Trumpeter 1/72 Vickers Wellington MK.1C 01626

The Vickers Wellington was a twin-engine, medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R.K. Pierson. It was widely used in the first two years of World War II, before being replaced as a bomber by much larger four-engine designs like the Avro Lancaster. .The first main production variant was the Mk IC which added waist guns to the Mk IA and a total of 2,685 were produced. The Mk IC had a crew of six; a pilot, radio operator, navigator/bomb aimer, observer/nose gunner, tail gunner and waist gunner. Length: 64ft 7in Wingspan: 86ft 2in Height: 17ft 6in Empty: 18,556 lb Maximum takeoff: 25,800 lb Speed: 235 mph Ceiling: 22,000 ft Range: 2,550 mi Armament: Eight 7.7mm machine gun; 2,014 kg bombs

Item No 01626
Item Name Wellington Mk.1C
Bar Code 9580208016269
Scale 1:72
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief Length: 188mm Wingspan: 229mm Height: mm
Total Parts 185pcs
Total Sprues 10pcs
Paint Schemes MK.1C, P9245/OJ-W No.149 Sq. RAF, Sep.1940
MK.1C, R1006/GR-H No.301 Sq. RAF, Sep.1942"
Released Date 2007-07
More Features The kit consists of 166 parts in grey plastic, 19 clear plastic parts for canopy & side windows Optional position flaps
Requires Paint,Glue Knife, Side Cutters, Paint Brushes, Sand paper to complete your model
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