Airfix - BBMF Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb 1:24 (A50055)

Airfix - Battle of Britain Fighter Collection Gift Set 1:72 (A50065)

Airfix - The Dambusters 617 Squadron RAF 1:72 (A50061)

Airfix - 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Collection 1:72 (A50105)

Skill Level 2 Flying Hours 1

Airfix - Douglas Dauntless SBD 3/5 (A02022)

Developed just before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the US Navy's primary dive bomber throughout the opening salvos of the War. Entering service prior to Pearl Harbor, it was the Dauntless that struck back at the Japanese fleet at both the battle of the Coral Sea and Midway. Also finding service over Guadalcanal, the Dauntless continued to be used against various Japanese targets. By the end of the war the Dauntless had sunk more Japanese shipping that any other aircraft. It was the first US Navy plane to sink an enemy ship, a Japanese sub, in WWII just days after Pearl Harbour.

Number of Parts: 51        Requires Painting: Yes

Manufacturers Age Restriction: 8 Years+

Paints required but not included: 11,24,27,33,53, 56,60,61,80,121,129,144,155

Skill Level 1 Flying Hours 1

Airfix - Supermarine Spitfire MkIXc (A02065)

In 1941 the Luftwaffe introduced the FW190 providing a formidable foe to the RAF’s fighters. The Mk IX was a significant improvement on the Mk V. It had a top speed of 409 mph at 28,000 feet, an increase of 40 miles per hour. Its service ceiling rose from 36,200 feet to 43,000 feet. It could climb at 4,000 feet per minute, providing a match for the new German fighter

Number of Parts: 38        Requires Painting: Yes

Manufacturers Age Restriction: 8 Years+

Paints required but not included: 3,24,29,33,72,60,61,55,56,78,84,157

Skill Level 1 Flying Hours 1

Manufacturers Age Restriction: 8 Years+

Airfix -  Hawker Hurricane Sea Harricane MkIIc (A02096)

The 20mm cannon armed MkIIc also included a hardpoint for a 500 lb or 250 lb bomb, and later in 1941, fuel tanks. By then performance was inferior to the latest German fighters, and the Hurricane changed to the ground-attack role. The mark also served as a night fighter and "intruder."

1) No.34 Squadron Royal Air Force South East Asia

2) Nicki No.835 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Nairana 1944

3) Squadron Leader Danny Le Roy Du Vivier DFC, No.43 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Tangmere Wing Operation Jubiliee 19th August 1942

Number of Parts: 56        Requires Painting: Yes

Paints required but not included: (All) 11,24,29,33,53,61,78,96,171 (1) 3

4,163,165 (2) 19,34,49,90,123,224 (3) 90,106,163,165

Skill Level 1 Flying Hours 1

Airfix - Supermarine Spitfire (A50077)

Skill Level 1 Flying Hours 1

Airfix - Curtiss P40E Kittyhawk (A50078)

Airfix - Mitsubishi Zero Gift Set - 1:72 (A50085)

At the outbreak of the Pacific War the Zero, flying from either carriers or land bases, proved to be the best fighter aircraft in the air, in the months following Pearl Harbour the allies struggled to cope with the Zero. This kit includes four acrylic paints, paint brush and glue.

 (This Gift set includes paints, brushes and glue)

Skill Level 1 Flying Hours 1

Airfix - Red Arrows GNAT (A50080)

Skill Level 1 Flying Hours 1

Airfix - BAe Harrier GR3 (A50093)

Skill Level 1

Airfix - Westland Gazelle Set 1:72 (A50084)

Airfix - Panther Tank - 1:76 (A01302)

Developed initially to counter the Soviets T-34 the Panther was sent to frontline units in the spring of 1943, and first saw major combat at Kursk. With the correction of the production-related mechanical difficulties, the Panther became highly popular with German tankers and a fearsome weapon on the battlefield.

Paints Required but not included: 11, 33, 93

Airfix - Sherman M4 Mk1 Tank - 1:76 (A01303)

The M4 Sherman was the primary tank used by the Allies during World War II. Thousands were also distributed via lend-lease, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies. Britain named the M4 (MkI) after General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Paints Required but not included: 53, 86, 113

Airfix - Sherman Crab Tank - 1:76 (A02320)

To support the infantry through the minefields on the ground operation in Europe and the Pacific, US military engineers decided to modify their new tank, the M4 Sherman, which was not only used by US forces, but also by the British, Canadian and Free French forces. Chains attached to a cylinder on the front of the Sherman made contact with anti-personal or anti-tank mines, triggering the explosion which would not destroy any part of the Sherman tank.

Paints Required but not included: 53, 86, 113

Airfix - Sherman "Calliope" Tank - 1:76 (A02334)

The Rocket Launcher T34 (Calliope) was a tank-mounted multiple rocket launcher used by the US Army during WWII. The launcher was placed atop the tank, and fired a barrage of 4.5 in (114mm) rockets from 60 launch tubes. It adopts its name from the musical instrument “Calliope”, also known as the steam organ.

Paints Required but not included: 53, 86, 113

Airfix - Churchill MkVII Tank - 1:76 (A01304)

The standard British main battle tank from 1941, the Churchill sacrificed speed for heavy armour, good fire power and good cross-country performance. The second major redesign, the MkVII used the 75 mm gun and had much more armour. This version of the Churchill first saw service in the Battle of Normandy in 1944.

Paints Required but not included: 53, 86, 113,

Airfix - Churchill Crocodile Tank - 1:76 (A02321)

In 1943, British military engineers developed the flame-thrower tank model, known as Crocodile, capable of producing a flame that could reach about ten metres in the axis of the vehicle. These flames allowed the Allies to destroy bunkers and any kind of enemy shelters without having to call the demolition teams of the infantry.

