rugged...

The revolutionary F4U Corsair was originally designed in 1938 in response to a US Navy request for a high speed carrier-based fighter. The producers of this plane, Chance Vought, attempted to place the largest available engine in the smallest...

The Hawkwr Typhoon was originally designed as an interceptor, but its poor performance and structural failures of the rear fuselage at altitudes 20,000 feet almost ended its service at the start. Various changes were made to save this program. In...

The P-51B Mustang earned its reputation as one of the greatest fighters of the Second World War perhaps of all time.The replacement of the 1,100 hp Allison V-1710-39 engine in the original design to the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine brought the Mustang...

The Hawker Tempest showed impressive aerial combat ablility in fending off German V-1 "Flying Bombs" and providing air support for Allied troops that invaded Normandy, France on D-Day. It showed its versatility later on in the war, striking German...

During WWII the Bf109 Messerschmitt was used as an escort for German bombers during the Battle of Britain. In this capacity it was shown that the Bf109 had too limited a range to be fully effective in that capacity so it was decided that it should be...

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most built American fighter, with 15,000 units produced.The P-40E, armed with six 0.5inch wing machine guns, was used extensively as a low-altitude close-support fighter. Numerous unit were exported to the Allied...

The P-47D was a workhorse of the U.S. Army Air Force during the last half of World War II saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war.Although its 2,000 horse power R-2800 "Double Wasp" engine and exhaust turbine made the aircraft...

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 Wurger (Butcher Bird), was the last production version of the Fw 190 series with a radial engine. In 1944 over 1300 of these aircraft were built, more than any other Fw 190 version.The engine was an MW-50 boosted,...

Of the 6,477 Japanese aircraft shot down by US Navy pilots in World War II, 5,156 were accounted for by the F6F Hellcat. Prior to its operational debut in 1943, the Navy Wildcats often were no match for the nimble Japanese Zero-Sen. The Hellcat, with its...

History was forever made on October 5, 1944 when a Spitfire XIV of No.610 Squadron was the first Allied aircraft to shoot down a turbojet-powered Messerschmitt 262A Swallow!Designed as an experimental Mark V fore-runner of future Griffin-engined...

The controversy will never end, but of all the World War II fighter planes, the P-51D Mustang has to be regarded as the best all around fighter. The Focke-Wulf 190 may have been a better dog-fighter; the A6M5 Zero was probably the most nimble, but the...

The earlier PBY-2 and PBY-5 Catalina flying boats were faster and more attractive to look at, but it was the Black Cat Squadrons that wrote some of the most interesting chapters in the history of the War in the Pacific. Their search and attack...

The P-47D was a workhorse of the U.S. Army Air Force during the last half of World War II saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war.Although its 2,000 horse power R-2800 "Double Wasp" engine and exhaust turbine made the aircraft...

The Zero Fighter(Reisen or Zero-Son) was the lmperial japanese Navy's first single-seat and single-engine shipboard fighter with the retractable undercarriage. It was the most produced types of all japanese combat aircraft of World WarII.Designed to...

The B-17 Flying Fortress MEMPHIS BELLE(Serial No. 41-24485) was the most famous bomber, because she was the first heavy bomber in Hitler's European war theater to complete 25 combat missions and keep her entire crew alive.She flew for 10 months from...

Accurate, finely engraved cock pit interior and bomb bay Accurately detailed panel lines & rivets "Little Boy" and "Fat Man bombs included Choice of two markings: "Enola Gay" and "Bockscar" 'Cartograf' premium quality decals included

"Gabby" Gabreski became a U.S. fighter ace in WWII and again in the Korean War. These are the aircraft he flew. Includes markings for the last P-47D flown by Gabreski in WWII Markings for the last F-86E Gabreski flew during the Korean War are...

The most heavily armed bomber in the Pacific Theater of operations Precisely engraved cockpit & landing gear Accurately detailed panel lines & rivets Cartograf decal included

The U.S. Navy SB2C-4 was used during the Battle of Okinawa codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa. It included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War...

Accurately reproduced marking of PBY-5 that discovered Japanese fleet in battel of Midway Highly detailed waist gunner's compartment and blisters Fully engraved panel lines and rivets Masking seal for canopy included

This is an unassembled plastic model kit. Assembly and painting required. Paint and glue is not included and is sold separately. For ages 14 years old and up. NOT A TOY.

PBM-5A was a WWII era twin engine American patrol bomber flying boat. It continued to be used into the early Cold War period. Movable & positionable control surfaces (including rudders, ailerons and flaps) Highly detailed engines with 2 cowl flap...

