Bonehammer Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hello, I've been bitten by the bomber bug and wonder what kits are available in injected plastic and in 1-72. These are the types that I know about, can you add more? Martin MB-2 Martin B-10 Douglas B-18 H.P. Hampden A.W. Whitley Hawker Hart Vickers Vimy Bristol Blenheim I Fiat Cicogna S.M.79 and 81 CANT Z.1007 Tupolev SB Tupolev TB-3 Amiot 143 Potez 540 Bloch 200 and 210 Heinkel He.51 Junkers Ju.86 Junkers Ju.87A Heinkel He.111B, ecc. Dornier Do.17 Kawasaki Ki.48 Mitsubishi G3M Aero A-100 Admittedly I know very little about the single engine types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish 251 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 H.P. Heyford (old Matchbox kit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Fairey Battle, Vickers Wellesly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Heinkel 70, Wellington 1 Boeing B17C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Try this - as encyclopedic as it gets, I think - http://www.kitreview.com/reviews.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Leiby Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 DH9A Letov S16 Letov S231 Letov S328/428/528 Ar81v3 B-17B B-17D BT-1 He46c Hs123A1 PZL23 A/B SBC 3/4 SBD-1 Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 What! No mention of the Lanc, Halifax, B-24, B-25, B-29, B-17G He177, Ju-88........and I beleive the Heinkel 51 was a fighter not really a bomber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks to everyone for replying and filling the gaps... pity that beauties such as the Do.23, Sch-10M, Br.413 or Zubr are ignored by the mainstream. Paul, the aircrafts you mention are from a later period, they all entered service after the start of the war. You're right that the He.51 isn't a bomber, it was a light attack plane like the Hs.123. By the by, I just remembered the PZL.37; I slaughtered a kit of it at some point, but I don't remember the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 There is the Vickers Vildebeest by MPM that has been released under both their Special Hobby and Azur labels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Mosquito B.IV and B,XVI too! Trevor hardly relevant to the inter-war forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 The He51 was a fighter, the first standard fighter of the Luftwaffe. It was used in the Spanish Civil War (after the introduction of superior Soviet types) as a light ground-attack aircraft, but not a dedicated design as such like the Hs123. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I may add the Breda Ba.65, done in 1/72 scale by RCR, Azur and AZ. And the Kawasaki Ki-32, made by A-Models. There could have been another kit of this aircraft, maybe Aviation USK but I can't really remember As you mentioned the Hart, it may be worth adding that AZ also did the later Hind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWFK10 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Polikarpov R-5 (the one I've got was moulded by Pioneer 2 but I've a feeling other companies may also have boxed it) and R-Z (Azur) Fairey Fox (Pegasus) Westland Wapiti (Merlin) - depending how strictly you define 'bomber': it was officially a general purpose aircraft but regularly dropped bombs in anger during policing operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Fokker C.X from AZ Model and it's 1/72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 hardly relevant to the inter-war forum... Sorry misread the terms of reference, so deleted to avoid confusion! Does the Douglas DB-7 count as I think it first flew early 1939. I'm sure Hi Planes and MPM have done the early version? TTFN Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) Does the Douglas DB-7 count as I think it first flew early 1939. I'm sure Hi Planes and MPM have done the early version? I guess so, a few examples made it to France before the Wehrmacht attacked. Unfortunately the relevant version - with the triangular fin - is not readily available in kit form, although the work involved is not impossible... alter the fin shape, remove the supercharger intakes, shorten the nose, shorten the engine nacelles, scratchbuild new exhausts. Whew. The other contender, the Maryland, would also qualify. Edited September 2, 2014 by Bonehammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Just remembered, Ju52, was used as a bomber in the Spanish Civil War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 There is Pavla's Vought Vindigator kit in 1/72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 There is Pavla's Vought Vindigator kit in 1/72 The MPM group also issued a number of Vindicators under the MPM, Special Hobby and Azur brands. I've been told that the kit has been modified and the boxes available now have improved parts... not sure about this, but in any case my original Azur kit of the French version contains what looks like a very nice kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Just out of curiosity, would you include patrol bombers, torpedo bombers and attack planes in the definition, i.e. anything with ground targets in its mission, or would you consider them separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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