Product Description

――Bigen with bright red paint !!
――Italeri's masterpiece kit, 1/48 Bigen, Platts' Japanese manual, and package are set so that you can enjoy it with confidence.
――This kit reproduces a special painting machine called `Red Bigen` with bright red painting.

[About the actual machine]
--Bigen is a jet fighter originally developed, deployed and operated by Sweden in Northern Europe.
--Started development in 1961 as a successor to Draken.
――When the first flight was successful in 1967, it was deployed and started operation in 1971.
-The body shape is equipped with canards on the left and right sides of the cockpit, and the main wing adopts delta wings.
--The engine is equipped with one Pratt & Whitney JT8D-22. While demonstrating the maximum speed of Mach 2.1, it boasts STOL performance that enables takeoff and landing on short runways.
――The first mass-produced AJ37 was equipped with a 30mm Oerlikon KCA cannon in a pod type, and was able to operate RB71 Skyflash short-range air-to-air missiles.
--Recorded a total of more than 300 production machines.
--In 2002, the 1st Squadron of the 10th Wing produced a commemorative painting machine as a memorial to the dissolution of the Wing.
――Bigen with the entire aircraft painted in red is called `Red Bigen`, and the ghost of the unit mark is drawn in white on the nose and main wings.
――The aircraft is still exhibited at the Swedish museum and you can see it.

[About the model]
-The model is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces Bigen, which was active as a Swedish fighter, on a 1/48 scale.
--Platz produced Japanese instructions and packages for Italeri parts.
――This model reproduces the commemorative painting machine that was produced when the 1st Squadron of the 10th Wing of Sweden was dissolved in 2002.
-The white ghost mark drawn on the nose and main wings is prepared with a cult glass decal.
――Simply paint the machine with bright red and attach a decal to create a spectacular special painting machine.
――In addition, a masking sheet for painting the canopy frame is also set, and the painting finish is easy and reliable.
――The total length of the finished product is 342mm, which firmly expresses the unique style equipped with canards.
-Reproduction of panel lines, etc., not limited to the shape of the aircraft.
-Furthermore, the delicate expression of the legs, the details in the leg storage space, the reproduction of the cockpit, etc. are reliable parts composition with reasonable parts.

[Major features]
--Plastic model assembly kit that reproduces AJS37 Bigen on 1/48 scale
--Platz Japanese manual and package for Italeri parts
--Completed total length 342mm
--With masking sheet for painting canopy frame
--Marking includes the marking of `Red Bigen`, a special red painting machine that appeared in 2002.


Item Size/Weight : 38 x 25 x 9 cm / 486g

Product Specifications

Item series

Platz/Italeri Aircraft

Country

Sweden

Item code

TPA-21

JAN code

4545782082555

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