1/144 Gloster Gladiator 'Mediterranean & Middle East' - Mark I (LIMITED EDITION)

 

1/144  Gloster Gladiator 'Mediterranean & Middle East' - Mark I (LIMITED EDITION)

This injection-moulded kit contains 37 parts and one clear part (cockpit canopy). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.

The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter developed from the Gauntlet and its prototype, designated the SS.37, flew in September 1934. The first production model was the Mk.I, which became operational in January 1937. An improved Mk.II version followed in 1938 and eventually 270 aircraft of this Mark were built.

The Gladiator was a single-seat biplane of metal construction with mixed metal and fabric covering. It was fitted with a fixed undercarriage and powered by a Mercury radial engine turning two-blade wooden or three-blade metal propeller. Its armament consisted of four guns, of which two were mounted in the fuselage and two under the lower wings.

The Gladiator was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and the first with an enclosed cockpit. Although rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs, it proved good in initial combats and saw action in almost all theatres during the WWII.

Gladiators (both the Mk.I and Mk.II versions) were successfully exported to many countries and saw service with more than 15 air arms, including those of Belgium, China, Egypt, Finland, Free France, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway. They also equipped RAAF and SAAF squadrons in the Middle East and North Africa and flew in secondary roles such as Meteorological Flights.

RAF's No.80 Sq. Gladiators saw action during Italian Campaign in Greece in 1940/41, while the very first two Hellenic Air Force aircraft were donated by the Greek expatriate Stylianos Sarpakis in 1938. The Royal Iraqi Air Force took delivery of 30 Gladiators between 1937 and 1944, plus eight supplied as spares.

Colour schemes included in the kit:

1) Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, K7903, No.80 Sq., RAF, Ismailia airfield, Egypt, late 1938

2) Gloster Gladiator Mk.II, N5832, No.80 Sq., RAF, Larissa airfield, Greece, December 1940

3) Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, s/n DS1 'Stylianos Sarpakis? and DS2 'Santorini Thira?,

Royal Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Vasiliki Aeroporia), Eleusis airfield, Greece, 1938-39

4) Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, s/n 202, Royal Iraqi Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya), Rashid airfield, Iraq, late 1942

Ref. No.: MKM144176L

360,- KČ (14,17 €)

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Build Instructions: http://www.4pluspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MKM144176L-Gladiator-Mediterranean-Middle-East_instr-web.pdf

Rigging Instructions: http://www.4pluspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MKM144-Gladiator-Mediterranean-Middle-East_rigging-diagram.pdf

1/144 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/II/J 8 'Foreign Service' (Swedish AF, Latvian AF, Soviet AF, Luftwaffe)

1/144 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/II/J 8 'Foreign Service' (Swedish AF, Latvian AF, Soviet AF, Luftwaffe) 

The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter developed from the Gauntlet and its prototype, designated the SS.37, flew in September 1934. The first production model was the Mk.I, which became operational in January 1937. An improved Mk.II version followed in 1938 and eventually 270 aircraft of this Mark were built.
The Gladiator Mk.II was a single-seat biplane of metal construction with mixed metal and fabric covering. It was fitted with a fixed undercarriage and powered by a Mercury radial engine turning three-blade metal propeller. Its armament consisted of four guns, of which two were mounted in the fuselage and two under the lower wings.
The Gladiator was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and the first with an enclosed cockpit. Although rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs, it proved good in initial combats and saw action in almost all theatres during the WWII.
Gladiators (both the Mk.I and Mk.II versions) were successfully exported to many countries and saw service with more than 15 air arms, including those of Belgium, China, Egypt, Finland, Free France, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway and Portugal. They also equipped RAAF and SAAF squadrons in the Middle East and North Africa.
Latvia took delivery of 26 Gladiator Mk.Is while Sweden flew their 55 planes under military designation J 8 and J 8A. A number of ex-Latvian aircraft were captured by the Soviet Union in the summer of 1940 and yet one year later, some of them were seized by invading German Army and made their way to the Luftwaffe training units.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) J 8 (Gloster Gladiator Mk.I), No.235, Black 8-5, Flygflottilj 8 (Wing F 8), Swedish Air Force, Västerås airfield, 1937-38
2) J 8A (Gloster Gladiator Mk.II), No.284, Yellow F, Flygflottilj 19 (Swedish Voluntary Wing), Veitsiluoto airfield, Northern Finland, January - March 1940
J 8A (Gloster Gladiator Mk.II), No.284, Yellow F (ex-F 19), Swedish Air Force, Barkarby airfield, late March 1940
3) Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, Black 116, 1st Aviation Regiment, Latvian Air Force, Spilve airfield, 1938-39
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, Black 116 (ex-Latvian a/c), VVS KA (Air Force of the Red Army), Krustpils airfield, the occupied Latvia, summer 1940
4) Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, NJ+BO (W.Nr. 45829), Erg.Gr.(S) 1, Luftwaffe, Langendiebach airfield, Germany, spring 1942

This injection-moulded kit contains 37 parts, four resin part and one clear part (cockpit canopy). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM14454

1/144 Gloster Gladiator Mk.II & Brewster B-239 Buffalo 'In Finnish Air Force' (double kit)

Gloster Gladiator Mk.II & Brewster B-239 Buffalo 'In Finnish Air Force' (double kit) (Finland) 

The Buffalo fighter was designed and built in the late 1930s by the American Brewster Aeronautical Corporation. It was a single-seat, all-metal mid-wing monoplane with fabric-covered control surfaces and a retractable undercarriage. Powered by a Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engine, it was fitted with Hamilton Standard propeller and its armament consisted of two machine guns in the nose and one in each wing. Early in 1940 forty-four de-navalised aircraft were sold to Finland as the Model B-239. In Finnish service the Brewsters gallantly fought against the Soviet Union, becoming popular among its pilots and earned a reputation as one of the most successful fighters. The last B-239s continued to fly until 1948.
The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter developed from the Gauntlet and its prototype, designated the SS.37, flew in September 1934. The first production model was the Mk.I of 1937. An improved Mk.II version followed in 1938 and eventually 270 aircraft of this Mark were built. The Gladiator Mk.II was a single-seat biplane of metal construction with mixed metal and fabric covering. It was fitted with a fixed undercarriage and powered by a Mercury radial engine turning three-blade metal propeller. Its armament consisted of four guns, of which two were mounted in the fuselage and two under the lower wings.
Gladiators were successfully exported to many countries and saw service with more than 15 air arms, including those of Belgium, China, Egypt, Free France, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Portugal. They also equipped RAAF and SAAF squadrons in the Middle East and North Africa. Finland obtained a total of 30 Gladiators in early 1940 which took part in the Winter War and later also fought during the Continuation War. The Finnish Gladiators served until 1945.


Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Gloster Gladiator Mk.II, Black GL-274, LeLv 14, Finnish Air Force, Padasjoki airfield, late June 1941
2) Gloster Gladiator Mk.II, Black GL-252, LeLv 16, Finnish Air Force, Vitska airfield, April 1942 and summer 1942
3) Brewster B-239, Black BW-354/Black 8, LeLv 24, Finnish Air Force, Siikakangas airfield, spring 1941
4) Brewster B-239, Black BW-372/White 5, LeLv 24, Finnish Air Force, Tiiksjärvi airfield, July 1941 and June 1942

Two injection-moulded kits (the Gladiator Mk.II and Brewster B-239) are supplied in this box, containing 37 and 20 parts, respectively. Clear parts (cockpit canopies and a ventral fuselage window) are also included (1 and 2, respectively). Three resin parts are provided for the Gladiator kit. A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM14456