Bristol Beaufighter VI Fighter Aircraft

This is a plastic model kit of a 1/48 Scale Bristol Beaufighter VI by Tamiya.

Tamiya Bristol Beaufighter VI Fighter Aircraft Plastic Model Airplane Kit 1/48 Scale #61053
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Features :
  • Markings included for 3 different aircraft.
  • Interior detail includes cockpit, observer/gunners seat and instruments, fuselage rib and stringer detail.
  • Cockpit detail includes instrument panel with decal for instrument faces, seat with seatbelt decal, control stick and side consoles.
  • Detailed Bristol Hercules sleeve valve engines with poly bushing which allows props to spin and be added after the kit has been
  • assembled and painted avoiding breakage.
  • Detailed landing gear with enclosed wheel wells.
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"Lovely kit!"
fbbrown (Fort Mohave, Arizona)
This kit from Tamiya was a really nice kit and everything went together so nicely! I did the Scottish version from 1943. 5 different colors I put on. I wouldn't think this would be to good for a beginning modeler as it takes a lot of talent if you want it to come out nice. Overall, I enjoyed building it. Would recommend this model if you were interested in building it.

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Features

  • Markings included for 3 different aircraft.
  • Interior detail includes cockpit, observer/gunners seat and instruments, fuselage rib and stringer detail.
  • Cockpit detail includes instrument panel with decal for instrument faces, seat with seatbelt decal, control stick and side consoles.
  • Detailed Bristol Hercules sleeve valve engines with poly bushing which allows props to spin and be added after the kit has been
  • assembled and painted avoiding breakage.
  • Detailed landing gear with enclosed wheel wells.

Specs

  • Scale: 1/48
  • Wingspan: 14-1/2" (37cm)
  • Fuselage Length: 10-1/2" (27cm)
  • Tamiya Product Number: 61053

Includes

1/48 Bristol Beaufighter VI plastic model kit


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Reviews

  
 
"quality kit"
j w bolen (Ohio)
Agree with the raves about this kit. Fit is great. Did one as a USAAF nightfighter. Plane did not get the publicity of the Mosquito but served in some of the same roles. plus as a torpedo bomber, That is done as a separate kit. Price is good for what you get. Plan on doing more of them. I have hoped kit would be reissued with other marking to I would not have to hunt up the Australian ones.

 
"Great"
tippieterrence3
Very Good Model, enjoyed building it ..only wish the landing gear was retractable ......

 
"A real thing of beauty"
jimwoodward1943 (Broken Arrow, OK)
All parts fit very well and there was minimal flashing. The directions were very clear. The tool and die makers at Tamiya are experts when it comes to die making. I enjoyed the ease with which the many parts fit together. Tamiya kits are hard to beat when it comes to craftsmanship

Information

Bristrol's "Beaufighter" was one of the most successful and widely used twin engines fighter types during WW2. The first series production Beaufighter MK.1 entered service in September 1940. With its four nose-mounted 20mm cannons and six 7.7mm machine guns in the wings, this stub-nosed fighter became the most heavily armed aircraft in service with the RAF during the war.

As the German Luftwaffe eventually turned to night bombing in autumn of 1940, priority was put on night fighters and the first operational Beaufighters were fitted with the Airborne Interception (AI) radar, which designated the Mk.1F (F was suffix for Fighter Command). Meanwhile, its rugged construction was thought ideal for long range fighting and escort duties, and the Mk.1C under the Coastal Command became ready for initial operations in late March 1941. Introduction of the more powerful, 1,670hp Hercules VI engines by late 1941 resulted in the Mk.VI. A 7.7mm machine gun being added in the observers canopy for rearward defense, and the horizontal tail plane was modified to have a 12 degree of dihedral, to eliminate the unstable characteristics observed on the preceding types.

The Beaufighters saw active service not only above Europe but also in the Mediterranean, North Africa, Middle East and Pacific area. More than 5,900 Beaufighters of various types were produced.


Markings

  • Decal options:
  • Single sheet of InvisaClear decals contains aircraft code letters,
  • serial numbers, national insignia, stencils, cockpit instruments,
  • and seat belts. Invisa-Clear decals by Superscale are made using a
  • special process which ensures that a minimum amount of clear film
  • surrounds the coloured part of the decal. Three aircraft:
  • 1: A/C No. T9068, Code "o V", 272 Squadron, Malta, 1942.
  • Upper Surfaces: Dk Earth/Mid Stone Camouflage Striping.
  • Lower Surfaces: Azure Blue.
  • 2: A/C No. V8748, Code "ZJ o R", 96 Squadron, Scotland, 1943.
  • Upper Surfaces: Dk Green/Medium Sea Grey camoflage striping
  • Lower Surfaces: Medium Sea Grey.
  • 3: A/C No. X8023, Code "I o BQ", 600 Squadron (nightfighter).
  • Overall: Night Black.

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