1/48 - Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL) P.42 by Mirage Hobby - released

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Mirage Hobby 1/48th Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze/PZL P.42 Dive Bomber 'ITL 1936 and 1939 ver. kit is reported in progress - ref. 481320

Source: https://www.facebook.com/MirageHobbyOfficial/photos/a.489123771111052.102883.162443477112418/872982402725185/?type=1&theater

 

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Edited May 10, 2021 by Homebee

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Source: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2016/Bilder_JLF/Mirage_06.htm

 

 

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Edited March 16, 2021 by Homebee

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Source: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/news.html

PZL P.42 POLISH LIGHT DIVING BOMBER

We are proud to announce you our new model kit - airplane in 1/48 scale PZL P.42 POLISH LIGHT DIVING BOMBER.

The prototype of the PZL.42 light dive bomber, based on the PZL.23A Karas, was built during 1936-1939 at the PZL factory in Warsaw. The design team headed by StanisÅ‚aw Prauss was working on developing the PZL.23 Karas. In this prototype, the design was experimentally altered. It was fitted with twin vertical tails and a retractable under-fuselage cupola of the bomb aimer/gunner. This improved the effectiveness of the rudder, particularly when diving, and improved the field of fire of the upper rear gunner. The cupola, when retracted, reduced the drag considerably…

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Edited September 4, 2016 by Homebee

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Released

Sources:

http://www.mhshop.pl/Mirage481320PZLP42

http://pwm.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=82221&sid=d0d0afc893f78840b4524a55b233c003

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[JWM]

From photos above one can notice that all moulds for P23 Karas are in box and one frame with part needed to do double fin is added. The double tail was the difference between produced P 23 Karas and a single prototype of P 42.

Edited September 14, 2016 by JWM