Special Hobby 72360 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor Nightfighters NF.12
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A.W. Meteor NF MK.12
The final generation of the Meteor jet fighters was produced by Armstrong Whitworth. Unlike the earlier versions, these were two-seater, night and all-weather fighter machines equipped with a radar in the nose. In the early stages of the Cold War, they defended the UK against the threat of Soviet bombers carrying nuclear weapons. The Meteor Mk.12 version was fitted with a US-manufactured APS-21 radar known as the AI Mk.21 in RAF service.
- The best 1/72 NF Meteor kits currently available (Matchbox kits were released in 1987)
- Highly detailed small parts
- Four RAF marking schemes
Special Hobby SH72243 1/72 Vickers Vildebeest Mk.IV Perseus Engine Vers
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The Mark IV introduced the much more powerful 825 hp (615 kW) Bristol Perseus sleeve valve radial engine enclosed in a NACA cowling which significantly improved performance, increasing maximum speed to 156 mph (251 km/h) and rate of climb to 840 ft/min (4.3 m/s). In this version, the Perseus had overheating problems and was deemed unsuitable for tropical service with production limited to 18 aircraft, all of which served with the home based squadrons.