WWII twin-engine bomber and patrol aircraft Precisely engraved panel linesMasking seal includedDecals for 6 versions: PV-1 of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB 150, West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Oct. 1944 PV-1 "Blonde Blitz" of unknown unit, Russel...

The P-40 served the United States Army Air Force throughout the Second World War, fighting in Europe, across Asia and in the deserts of North Africa. While not as maneuverable as the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero, or as fast as the German Messerschmitt...

Marking option: - Messerschmitt Bf109E-4, Aircraft flown by Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Schulte, 7./Jagdgeschwader 53, Le Touquet, France, September 1940   This is an unassembled plastic model kit. Assembly and painting required. Paint and glue is not...

Considered revolutionary in 1935, by the start of WWII the earliest versions of The Hurricane with fabric covered wings and two bladed propellers had fallen behind the performance of the best German fighters. Nevertheless, once fitted with 3-blade...

Marking option: - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia, P9386 flown by Squadron Leader B Lane, No.19 Squadron, Battle of Britain, September 1940   This is an unassembled plastic model kit. Assembly and painting required. Paint and glue is not included and is...

This is an unassembled plastic model kit. Assembly and painting required. Paint and glue is not included and is sold separately. For ages 14 years old and up. NOT A TOY

Marking options: - Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, Aircraft flown by Lieutenant Dag Krohn, Norwegian Army Air Service (Haerens Flygevȧpen), Fornebu, Oslo, Norway, April 1940 - Gloster Gladiator Mk.II, No.1401 (Met.) Flight, Royal Air Force Coastal Command,...

Scale: 1:72 Skill: 1 Number of Parts: 70 Dimensions (mm): L150 X W166 The Boulton-Paul Defiant was the only �??turret fighter�?? to enter service with the RAF. The Defiant used the philosophy that a fighter aircraft, armed solely with a turret...

This is an unassembled plastic model kit. Assembly and painting required. Paint and glue is not included and is sold separately. For ages 14 years old and up. NOT A TOY.

Scheme 1: 10./NJG 11, W.Nr 111980, Red 12 + RAF Version Scheme 2: Avia CS-92 Czech AFAs the first operational jet fighter in the world, initial Messerschmitt Me262s combat operations were flown by single seat aircraft, piloted by some of the...

The Messerschmitt Me410 was developed as a heavy fighter but went on to perform several roles such as night fighter, bomber destroyer and reconnaissance. Entering service two years later than scheduled in 1943 as a replacement for the Me210, the...

  This is an unassembled plastic model kit. Assembly and painting required. Paint and glue is not included and is sold separately. For ages 14 years old and up. NOT A TOY.

Scheme 1: FL212 EV-W �??Nulli Secundus�?? 180 Squadron RAF Dunsfold 1943 Scheme 2: FV923 SM-E Lasham 1943In Royal Air Force service, the capable North American B-25C/D Mitchell tactical medium bomber was designated the Mitchell II, with the RAF...

Of the RAF bombers involved in operations over Germany during the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster must rank as the most famous of them all. Although Merlin engines were the more usual power plant for the Lancaster, not all were produced using them...

Scheme 1: R5868 S-Sugar 467 Squadron RAAF Scheme 2: LM624 57 Squadron As the third of Britain‹¨«??s four engined heavy bombers to enter RAF service during WWII, the Avro Lancaster proved to be an exceptional aircraft, possessing a large...

Described by General Eisenhower as one of the four weapons that helped the Allies to win the Second World War, the Douglas DC3 and its military variant, the C-47 Skytrain (Dakota in RAF service), has since gone on to be an instantly recognizable symbol...

  This is an unassembled plastic model kit. Assembly and painting required. Paint and glue is not included and is sold separately. For ages 14 years old and up. NOT A TOY.

The Vickers Wellington was Britain’s most capable bomber at the start of WWII and would see extensive service throughout the war, including with RAF Coastal Command. Undertaking long and arduous maritime patrols, Wellington Mk.VIIIs performed...

Marking options: - Consolidated B-24H-10-FO Liberator, 42-52234 'Corky Burgundy Bombers', 733rd Bomb Squadron, RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, England, 1944 - Consolidated B-24H-15-FO Liberator, 42-52699 'Valiant Lady', 831st Bomb Squadron, 485th...

With the ability to mount patrols for up to twelve hours, the Rolls-Royce Griffon powered Avro Shackleton AEW.2 provided Britain�??s airborne early warning protection for almost 19 years. Following the withdrawal of HMS Ark Royal and her compliment of...

