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Hi all.....I'd like to show you my latest finished kit. It's the Scratchaeronautics' 1/48 resin kit of the nimble spanish jet. An original design from Willy Messerschmitt while working for the spanish company La Hispano Aviación de Sevilla, S.A., rhe original two seater, trainer design led way to an improved, co-in single seater, called "Super Saeta". The rear seat was removed and an auxiliary fuel tank was added, improving the range of the plane. Other modifications were the adition of two undernose gun pods, containing 20mm Hispano guns, and up to four underwing pods, able to carry a varied load of rockets or jettisonable napalm tanks. Their swan song was during the early to mid seventies, carrying out armed patrol missions over the Western Spanish Sahara against moroccan supported insurgents and moroccan army alike. From 1975 onwards, after the Spanish withdrawal from those territories, the spanish Ejército del Aire carried on armed patrols and escort missions over the Canary Islands' territorial waters, protecting spanish fishing and merchant vessels from the moroccan and Frente Polisario insurgents attacks. The kit was built OOB, with the only exception of some belts made from lead foil. It was painted with Humbrol enamels and slightly weathered with pastel chalks. I hope you'll like it. As usual, any comment will be welcome. Best wishes.... IMGP0008 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr IMGP0010 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr IMGP0012 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr IMGP0011 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr IMGP0014 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr

Hi all.....Last evening, Juan Begines confirmed me the "soon to be available" afore mentioned kit. He hopes to have all the masters ready in two weeks, so deliveries could start then. They're now on "preorder" status. The first 10 kits will have a special price of 40€, including free shipping from Tenerife. Then, the regular price will be 50€, including free shipping. Please, read the purchase instructions BEFORE placing any order.... Here you are some pics of the scratchbuilt original master.... https://www.ebay.es/itm/SNCASO-SO-8000-NARVAL-RESINA-MODELO-EN-PREORDER-ESCALA-1-48/253535526585?hash=item3b07e51eb9:g:alwAAOSwUCZawfnO PORTADA NARVAL by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr 14 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr 13 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr Best regards,,,, Some historical background, from Wikipedia: SNCASO SO.8000 Narval From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia SO.8000 Narval Role Carrier-based fighter and strike aircraft National origin France Manufacturer Sud-Ouest First flight 1 April 1949 Number built 2 The SNCASO SO.8000 Narval (English: Narwhal) was a French naval fighter aircraft designed by Sud-Ouest in the late 1940s. Only two prototypes were constructed, and the type did not enter production. Design and development[edit] The Narval was a twin-boom pusher configuration design powered by an Arsenal 12H (a copy of the Jumo 213) driving a contra-rotating propeller[1] Two prototypes were constructed, the first being flown for the first time on 1 April 1949.[2] Development was abandoned at the beginning of 1950 since the design was already obsolescent.[3] Specifications[edit] Data from AviaFrance.com General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 11.83 m (38 ft 10 in) Wingspan: 11.77 m (38 ft 7 in) Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) Wing area: 26.5 m2 (285 sq ft) Gross weight: 7,000 kg (15,432 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Arsenal 12HO2 V-12 piston engine, 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 730 km/h (454 mph; 394 kn) at 8000m Armament Data from OldMachinePress.com The SO.8000 Narval was to be equipped with: Guns: Six 20 mm cannons. External: Underwing hard points that could accommodate 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) of ordinance.However, it is unlikely that the prototypes were ever armed.