Tamiya 37006 - 1/48 Arado Ar. 196A  [37006]

In 1938, the German company Arado built the Ar. 196A twin-float reconnaissance seaplane. After being chosen whilst the champion of a design contest, the Ar.196 became the typical aircraft of German Navy during WWII. This seaplane had been running on a BMW132K air-cooled motor which produced 960hp. The 196A is equipped with two 7.92mm firearms, two 20mm cannons, and two 50kg bombs. The Arado Ar. 196A had been carried aboard the Bismarck battleship, the Prinz Eugen heavy cruiser and many other camouflaged cruisers. These planes served as commerce raiders and were deployed to many seaside squadrons for use in reconnaissance and observation. It exhibited exemplary attacking performance up against the Allie ships and submarines. Just 600 planes had been produced in the A-0 model towards A-5 final variation.

Specs & Features

• 1/48 scale installation kit model.
• Top features of the Ar.196 including the cloth texture regarding the fuselage, one-piece horizontal stabilizer, durable twin-floats, and motor cowling with teardrop bulges are realistically reproduced.
• Cockpit interior and motor function fine details.
• Canopy may be assembled in either available or shut jobs.
• Flaps are put together in either up or down positions.
• Dolly components are included to display the model.
• Markings to depict aircraft flown from the battleship Bismarck, heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen,camouflaged cruisers Thor and Widder, therefore the 125th Maritime Reconnaissance Group(Total 5).
• Two crew figures included.
• Aircraft parts are manufactured by Italeri.