Plastic model kit of the fighter aircraft PZL P.7a Contents - plastic parts- photoetched fret- canopy and wheels mask- Cartograf decals with pre-war markings Markings options - PZL P.7a, 123. Fighter Squadron from Cracow. The aeroplane of the Squadron...

Fokker E.V 1/72 scale model kit. Expert Set features: - Plastic parts- Photoetched parts- Double sheet Techmod decals: 2 Polish and 2 German colours History of Fokker E.V The aim of the Second Fighter Contest, convened at the Adlershof German aircraft...

New tool model of famous P.11c. Recommended not only to beginner modeller but also for experienced hobbyst who is looking for a quick built for collection. Contains markings for "Kresy" squadrons in 1938-1939. Kresy - "borderlands". Eastern part of the...

Legendary fighter aeroplane Hawker Hurricane Mk I in "Battle of Britain" version - with metal wings, extensive cockpit and wheel bay interior, two types of propeller and three types of spinner and with tropical filter option. Model of the Hurricane for...

Hurricane Mk I fighter model in the colors of allied squadrons in the RAF. Set contains: - Plastic parts- Decal for four variants of painting and markings (national insignia and stencils for two kits)- Template for canopy masks to be cut out from...

Yakovlev Yak-1b fighter aeroplane model kit 1/72 scale, new metal tools, with accessories for advanced modelers, . Yak-1b model set contents: - New plastic parts (metal molds)- Large decal with many markings options and two sets of stencils/control...

Fighter aeroplane model kit Yakovlev Yak-1b. Scale 1/72,Limited Edition with extra markings options.Yak-1b Model Kit set contents: - Plastic parts (metal tools)- Decals with four markings options Colours and markings - Yak-1b, No.: 12181/12, 1st Fighter...

Yak-1b Soviet Aces Limited Edition kit 1/72 scale Box contents: - plastic parts- decals with four markings options- instruction with canopy and wheel masks template Markings options: - Yak-1b, No 58, 152 GuIAP, Maj. Sergei Danilovich Lugansky, July...

Plastic model kit of the FM-2 Wildcat™ aircraft, new tools, expert set with accessories. - plastic parts- photo etched- decal with 6+2 marking options (5x USN 1x FAA + 2 bonus)- masks for canopy and wheels Markings options - FM-2 Wildcat, BuNo...

FM-2 Wildcat model kit 1/72 scale. Set contents: - plastic parts- decals with two markings options Markings options: - USS Petrof Bay, VC-93, Lt (jg) Heaterly Foster III, Okinawa, April 1945- USS Savo, VC-27, Lt Ralph E. Elliot Jr., Phillipines, late...

Set contents: - plastic parts- decals with five markings options Markings options: - FM-2 Wildcat, U65, Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (CASU), MCAS Ewa, Hawaii 1944s- FM-2 Wildcat, C50, training unit unnown, probably MCAS Florida, 1945- FM-2 Wildcat,...

British fighter aerplane Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc model kit, scale 1/72, new tooling, excellent details, easy assembly Camouflage and markings - Hurricane Mk IIc, LF331/WC-G, “Target For Tonight", 309 Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron Polish Air...

British fighter aeroplane Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc tropical version model kit, new tooling, excellent detail easy assembly. Camouflage and markings - Hurricane Mk IIc trop, HL885/AX-Z, 1 Squadron SAAF, Lt. Stewart “Bomb” Finney, LG142, Egypt,...

New tool 1/72 scale kit of British P-51C Mustang™ aeroplane version. Set includes - Plastic parts- Decals with two markings options from RAF squadrons. Colours and Markings options: - North American P-51C-1-NT Mustang™ III, 42-103532,...

1/72 scale plastic model kit of the F-6C Mustang photo-reconnaissance aeroplane, expert set with accessories. Kit contents: Kit features parts needed to build 1/72 scale model of the F-6C Mustang photo-reconnaissance aeroplane. - plastic parts-...

P-51B Mustang™, 1/72 scale plastic kit. Kit includes: - Plastic parts by Arma Hobby- Canopy and wheels painting mask- Decals with four colour options Markings options included in the kit: - P-51B-15-NA Mustang, No. 43-248423/B6-S, “Old...

Hurricane IIb 1/72 kit Box contents - plastic parts- decals with two markings options- instruction with mask template

Hurricane Mk IIb with tropical filter, plastic kit 1/72. Set contents: - Plastic parts for Mk II b/c version- Decals by Techmod with two markings options- Canopy mask template in instruction Markings options: - Hurricane Mk.IIb trop BE400/Z, 318...