Tamiya – 1:32 De Havilland Mosquito Fb MK.VI Model Kit (60326)

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.
About the Model
This is a 1/32 scale plastic model assembly kit. Fuselage length: 394.5mm, wingspan: 515.5mm. 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, plus standard or tropical filter engine cowling undersides. 2 different types of propeller blade parts are included. Fit wing undersurfaces with 500lb bombs or drop tanks.

Special Features

• 515mm wingspan.
• The kit includes parts to recreate propellers with the early variant slim line blades, or wider paddle type blades.
• Choose open or closed bomb bay. 20mm auto cannons and two 500lb bomb parts are found inside.
• The model can be assembled with exhausts uncovered or covered.
• Tail wheel mud guard and strut are depicted. Left and right sides of horizontal stabilizer are part of the same piece, as on the actual aircraft.
• The cockpit interior is realistically depicted, right down to details such as the pilot’s seat cushion.
• The modeler is presented with a number of options, such as open or closed bomb hatch, and up or down flaps and elevators.
• Parts are included to depict 2 different types of propeller.
• Left and right wing parts are connected via spars, just as on the real aircraft. This offers precise and secure attachment.
• Separate parts recreate bomb bay and wing underside 500lb bombs, plus 50-gallon drop tanks.