Hmls 148 scale arado ar 240 is available online from. It was among the first fighters produced when germany abandoned the restrictions of the treaty of versailles and began rearming. The arado ar 240 was a german twinengine, multirole heavy fighter aircraft, developed for the luftwaffe during world war ii by arado flugzeugwerke. Its development was rather protracted, not unlike that. Frontline books, 2012, isbn 9781783034192, unpaginated. After being selected as the winner of a design contest, the ar. Arado ar 240 flugzeug publikations gmbh 1 arado ar 240.
Dec 04, 2004 hasegawa 1 48 arado ar 234 b2 blitz bomber promodeler 1 48 ar 234c3 hasegawa 1 48 ar 234 blitz revell 1 48 arado ar 234c3 the hobbycraft 48th kit is eh, but can be built into a nice model. All you need to know about arado ar 240 from a scale modeler perspective. With this release, we once again have the fourengine version the c with appropriate parts for converting from twinengine to. Designed as an allaround situational performer, the arado ar 240 was doomed. Home page about us feedback payment delivery customer service contact us revell arado we now ship to satisfied customers throughout the world from shipping to united kingdom and take great pride in our prompt delivery, first class customer service and excellent feedback. The ar 196 was designed in 1936 as a replacement for the he 114. The 1 32 scale arado ar 234 b2n from fly models kit number 32008 comes in big, top opening box with a arado ar 234 on a bomb run over some city as a boxart. When revell germany released the ar 196a3 kit back in 2010, many of us thought it was an unusualand slightly riskysubject choice for 2 scale, but were grateful all the same. Dont say you werent warned building hobbycraft 148. This book is basically an english reprint of the flugzeug profile on the ar 240.
There are no related products covering the arado ar 240 in 1. Mpm 148 scale arado ar 240 very limited edition for sale. Nov 09, 2017 the ar 240 was done in by its overly ambitious and complicated design and poor flight characteristics though it did exhibit exceptional performance capabilities nonetheless. The arado ar 240 was designed to an rlm 1938 response to replace the twin engine, two seat messerschmitt bf 110 zerstorer heavy fighter, being made obsolete by the changing face of war. I for one am seriously impressed from you can see in the box, much of what was in the original release back in 2011 is here, but of course, just the one float to. Im thinking about doing a water dio with it ill post some progress pictures as i go along. I was intrigued that the wings and engines in the partial views offered by the photos appeared to be bare metal, but the fuselage was certainly camouflaged. The arado firm and the messerschmitt firm the latter already experienced in such a design were tabbed for developing the bf 110s eventual replacement with. Dont say you werent warned building hobbycraft 148 arado. The arado ar 240 was a german twinengine, multirole heavy fighter aircraft, developed for the. History the arado 240 was an original design submitted to the rlm in 1937 for a twinengined heavy fighterbomber, using streamlined gun turrets operated via remote control and aimed with periscopic sights. Aug 15, 20 the little information i have been able to find on the arado ar 240 and ar 440 suggests these heavy fighter types had a high top speed one source cites the ar 440 with a max speed of 440 mph, as well as advanced features such as pressurised cockpits.
Ar 234 blitz arado ar 234 b2 at the national air and space museum s steven f. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The project was eventually cancelled, with the existing airframes used for a. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. The ar240 was designed as a high altitude fighter and reconaissance platform but saw limited operational service. Revell arado ar 240 a02 model kit of wwii german heavy fighter. One version, circa 1943 luftwaffe nightfighter comments. Well, im no experte, i do not possess a vast reference library, so i will cut my remarks short. Well, whod have thought it again that wed have another 1. There are some unique pictures in the book by william green also.
Theres a few 48th detail sets out there for the ar 234. One was the development of the arado travelling flap which offered excellent lowspeed lift performance. Hasegawas 148 scale arado ar 234 c v19 by brett green. Well, this is what the kit basically is an armed bomber. The contenders were ago with its ao 225 design and arado with its hans rebeskidesigned e. Its first flight was in 1940, but problems with the design hampered development and it remained only marginally stable throughout the prototype phase. The ar 240 is a neat aircraft and until now there has been no 1 48th scale kit of it, although a very nice little 1 72 kit of the ar 240 was put out by revell germany. Box art open the box and slide out the cardboard tray and you will find 4 light gray sprues and 1 clear packed in three clear bags. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
Both worked well, but the twin floats were chosen, as. I have always been fascinated by its sleek design as well as the engineering behind it and ive always wanted to build a scale model of the blitz. Its first flight was in 1940, but problems with the design hampered development and it remained only marginally stable through the prototype phase. When revell germany released the ar 196a3 kit back in 2010, many of us thought it was an unusualand slightly riskysubject choice for 1 32 scale, but were grateful all the same. The arado ar 240 was a pressurized, twin engine, midwing monoplane, that, like its contemporary. After scouring the monogram monarch ar 234 book i found a couple of photos of ar 234 v19 the very first four engined arado ar 234 c series prototype.
