1/72 Bl. Firebrand TF.5 Late Schemes

Description

This is a resin-cast aircraft kit.

This is a set of resin-cast parts to build the aircraft shown here and described in the title. Includes:

• Complete Airframe
• Cockpit Canopy Glazing
• Highly Detailed Cockpit Interior – Including Painted ‘Photo-Etch’ Instrument Panels, Seat Harness, etc.
• ‘Main Flaps’ – Can be displayed ‘Lowered’ or ‘Fully Retracted’
• ‘Auxiliary Flaps’ – Can be displayed ‘Open’ or ‘Closed’
• Centre Plane ‘Split Flaps’ – Can be displayed ‘Open’ or ‘Closed’
• Detailed Undercarriage and Main Wheel Bays
• Catapult and Arrester Hooks
• Rotol Four-Bladed Propeller – includes: Cooling Fan + individually moulded Propeller Blades for greater detail
• Painted ‘Photo-Etch’ Detailing Set – Instrument Panels, Seat Harness, Control Handles, Armoured Headrest detail, etc.
• ‘Photo-Etch’ Detailing Set – for: Torpedo Carrier, MAT Air Tail, Flaps, Undercarriage, Rocket Fins, Alignment Jigs, etc.
• Assembly and Painting Instructions – includes individual numbered ‘Resin’ parts diagram
• Comprehensive Decal Set – including full airframe stenciling to original Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. drawing specifications

Color schemes included:

• Firebrand TF Mk.5 – EK791 ‘112/A’, 813 NAS, HMS Indomitable, April 1951
• Firebrand TF Mk.5 – EK843 ‘127/J’, 827 NAS, HMS Eagle, NATO Exercise “Mainbrace”, Arctic Cruise, November 1952

* Please Note: Color scheme information diagram supplied with the model is only printed in black and white.