AIRA02052 - Airfix 1/72 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (New Tool) - WWWEB10115568

A02052 - Airfix 1/72 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I - WWWEB10115568

Discontinued

Includes aftermarket x8

Preowned, Resealed, Mint inside, box worn

The Gloster Gladiator was the RAF’s last biplane fighter. It was also its first fighter with an enclosed cockpit, which it combined with four Browning machine guns and a top speed of 257 mph. Monoplanes such as the Hurricane and Spitfire soon outclassed it, but the Gladiator still fought hard in the early years of the Second World War. It served in France, Norway, Malta, North Africa and Greece, where Pat Pattle scored 15 of his victories in one. Finland, Ireland and several other countries also flew it. This Airfix kit was produced with help from the Shuttleworth Collection, whose airworthy Gladiator wears the No. 73 Squadron markings of K7985. This one comes with eight Quickboost resin detail sets made for this kit.

• Light grey plastic parts
• Clear parts
• Decals for 2 schemes:
  • No. 73 Squadron RAF, K7985, in silver with blue and yellow squadron bars
  • No. 1 Squadron, Irish Air Corps, in camouflage with tricolour rudder
• Common decals for the instrument panel and stencils
• Illustrated instructions with aircraft history

Aftermarket:

• 8 Quickboost 1/72 resin upgrade sets:
  • QB72443 Gloster Gladiator Guns
  • QB72446 Gloster Gladiator Bulkhead
  • QB72447 Gloster Gladiator Position Lights
  • QB72448 Gloster Gladiator Correct Seat
  • QB72449 Gloster Gladiator Cockpit’s Door
  • QB72450 Gloster Gladiator Control Lever & Compass
  • QB72452 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I Exhaust
  • QB72453 Gloster Gladiator Gun Pods