EDU8022 - Eduard 1/48 Hawker Tempest - ProfiPack - Pre-owned 10117331

The Hawker Tempest Mk.V was the RAF's fastest low-altitude fighter of WWII, entering service in 1944 with 2nd TAF in time for the Normandy campaign. It proved highly effective against V-1 flying bombs — accounting for more than any other type — and excelled in ground attack and air superiority roles over northwest Europe in 1944–45. Its combination of the Napier Sabre engine, thin elliptical wing, and heavy four-cannon armament made it one of the most capable Allied fighters of the war's final year.

Eduard's ProfiPack release combines their 1/48 Tempest plastic kit with in-box resin and photo-etch detailing. Box is open; contents appear complete based on inspection. Decal sheets include the original Eduard sheet plus a second ESCI sheet, adding additional marking options.

Box Contents:

• 66 injection-moulded plastic parts
• 8 resin parts (cockpit interior detail)
• 22 photo-etched parts (cockpit detail)
• Resin flat wheels
• Two waterslide decal sheets — four marking options:
  • Tempest Mk.V, JF-E (NV784), No. 3 Sqn RAF, Holland, December 1944 — F/Sgt. McMurroughs
  • Tempest Mk.V, J5-H (SN330), No. 3 Sqn RAF, Holland, December 1944 — F/Sgt. McMurroughs
  • Tempest Mk.V, US-B (NV724/EJ743), No. 56 Sqn RAF
  • Tempest Mk.V, No. 3 Sqn all-black scheme, Pop-Rox, December 1944
• Marking and painting guide