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ACADEMY 12542 1/72 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1/2 “Last Ace” Model Aircraft Kit

  • SKU: O20534305
  • Category: 1/72 aircraft

Original price was: $31.00.Current price is: $18.60.

ACADEMY 12542 1/72 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1/2 “Last Ace”

Model Kit

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the German forces’ premier fighter, but it was “too little, too late”. It was introduced too late for production aircraft to stem the tide of Allied bombers pounding Germany. To further complicate matters, Hitler insisted a number of the aircraft be diverted for bomber development. It was a swift bomber with two 500kg bombs hitched under the aircraft’s nose. The “Stormbird” quickly became the nemesis of the Allied fighters, and in level flight was nigh-invulnerable. The Allied pilots found the most effective way to neutralize this threat was to pounce on their airfields when the ME262s were landing and at their most vulnerable. This kit includes over 75 transparent and plastic parts to build a Me262A-1 or Me262A-2 in 1/72 scale.

FEATURES:

  • Plastic and transparent parts ready for assembling Me262A-1 or Me262A-2:
    • Five sprues with more than 75 parts
  • Cartograf decals
  • Five finishing options for:
    • Me262A-1a, blank 4, Kommando Nowotny, September 1944
    • Me262A-1a, W.Nr.110956, Obstlt. Heintz Bar, captured at Lechfeld on April 29, 1945
    • Me262A-1a, General Leutnant Adolf Galland, JV 44, Munique / Alemanha, April 1945
    • Me262A-2a, 9K+BN, 5. / KG (J) 51 Edelweiss, December 1944
    • Me262A-2a, 170096 9K+BH of 1. / KG 51, September 1944
  • Illustrated instructions and paint guide