CYB5084 - Cyber Hobby 1/72 Gloster Meteor F.1 - WWHP113830

CYB5084 - Cyber Hobby 1/72 Gloster Meteor F.1 - WWHP113830

Includes aftermarket x2

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Gloster Meteor was the first Allied jet fighter to enter operational service. It was powered by two Rolls-Royce Welland turbojets based on Frank Whittle’s pioneering designs. In July 1944, No. 616 Squadron RAF received the first Meteor F.1s, and they went straight into action against the V-1 flying bombs attacking southern England. On August 4, 1944, Flying Officer Dean scored the Meteor’s first kill. When his guns jammed, he flew alongside a V-1 and tipped it over with his wingtip. Another early F.1, EE210/G, was shipped to the United States for evaluation in exchange for a Bell YP-59A Airacomet. This Cyber Hobby kit from the Golden Wings Series includes markings for both aircraft and comes with two aftermarket upgrade sets made for this kit.

• Grey injection-moulded plastic parts (over 60 parts)
• Clear parts, with a slide-moulded canopy that can be built open or closed
• Detailed cockpit with pilot’s seat and control panel
• Four nose-mounted cannons with hollow muzzles
• Poseable rudder and elevators
• Detailed landing gear and wheels
• Small photo-etched parts
• Cartograf decals for 2 aircraft:
  • No. 616 Squadron RAF, EE222, “YQ-G”, in camouflage with yellow-outlined fuselage roundels
  • EE210/G, with US star-and-bar insignia for American evaluation
• Illustrated instructions

Aftermarket:

• Eduard CX296 Meteor F.1 die-cut canopy and wheel masks
• Pavla C72104 Gloster Meteor F.1 resin cockpit set with vacuformed canopies