ICM72191 - ICM - 1/72 Heinkel He 51B-1; Spanish AF WWHP112921

ICM72191 - ICM - 1/72 Heinkel He 51B-1; Spanish AF WWHP112921 

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The He 51 was the Luftwaffe's first production fighter, a clean single bay biplane designed by the Günter brothers and flown in prototype form in 1933. By the time 135 of them were shipped to Spain from 1936 for the Legion Condor and the Nationalists, the design was already outclassed: the Republican I-15 and I-16 had the measure of it in a dogfight, and the He 51 was gradually pushed into the ground attack role and handed over to Spanish units. It remains historically significant as the aircraft in which Adolf Galland, Harro Harder and Hannes Trautloft cut their teeth.

Box contents

• 1/72 scale injection moulded plastic kit, around 58 parts on grey and clear sprues
• Finished length 117mm, wingspan 153mm
• Detailed cockpit, engine and machine gun troughs
• Drop tank included
• Waterslide decals for four aircraft: Oblt. Knüppel, 4.J/88 Legion Condor, Tablada December 1936; Oblt. H. Harder, 1.J/88, Vittoria March 1937; Oblt. E. d'Elsa, 4.J/88, Teruel February 1938; and Maj. G.F. Peres, 4-G-2, 1938
• Illustrated instructions with painting guide, cement and paint not included