VAL72003 - Valom 1/72 Polikarpov TIS - WWHP111796

VAL72003 - Valom 1/72 Polikarpov TIS - WWHP111796

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Polikarpov TIS (Tyazhyolyy Istrebitel Soprovozhdeniya, or heavy escort fighter) was an all-metal Soviet twin-engine, two-seat aircraft designed from 1938 to escort medium bombers across their full operational range. The TIS(A) prototype first flew in September 1941 powered by two 1,400 hp Mikulin AM-37 engines, but testing was repeatedly disrupted by the war and the evacuation of Polikarpov's design bureau. This kit represents the later TIS(MA) version, fitted with more powerful AM-39 engines and heavier armament; the type never entered production and only prototypes were built.

Box contents:

• Light grey injection-moulded plastic sprues
• Tan resin detail parts (seat, wheels)
• Brass photo-etched fret (instrument panel, harnesses, rudder pedals, engine intakes)
• Vacuform clear canopy
• Waterslide decal sheet with Soviet markings
• Assembly and painting instructions