Tamiya 37006 - 1/48 Arado Ar. 196A 田宮軍事模型戰機 雙星孖星  [37006]

In 1938, the German firm Arado built the Ar. 196A twin-float reconnaissance seaplane. After being chosen as the winner of a design competition, the Ar.196 became the conventional aircraft regarding the German Navy during WWII. This seaplane ended up being running on a BMW132K air-cooled engine which produced 960hp. The 196A has two 7.92mm weapons, two 20mm cannons, and two 50kg bombs. The Arado Ar. 196A had been carried aboard the Bismarck battleship, the Prinz Eugen heavy cruiser and many other camouflaged cruisers. These planes served as commerce raiders and were implemented to numerous seaside squadrons for use in reconnaissance and observation. It exhibited exceptional attacking performance against the Allie ships and submarines. Only 600 planes had been stated in the A-0 model to the A-5 last variation.

Specs & Features

• 1/48 scale installation kit model.
• Features of the Ar.196 including the cloth texture on the fuselage, one-piece horizontal stabilizer, durable twin-floats, and engine cowling with teardrop bulges are realistically reproduced.
• Cockpit interior and engine function fine details.
• Canopy can be assembled in either open or closed jobs.
• Flaps may be assembled in either up or down positions.
• Dolly components are included to show the model.
• Markings to depict aircraft flown from the battleship Bismarck, heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen,camouflaged cruisers Thor and Widder, therefore the 125th Maritime Reconnaissance Group(Total 5).
• Two crew figures included.
• Aircraft components are built by Italeri.