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<p>With the A320neo, Airbus is renewing its successful family of passenger aircraft for short and medium-haul routes. "neo" stands for "new engine option" and designates the version with new, modern engines. One of the first customers is the German Lufthansa, which is of course presenting its new livery on the machines.</p> <h3>Specifications</h3> <ul> <li> <p>Age recommendation: 10+</p> </li> <li> <p>Number of parts: 38</p> </li> <li> <p>Length: 261mm</p> </li> <li> <p>Height: 131mm</p> </li> <li> <p>Span: 248mm</p> </li> </ul>

<p>The World War II Lockheed P-38 had a unique design with twin booms, a piston engine in each, and a central nacelle for the cockpit and armament. From June 1941, this aircraft was used extensively in the Pacific Theater. This powerful fighter was used for interception, dive bombing, ground attack, night combat, radar and visual surveillance, bomber pathfinding, evacuation missions, and as a long-range escort fighter equipped with underwing drop tanks. Academy's 1/48 scale kit includes parts to assemble the P-38 in one of four variants including the P-38J, P-38J Droopsnoot, P-38L Pathfinder and F-5E Photo Recon. </p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Highly detailed interior and cockpit</li> <li>Landing gear and compartment</li> <li>Fully Engraved panel lines</li> <li>Authentic PVC tires</li> </ul> <h3>Contents</h3> <ul> <li>Plastic and transparent parts to assemble P-38 in one of four variants</li> <li>Four finishing options: <ul> <li>P-38J</li> <li>P-38J Droopsnoot</li> <li>P-38L Pathfinder</li> <li>F-5E Photo Recon</li> </ul> </li> <li>Detailed manual</li> </ul>

<p>The first Curtiss Tomahawk fighters to arrive in Britain during the Second World War operated in the tactical reconnaissance role and were deemed unsuitable for fighter sweeps into German-held Europe. Later models incorporated several improvements and saw extensive service with the Western Desert Air Force.</p><h3>Specifications</h3><ul> <li>Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 20.2</li> <li>Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 23.7</li> <li>How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?: 106</li> <li>Item Scale: 1:48 Scale</li> <li>Contents (what's in the box) sets: Plastic kit, instruction sheet, paint guide and decal sheet.</li> <li>Finish: Plastic</li> <li>Number of Scheme options: 2</li> <li>Skill Level: 2</li> <li>Flying Hours: 2</li> <li>Wingspan (mm): 237</li> </ul>

<h3>A.W. Meteor NF Mk.11 ‘RAF Squardrons’</h3> <p>The final generation of the Meteor jets was manufactured by Armstrong Whitworth. These differed from the earlier ones by having crew of two and being fitted with an all-weather interceptor radar unit. In the early years of the Cold War, these Meteors defended Great Britain from Soviet bombers with nuclear weapons on board. The A.W. Meteors were also rather widely exported and served with several NATO air forces as well as in the Middle East.</p> <p>There are markings for four RAF machines in the decal sheet, two of them as flown over home bases in the UK and the other two depict RAF machines stationed in West Germany</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Four grey styrene sprues plus a single clear parts sprue</li> <li>Decals and colour schemes featuring four RAF machines, including a set of stencils</li> <li>Pre-cut painting masks available separately, cat.no M72031</li> </ul>