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1175 items Pages Italeri 1 72 Napoleonic British & Scots Infantry British [&] Scots Infantry from the Napoleonic Wars 1 72 scale Line drawing only available at present Italeri 1 72 Valentine MK I British armoured divisions on all fronts up used various versions of the Valentine tank up until about half way through the Second World War Its thin armour made it vulnerable to mines and enemy anti-tank fire and its firepower was often inferior to that of its German counterparts Nevertheless when fleets of Valentines were coordinated properly they managed to obtain good results especially on the African front Length 7 9cm Airfix Spitfire MK1a 1 72 Scale Kit Set Make Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Mk1a Role Single-seat fighter Powered By One 1 030h p Rolls-royce Merlin III 12-cylinder engine Performance Maximum speed 365 m p h at 18 600ft service ceiling 35 500ft rate of climb 2 175ft min Dimensions Wing span 36ft 10in length 29ft 11in height 11ft 51 2in Arnament Eight 303in Browning machine guns in wings Remarks Designed by R J Mitchell the prototype Spitfire made its first flight on 5th March 1936 and entered RAF service in July 1938 At the outbreak of war on 3rd September 1939 nine squadrons were operational on spitfire 1 s and by the time the Battle of Britain began in July 1940 there were 19 When production ceased after the war over 20 000 Spitfires of all types had been built Scale 1 72Length 127mmWidth 155mmPieces 29 Italeri 1 72 Messerschmitt BF-109 F 2 4 Together with its British counterpart the Spitfire this was the best-known aircraft of World War II The BF version was distributed to German units around the spring of 1942 It is considered to be the best version of this small fighter plane despite considerable structural and engine problems in the beginning With this aircraft quite a number of German aces won their battles in the air Various types of Bf-1 09 F were built such as ground attack fighters anti-ship versions and reconnaissance planes Size 12 5cm Scale 1 72 Italeri 1 72 F4U-4B Corsair The Corsair is one of the best-known airplanes of World War II which fought against the entire array of aircraft used by the Japanese Forces in the Pacific theatre After the war the Corsairs were set aside together with other propeller-driven planes to expect demolition-awaiting replacement by jet aircraft In 1950 at the outbreak of the Korean conflict more than one hundred units were re-activated to combat the onslaught of the North Korean Forces The Corsair still proved a viable airplane robust and reliable superior to the first rather delicate jets that were to end the Corsair s life span Size 13 3cm Scale 1 72 Italeri 1 72 F-51D Mustang The Mustang is one of the world s best-known airplanes and was without doubt the best fighter plane of World War II It was built in record time in 1943 for the European campaign and was well suited to fight the BF-109s and FW-190s of the German Luftwaffe Size 13 6cm Scale 1 72 1175 items |
