HOB1687 - Hobbycraft - 1/32 Spad XIII 'Aces' - WWHP113728

HOB1687 - Hobbycraft - 1/32 Spad XIII 'Aces' - WWHP113728

Preowned, Resealed, Mint inside, Box worn

The SPAD XIII was France’s answer to the faster German fighters of 1917. Louis Béchereau designed it as a heavier, more powerful version of the SPAD VII. It had a geared Hispano-Suiza V8 engine and twin Vickers machine guns, which made it one of the fastest and toughest fighters of the war. Nearly 8,500 were built, and aces such as Georges Guynemer, René Fonck, Francesco Baracca and Frank Luke flew it. It was also standard equipment in the U.S. Air Service, where Eddie Rickenbacker of the 94th Aero Squadron, America’s top ace, flew a SPAD XIII marked with the big “1” and the squadron’s “Hat in the Ring” insignia.

• 1/32 injection moulded kit, with parts moulded in grey on three sprues plus a separate one-piece upper wing
• Clear parts and small black detail parts
• Detailed cockpit and landing gear, with twin Vickers machine guns
• Waterslide decals for American and French markings, including the 94th Aero Squadron “Hat in the Ring” insignia, “1” numbers, a skull and crossbones heart insignia, U.S. and French rudder stripes, and S 10039 serials
• Hispano-Suiza and Verdier stencils and instrument decals
• Multilingual instruction sheet with a FS, Floquil/Polly Scale, Humbrol and Testors Model Master paint chart