{"product_id":"eduard-11153-spitfire-story-the-sweeps-dual-combo-limited-edition-1-48-scale","title":"Eduard 11153, Spitfire Story - The Sweeps, Dual Combo Limited Edition. 1:48 Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpitfire Story: The Sweeps - WWII Fighter Plane Spitfire Mk V between 1941 and 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDual Combo Limited Edition  1:48 Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11172 - \u003c\/strong\u003eEduard\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is a Limited edition kit of British WWII fighter aircraft Spitfire Mk.V in 1:48 scale. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrom the kit you can build Spitfires flown by pilots of different nationalities who flew for the RAF fighting over the occupied west part of Europe between 1941 and 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate in 1940, the RAF predicted that the advent of the pressurised Junkers Ju 86P\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bomber series over Britain would be the start of a new sustained high altitude bombing offensive by the Luftwaffe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwA0E\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in which case development was put in hand for a pressurised version of the Spitfire, with a new version of the Merlin (the Mk VI). It would take some time to develop the new fighter and an emergency stop-gap measure was needed as soon as possible: this was the Mk V.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Pr99129_84-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"Pr99129\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Pr99129-84\"}}'\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe basic Mk V was a Mk I with the Merlin 45 series engine. This engine delivered 1,440\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"mwA0g\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehp (1,074\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"mwA0k\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekW) at take-off, and incorporated a new single-speed single-stage supercharger \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edesign. Improvements to the carburettor also allowed the Spitfire to use zero gravity manoeuvres without any problems with fuel flow. Several Mk I and Mk II airframes were converted to Mk V standard by Supermarine and started equipping fighter units from early 1941. The majority of the Mk Vs were built at Castle Bromwich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Dual Combo Limited edition kit featuring the British WWII fighter aircraft Spitfire Mk.Vb in 1:48 scale.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the kit you can build Spitfires flown by pilots of different nationalities who flew for the RAF fighting over the occupied west part of Europe.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Kit Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic parts: Eduard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarking options: 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecals: Eduard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePE parts: pre-painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainting mask: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull colour assembly and instruction manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlue and paint are required but are not included.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobbies Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67685005263039,"sku":"ED11153","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0355\/2919\/5651\/files\/ED11153SpitfireStoryTheSweepsBoxFront3D.png?v=1792189883","url":"https:\/\/smallforge.com.au\/products\/eduard-11153-spitfire-story-the-sweeps-dual-combo-limited-edition-1-48-scale","provider":"Small Forge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}