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Fokker D.VII Limited Edition “Sieben Schwaben” Eduard 1139
During the latter half of 1917, the Allies had regained air superiority over the Western Front with the S.E.5 and the Spad fighters. To counter this, the German government invited aircraft manufacturers to submit prototype single-seat fighter designs for evaluation at a competition to be held at Adlershof airfield in Berlin in January 1918. The [...]
Eduard Polikarpov I-16 type 24 1/48 Weekend edition kit 8468
While working on the Polikarpov I-15 biplane, Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov began designing an advanced, small, light and simple to build monoplane fighter. It featured cutting-edge innovations such as retractable landing gear and a fully enclosed cockpit, and was optimized for speed with a short stubby fuselage. On December 30th 1933 the first prototype rose into [...]
Eduard 1137 Spitfire LF Mk Vc Limited Edition
Spitfire was a beautiful and very successful airplane, and Spitfire mk Vc was it’s most produced subtype. The Spitfire Mk. Vc introduced the “universal” wing which enabled this variant to be fitted with various combinations of armament, including four 20mm cannon and four .303 machine guns. The universal wing also used a strengthened landing gear [...]
Lavochkin La-7 1/48 kit no 8461 Eduard Weekend edition
By 1943, the La-5 had become a mainstay of the VVS, yet both its head designer, Semyon Lavochkin, as well as the engineers at TsAGI felt that it could be improved upon. The essential method was reducing weight and improving aerodynamic quality. Many improvements were made, these merging into production of the new La-7 fighter. [...]
Airacobra P-400 1/48 scale Eduard kit 8471 weekend edition
The P-400, essentially the export version of the P-39D with a Hispano 20 mm cannon providing a higher rate of fire in the nose. In addition to the cannon, the P-400 featured 2 .50 cal mgs in the nose, and 4 .30 cal mgs in the wings. The British intended to order 475, and to [...]
Eduard Polikarpov I-16 type 10 1/48 Weekend edition kit 8846
The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world’s first all- metal cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. I-16 was introduced in the mid 1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air force at the beginning of WW II. I-16 had a surprisingly long career from its [...]