The arado ar 234 holds a special place in aviation history by being the first ever operational jet bomber. If you have built any of the ar234 series by hasegawa, youll recognize this kit. Monogram publications arado 234 blitz smith creek wwii. The legend of grey beard and the great evil paperback by stephanie arado and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Italeri 148 ar 196a kit first look cybermodeler online. Jan 09, 2014 amazing fastest homemade wood lathe machines working skills extreme wood cutting machines easy duration. This has lots of information on the interior as well as exterior. Ar 196a2, auxiliary cruiser thor hsk4, malaysia, 1941 japan it is a shame that italeri missed out on the perfect opportunity to produce the ar 196 in 1 48 scale. Italeris 1 48 scale arado ar 196 a3 penang by roland sachsenhofer. Hasegawas 1 48 scale arado ar 234 c3 v19 by brett green. Both worked well, but the twin floats were chosen, as there was less likelihood of them digging in.
An illustrated history the arado ar 234c was the worlds first four turbojetpowered flying machine to be built in series. Kg 76, the first ar 234 to be obtained by the allies. Revell revell03994 arado ar 196 a3 seaplane model kit for sale. This book is useful if you are interested in the operational aircraft of this type or making the revell model as it has some very nice photos but unlike some of the others in this series it does not really cover the prototypes and developments to much. The arado 234 was a revolutionary airplane, the first operational twinengine jet bomber. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cutting edge has released two new decal sheets for hasegawas 1 48 scale arado ar 234b2. The nachtigall nightingale is a radarequipped variant of the ar 234 jet bomber. The kit this is not the only 148 scale kit produced of this nimble little seaplane.
In fact, as a result of development problems, the barbettes were not fitted to the first two prototypes, which were midwing monoplanes, powered by two 802kw 1,075hp daimler benz 601a engines. The arado ar 68 was a german singleseat biplane fighter developed in the mid1930s. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. It consisted of a group of submarines which were supplemented and assisted by two arado 196 floatplanes from 1944. As the first operational jet bomber in the world, i knew that i really had to have an arado 234 of some description in my forthcoming osprey masterclass luftwaffe jets and rocket aircraft book, but i wanted. Contemporary pictures seem to be rare, so i had to rely on artwork which can be found online, in books or in italeris construction manual.
It is armed with an underslung pod with two 20mm cannon, holding 200 rounds per gun. Dragondml made a nifty little kit in 72nd, although i dunno if its still available. At first glance it appears that some planning will be necessary in assembling the kit. With this release, we once again have the fourengine version the c with appropriate parts for converting from twinengine to a quad configuration. Arado ar 240 is a short book on one of the lesser known luftwaffe aircraft of the second world war. This mixed media scale model kit of the legendary arado 234 nightfighter came out in 2014 in addition to the bomber version.
The project was eventually cancelled, with the existing airframes used for a variety of test. Design of the arado ar 240 was headed up by walter blume, whose vision of this aircraft came about some years before. Little did we expect that the company would follow it up with the singlefloat ar 196b, which never entered service, with only sixtoten pre. An ams modeler can apply his or her craft to this kit and fix these issues, but given the computerbased cad design and the price, it should be nearly perfect straight out of the. See more ideas about luftwaffe, fighter aircraft and ww2 aircraft. Its first flight was in 1940, but problems with the design hampered development, and it remained only marginally stable throughout the prototype phase. Arado ar 240 multipurpose multirole heavy fighter aircraft. Protoytpes 19301945, barnsley, south yorkshire, uk. Conceived in the late 1930s, and with only a handful having been built, gerhard langs work which originally appeared in flugzeug profile arado ar 240 is presented in this tome fully translated to english. The arado ar 240 was a german twinengine multirole heavy fighter aircraft developed for the luftwaffe during world war ii by arado flugzeugwerke.