HK MODELS 01E008 DORNIER Do 335 A "PFEIL" WWII GERMAN FIGHTER-BOMBER 1/32 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
Was there any aircraft as unorthodox and unconventional in appearance as the Dornier Do 335? Of course there was, but the Do 335 was to be a mass-produced fighter-bomber aircraft that would have entered regular service. What made this aircraft an interesting proposition was its configuration. This was indeed a two-engine design, but centered around an unusual push-pull design. That in itself might make the aircraft sound like a non-starter, but the Do 335 was arguably one of, or THE fastest piston-engine aircraft that ever saw service, as the design eliminated the traditional parasitic drag element that was typical for a standard two-engine design layout. It was also very versatile. Conceived from the outset as a multi role machine, this adaptable design could be used as a straight fighter aircraft, and also as a night-fighter, complete with a second, tandem crew position that gave that version of the Do 335 its distinctive humpback appearance. Bombs could also be carried in an internal bay, and if you required a heavy fighter, then this was possible by mounting two MK103 cannon in two wing-mounted pods that protruded from the wing leading edge (HK Models kit #01E07).
FEATURES:
HK Models released its Do 335B-2 kit back in 2014, with the promise of more variants to come. In January 2016, they began to fulfill that promise with the release of the subject of this review, the standard Do 335A fighter-bomber.
Unlike the earlier kit, this version lacks the big cannon and associated housings in the wings. It also features a different nose wheel leg, smaller nose wheel, and a different cockpit canopy and the windscreen without extra
protection. These elements are all depicted in the kit.
The kit contents comprise the following:
19 grey plastic sprues
1 clear plastic sprues
2 white metal nose weights
1 photo-etched fret
2 resin crew figures
1 decal sheet
1 instruction booklet
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