NAME : 

Messerschmitt Me163B "Komet" Rocket-Powered Interceptor

SCALE : 

1/32

MANUFACTURER : 

MENG

KIT No : 

QS-001

RETAIL PRICE : 

$79.95 USD

DESCRIPTION : 

World War Two Era German Rocket-Powered Interceptor

MEDIA : 

Injected Medium Gray/Black Styrene

KIT CONTENTS : 

(148 Grey, 29 Black, 10 Clear, 14 Photo-etched Parts) on 6 sprues, 1 Clear Injected sprue, Five Parts in Black vinyl, Decal sheet and Illustrated Instructions.

FINISH KIT MEASURES : 

Wingspan: 11.5in (292mm) x Length: 7.0in (178mm)

NOTES : 

Fine Recessed Panel Lines; Detail cockpit with Photo-Etch details; Gun Bays and Complete Walter HWK109-509A rocket Engine; Choice of Armaments MG151/20 or MK108 with access hatches for ammo feed; Rudder, elevons and landing flaps molded separately; Fuselage may be displayed complete or in separate front/rear halves; illustrated assembly guide, and Decals for 3 aircraft:

 

      - Me 163B, 2./JG 400, Brandis, early 1945

 

      - Me 163B V-41, Major Wolfgang Späte, 13th May, 1944

 

      - Me 163B VF241, test flown by Eric Brown, 7th July, 1945