Tamiya 1/32 De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI

Tamiya - 1/32 De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI

Drawn up as a high speed, unarmed bomber, the twin engine De Havilland Mosquito fulfilled that role and so many more for the RAF and other Allied air forces during WWII, taking advantage of performance so astonishing it earned the aircraft its nickname: Wooden Wonder. (That, and the fact it was made largely of wood, in contrast to most of its contemporaries.) The FB Mk.VI fighter-bomber variant, which first appeared in the skies in Spring 1943, packed a punch with four 7.7mm nose-mounted machine guns and four powerful 20mm auto-cannons, plus the ability to carry four 500lb bombs. With around 2,700 produced it was the most prolifically manufactured Mosquito variant, and this high performance, multi-role aircraft was relied on to attack sensitive enemy targets such as SS facilities, V1 flying bomb sites, and munitions factories, taking advantage of its precision low-altitude bombing skills.

Features:

-This is a 1/32 scale plastic model assembly kit

-The graceful, elegant lines of the Mosquito FB Mk.VI are captured with stunning accuracy

-Rivets are expertly depicted on parts such as engine cowlings and ailerons

-Flaps and elevators can be assembled in neutral or down positions

-Choose between standard exhausts or those fitted with flame damper covers

-Fit wing undersurfaces with 500lb bombs or drop tanks

-2 different types of propeller blade parts are included

-Highly-detailed cockpit

-Depiction of four machine guns complete with ammo cases and belts

-Fuselage length: 394.5mm, wingspan: 515.5mm

-Paintable tires use assembly tread sections and capture compression caused by plane weight

-Standard or tropical filter engine cowling undersides

-Choose open or closed bomb bay

-20mm auto cannons and two 500lb bomb parts are found inside

-Tail wheel mud guard and strut are depicted

-Left and right sides of horizontal stabilizer are part of the same piece

-Early variant slim line blades, or wider paddle type blades

-Detailed 4-piece engine cowling

-The model can be assembled with exhausts uncovered or covered

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