Kit Previews E – I
Focke Wulf Fw190 w/Hagelkorn
The Focke Wulf Fw 190 was the most versatile single-engined fighter in the Luftwaffe inventory, and the best German piston-engined fighter to see widespread service during the war. It was often used as a test bed for new weapons, including the Blohm and Voss Bv 246 Hagelkorn (“Hailstone”), an air-to-surface glide bomb tested for use as a stand-off weapon, particularly against Allied shipping.
Focke Wulf Fw 190 D-9
Focke-Wulf 190 D-9 by Academy 1/72 scale Kit No. 1660 Cost: $10.00 Decals: 3 versions Comments: Engraved panel lines, excellent cockpit detail, the same for landing gear and wheel wells History The Fw 190, one of Germany's best fighter designs of World War II, made...
Focke Wulf Fw190F-8
The Fw 190 proved to be a lethal fighter throughout WWII, evolving into a powerful “F” model employed as a dedicated fighter-bomber or “Jabo.” The Luftwaffe immediately threw the aircraft into combat, using it for close air support of Wehrmacht ground troops under pressure from the Red Army on the Eastern Front as the war progressed.
Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor
Once called the “Scourge of the Atlantic,” Condors were the means by which Germany attempted to strangle Britain during WWII. Patrolling the North Atlantic to spot Allied convoys, Condors radioed their coordinates and helped guide U-Boats to their targets. Revell’s newly tooled Condor is a crisp update of their 1965 kit.
Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor Lufthansa
The Focke Wulf 200 Condor seized international prestige for Germany and Lufthansa in August 1938 by completing the first heavier-than-air flight from Berlin to New York City – a distance 0f 4,000 miles – and also indirectly spurred development of the Boeing B-17 and American strategic bombing capability.
Focke Wulf Ta 154 “Moskito”
Focke-Wulf Ta154A-0 by Hasegawa 1/72 scale Kit No. 51216 Cost: $22.00 Decals: One version Comments: Plywood night fighter; excellent exterior detail includes engraved panel lines History The story of the Focke-Wulf Ta154's development is a fascinating mix of...
Focke Wulf Triebflugel
The Focke-Wulf Triebflugel, or Triebflugeljager, literally meaning “thrust wing hunter,” was a German concept for a VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) fighter/interceptor designed in September 1944 to counter the Allied bombing onslaught, which by then had extended its reach into central Germany.
Fokker D.VIIF
The Fokker D.VII was the best fighter fielded by the German Imperial Air Force during the Great War. Eduard’s kit features a detailed cockpit, complete engine, separately molded ailerons, nice fabric-over-frame effects.
Fokker Dr. I
The Fokker Dr. I was Germany’s response to the impressive Sopwith tri-plane, which along with the S.E.5a, Bristol F.2B, Sopwith Camel, and Spad fighters, had by the Summer of 1917 outclassed the Albatros fighters which were the mainstay of the Imperial German Air Service. With its superb maneuverability, it became the “second Fokker scourge.”
Fokker F. VII
Fokker F. VIIb/3m -- "Southern Cross" by Frog 1/72 scale Kit No. F175 Cost: $35.00 (aftermarket) Decals: One version Comments: Rare kit; Historic aircraft from aviation's Golden Age History The Fokker F.VII was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft...
French Aviators 1916
Aeronautique Militaire Francais (French Military Aviators) 1916 1/48 scale Kit No. 8511 Cost: $12.00 Decals: None Comments: Nice addition to World War I French fighter kits The Kit Eduard’s kit is molded in grey and consists of 6 detailed injection molded figures that...
Friedrichschafen FF-33E
Friedrichschafen FF-33E’s were deployed with German surface raiders during WWI, sometimes exchanging gunfire with enemy crewmen on deck…
Gemini Spacecraft
Gemini Spacecraft w/Spacewalker by Dragon 1/72 scale Kit No. 11013 Cost: $18.50 Decals: One version - by Cartograf of Italy Comments: Realistic surface detail, detailed cabin interior, display stand, includes wire tether for spacewalking astronaut, option for open or...
Gloster Gauntlet Mk. II
The Gloster Gauntlet was the RAF’s major fighter at the time of the Munich Crisis in 1938…
Gloster Meteor F.8
MPM’s Gloster Meteor F.8 features engraved panel lines, parts for up to eight (8) 60 lb. air-to-ground rockets, photo-etch details, and a set of RAAF decals by Aviprint.
Goppingen Go 9
The Göppingen Gö 9 was a one-off prototype commissioned by the Dornier-Werke and constructed by Schempp-Hirth, to test the idea of an airplane with a mid-fuselage engine driving a pusher propeller in the tail, and turned by a long driveshaft. This proof-of-concept development aircraft led directly to the Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow).
Grokhovsky G-38
The Grokhovsky G-38 Light Cruiser was an experimental fighter designed and built by the P.I. Grokhovsky Design Bureau from 1934-1936. It might have entered production and taken its place as a leading fighter of the Soviet Union but for the arrest of Grokhovsky himself on false charges during the Purge of 1937.
Grumman Goose
Grumman Goose JRF-5 by Signifer 1/48 scale Kit No. 48001 Cost: $50.00 Decals: Four versions; U.S. Navy, French Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Navy Comments: Engraved panel lines; highly detailed cockpit interior and docking bay; mixed media kit...
Grumman Gulfhawk
The Grumman Gulfhawk was built in 1936, converted from the Grumman F3F that was in service with U.S. Navy aircraft carriers at the time. It would thrill spectators at air shows in Europe and the United States for the next 12 years, until 1948. In the U.S., it was a feature attraction at such meets as the Cleveland Air Races, the Miami All-America Air Show, and the 1939 New York World’s Fair, demonstrating precision aerobatics and the then-new technique of dive bombing.
Halberstadt CI.II
Blue Max’ kit of the Halberstadt CI.II is a multi-media affair with pewter parts for the cockpit cage and landing gear — for intermediate to advanced modelers, not an easy kit to build by any means. Interplane struts provided in the kit are inadequate, scratch-built replacements will be a superior option.