Description

Among British WWI warplanes the Sopwith 1½ Strutter occupied an honored place because it was the first Allied fighter equipped with a synchronized machine gun. Soon the new Sopwith obtained its own unusual name, 1½ Strutter, because the cabane struts with their distinctive W form were reminiscent of half-struts. After the end of World War One 1½ Strutters served for some time in Britain, France and Soviet Russia, but by the mid-1920s it was declared obsolete and disappeared.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s recommended colors. Roden recommends Humbrol paints for this kit, and you can find the full line by clicking here.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/48

Skill Level: 3

- Molded in high quality plastic

- Clear parts

- Photo-etched parts

- Illustrated instructions

- Includes decals for four versions:

1. Sopwith 1½ Strutter, N 5134 (Westland-built), French Air Force (Aviation Militaire), March 1917.
2. Sopwith 1½ Strutter, N 5115 (Sopwith-built), No 3 Wing, RNAS, November 1916.
3. Sopwith 1½ Strutter, N 5201 (Mann, Egerton-built), No 2 Wing, RNAS, April 1917.
4. Sopwith 1½ Strutter, 9706 (Sopwith-built), No 3 Wing, RNAS, December 1916.

*Cement is recommended for polystyrene plastic*

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Paint Guide:

Dark Grey

Gunmetal

Aluminum

Matte Linen

Matte WWI Green

Matte Natural Wood

Red Leather

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