Airfix A11008 British Westland Sea King HC.4 (1:48 Scale)

Description

Airfix A11008 British Westland Sea King HC.4 (1:48 Scale)

specialist variant of the Westland Sea King, the HC.4 was the Royal Navy’s Commando troop carrying and resupply helicopter replacement for their Wessex HU.5 helicopters and a development of similar aircraft produced for the Egyptian and Qatari Air Forces. 42 newly built helicopters were eventually produced in this configuration, which by their nature, were never too far from any action hotspots.Deployed to combat zones right across the world during their 36-year service career, the Junglie as it was affectionately known, served with distinction from the Falklands War, through to the UK’s campaign in Afghanistan.

King of the Junglies

Known as ‘King of the Junglies’, ZA298 was the longest serving Sea King HC.4. For over 30 years it was active in wars in the Falklands, Bosnia, Iraq and most recently Afghanistan.

DETAILS

1:48 Scale model produced as a detailed plastic kit. This model features lots of finely crafted parts as seen on the prototype and includes a decal sheet and easy to follow instructions.

Plastic kit building is a great hobby for both kids and adults alike and care must be taken when removing any parts from the sprues during construction. This kit will give you hours of entertainment and building it is only half the fun, it will need painting too.

FEATURES

• 1:48 Scale Model
• This kit includes 289 separate parts
• 4 x Decal Options
• Folding rotor blades and tail
• Undercarriage without sponsons unique to HC.4 variant
• New interior parts including lengthened cabin and extra seats
• Open/closed door option
• GPMG machine gun mount
• New cockpit detail parts
• Extra antenna and countermeasures detail parts to suit the HC.4’s front-line role

CONTENTS

• 1 x Plastic Kit
• Detailed Building Instructions