The flammable liquid was carried in a trailer towed behind the tank. The type continued to be used after WWII and into the Korean War.

Paints Required but not included: 53, 86, 113,

Airfix - 75mm Assault Gun (Stug III) - 1:76 (A01306)

The Sturmgeschutz (Stug) GIII was a turretless tank on a Panzer III chassis which enabled it to carry a formidable 75mm high velocity gun. This was used extensively in all theatres of WWII. They were used by other nations in the war including Finland and Romania

Paints Required but not included: 70, 56, 83, 86

Airfix - Joseph Stalin Tank - 1:76 (A01307)

(Pre-Order due 2011)

The heavy tank named after the infamous Soviet leader, was designed with thick armour to counter the German 88mm guns. The main gun was capable of defeating the German Tiger and Panther tanks. It was mainly a breakthrough tank, firing heavy high-explosive shells against entrenchments and bunkers.

Paints Required but not included: TBA

Airfix - Tiger 1 Tank - 1:76 (A01308)

The Tiger I was produced from late 1942 as an answer to the formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of Operation Barbarossa.

The Tiger I design gave the Wehrmacht its first tank mounting the 88mm gun. During the course of the war, the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts.
 

Paints Required but not included: 63, 113,

Airfix - Panzer IV Tank - 1:76 (A02308)

The most widely manufactured and deployed German tank of WWII, the Panzer IV. Robust and reliable, it saw service in all combat theatres involving Germany, and has the distinction of being the only German tank to remain in continuous production throughout the war, with over 8,800 produced between 1936 and 1945. The losses it felt however on the Eastern front were enormous – throughout 1943, the German army lost 2,352, and in 1943 a further 2,643.
 

Paints Required but not included: 33, 56, 83

Airfix - German Armoured Car - 1:76 (A01311)

The restrictions imposed on Germany as part of the Versailles treaty saw it focus on wheeled armoured cars. The development of these centred around the need for mobile fire support around reconnaissance units. This final variant of the type was the SdKfz 234/4. The vehicle was fitted with a 75mm Pak 40 gun.
 

Paints Required but not included: 10, 33, 70, 61, 54, 56, 78, 83, 86,

Airfix - Matilda Hedgehog Tank - 1:76 (A02335)

Based on the British Matilda tank, and fitted with a 7 spigot 'Hedgehog' naval mortar, this variant was developed by the Australian Army.

Paints Required but not included: 53, 113, 150, 195

Airfix - Scorpion / Scimitar Tank - 1:76 (A01320)

The Scorpion was first all-aluminium armoured vehicle in the world. Lightness, manoeuvrability and speed are hallmarks of these light reconnaissance vehicles.

Paints Required but not included: 11, 19, 27, 29, 33, 75

Airfix - M113 US, Fire Support Version - 1:76 (A02327)

In the Vietnam War the Australian Army experimented with fitting the turrets from obsolete Saladin armoured cars to their M.113s which resulted in the Fire Support version. 

Paints Required but not included: 11, 30, 33, 53

Airfix - Saladin Mk.2 Armoured Car - 1:76 (A02325)

The Saladin armoured car has a crew of three: driver, gunner and commander, who doubles as a gun loader. The 76mm gun fires HESH, HE, smoke and canister rounds. The Saladin was used by B sqn 16/5 Lancers during their defence of Nicosia airport in 1974 and subsequent armed reconnaissance operations under the banner of the UN.

Paints Required but not included: 11, 33, 34, 53, 60, 75, 82, 93

Airfix - Saracen APC Mk. 1/2/3 - 1:76 (A02328)

The Saracen was rushed into service due to the need of an Armoured Personnel Carrier for use during the Malaysian Emergency by the British Army. It carried a small turret on the roof, carrying a Browning .30 MG. A .303 Bren gun could also be mounted on an anti-aircraft ring-mount accessed through a roof hatch.

Paints Required but not included: 11, 29, 33, 53, 60, 75, 82, 93

Airfix - Vickers Light Tank Mk.VI, a/b/c - 1:76 (A02330)

The Vickers Light Tank Mk.VI entered production in 1936 and was the culmination of a series of machine gun armed light tanks produced during the 1930s. At the outbreak of war these mainly reconnaissance focused light tanks formed the major part of Britain’s tank strength being used in France, Greece, Malta, Crete, Syria and North Africa.

Paints Required but not included: 3, 11, 30, 53, 63, 102

Airfix - Churchill Bridge Layer - 1:76 (A04301)

A variant of the Churchill tank, the bridge layer was created by the Royal Engineers and carried a 30ft long Small Box Girder (SBG) bridge.  This proved invaluable for crossing many water filled obstacles as the Allies progressed across Western Europe after D-Day.

Paints Required but not included: 53, 86, 113

Airfix - SD.KFZ.222 and Kubelwagen, Reconnaissance Set - 1:76 (A02312)

Used by the reconnaissance battalions of the Panzer divisions, the Sd kfz222 performed well enough in countries with good road networks, like those in Western Europe. However, on the Eastern Front and North Africa, this class of vehicle was hampered by its relatively poor off-road performance. The Volkswagen Kübelwagen was a military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche.

(A)  SD.KFZ.222 and type 82 kubel wagen - Afrika Korps

(B) SD.KFZ.222 and type 82 kubel wagen - Russian Front

Paints Required but not included: (A/B) 10, 11, 33, 53, 61, 62, 86, (A) 29, 63, (B) 30, 78