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  • Manufacturer: Revell
  • Part number: 04343
  • Year of production: 1995 (re-box of a 1992 PM Model release with different decals, also available as a 2020 release from PM Model)
  • Scale: 1/72
  • Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
  • In-universe role: Prototype, partially-constructed, single-seat late-war German fighter
  • Purchase date: January 2026 (Ebay.co.uk, £18 from from seller Military Books of York)
  • Build date: ????

Fig. 1: Manufacturer box art. Fig. 2: Example of completed model from the Scalemates gallery.

A design that never progressed to implementation during the war, despite this the design was highly influential post-war. There are several variations of this design, with different tail configurations and engine power sources. None were produced.

This is originally a PM Models kit, reboxed by Revell in 1995. The original kit was recently re-released by PM Model in 2020 with new decals.


Colour Chart

Fig. 3: Colour chart from ...

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Paints Used

Section Recommended Colour Selected Colour Notes

Box

Fig. 4: Box

Instructions / assembly information

Fig. 5: Instruction manual.

Parts

Fig. 6: Parts Frame 1.

Decals

Fig. 7: Decals 1.

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