{"product_id":"roden-plastic-model-kit-roden-nieuport-24bis-1-32","title":"Roden Plastic Model Kit Roden Nieuport 24bis — 1:32","description":"\u003cp\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoden is a Ukrainian scale-model manufacturer particularly noted for its First World War aircraft range. Kit 611 is one of Roden's larger 1:32 WWI aircraft kits, providing a considerably more substantial model than the company's equivalent 1:72 Nieuport subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit is catalogued as Roden 611 \/ Nieuport 24bis, with the EAN 4823017701380 and 1:32 scale confirmed by multiple specialist retailers.\n\u003cbr\u003eKit contents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit represents the Nieuport 24bis, with the characteristic sesquiplane layout of the Nieuport family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContents\/features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Injection-moulded plastic parts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Detailed fuselage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Cockpit interior\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Pilot's seat and cockpit fittings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Rotary engine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Engine cowling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Propeller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Large upper wing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Narrow lower wing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Interplane and cabane struts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Tailplane and rudder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Main landing gear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Wheels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Machine-gun equipment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Transparent components where applicable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Decals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Illustrated assembly instructions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Five decal\/marking options\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe completed model measures approximately 184 mm in length with a 256 mm wingspan.\n\u003cbr\u003eHistory of the full-size aircraft\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nieuport 24 was a French single-seat fighter developed during the First World War by designer Gustave Delage as a successor to the successful Nieuport 17 family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nieuport 24 first flew in 1917, with series production beginning the same year. It retained the characteristic Nieuport sesquiplane configuration, in which the lower wing was considerably smaller than the upper wing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe design was an attempt to improve the successful Nieuport 17 while incorporating a revised fuselage, tail and aerodynamic structure.\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Nieuport 24bis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nieuport 24bis was a related version that retained the earlier-style tail arrangement while incorporating other features of the Nieuport 24 development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe type appeared at a time when French fighter development was moving rapidly toward the more powerful SPAD designs. Consequently, the Nieuport 24bis had only a relatively limited career as a first-line fighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, it saw service with several nations and remained useful as a training and secondary aircraft.\n\u003cbr\u003eEngine and performance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nieuport 24bis was powered by a Le Rhône 9Jb rotary engine producing approximately 120 hp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRepresentative specifications include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Crew: 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Engine: Le Rhône 9Jb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Power: approximately 120 hp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Configuration: Single-engine sesquiplane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Role: Fighter \/ trainer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Maximum speed: approximately 170–175 km\/h, depending on configuration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe rotary engine was a major feature of contemporary lightweight fighters. Its relatively low weight and compact installation provided a useful power-to-weight ratio.\n\u003cbr\u003eArmament\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNieuport fighters were normally armed with a single machine gun, although armament configurations varied according to operator and production batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe aircraft was primarily designed for close-range fighter combat, where its light weight and manoeuvrability were important characteristics.\n\u003cbr\u003eCombat service\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time the Nieuport 24 appeared in significant numbers, the French SPAD S.VII was becoming the preferred high-performance fighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nieuport 24 was consequently used only to a limited extent as a front-line fighter. It nevertheless served with French aviation and was also operated by other countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the aircraft's users were:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Britain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Russia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Soviet Russia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e    Poland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe type subsequently saw service in the turbulent post-war period, including the Russian Civil War and the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1919–1921.\n\u003cbr\u003eCharles Nungesser\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the best-known pilots associated with the Nieuport 24bis was the French ace Charles Nungesser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNungesser flew a Nieuport 24bis in combat, making the aircraft particularly interesting to collectors modelling French aviation of 1917–18.\n\u003cbr\u003ePost-war service\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nieuport 24 family had a surprisingly long service life after the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAircraft transferred to Russia subsequently found use with Soviet forces, while examples were also operated in Poland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome captured and inherited aircraft were used for reconnaissance and training rather than front-line fighter operations.\n\u003cbr\u003eHistorical significance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nieuport 24bis represents the final phase of the classic Nieuport sesquiplane fighter concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is historically interesting because it sits between two generations of French fighter design:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNieuport 17 → Nieuport 24\/24bis → SPAD fighters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it did not achieve the combat reputation of the Nieuport 17 or SPAD S.VII, its international service and post-war use gave the design a much broader history than its relatively short French front-line career might suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504169492860,"sku":"Roden-611","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/8584\/0033\/files\/B278446E-97F5-41C6-9ED9-F07358E2A7FB.jpg?v=1790403474","url":"https:\/\/sussex-model-centre.co.uk\/products\/roden-plastic-model-kit-roden-nieuport-24bis-1-32","provider":"Sussex Model Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}