Cyber Hobby 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf-110D-1/R1 "Dackelbauch" Plastic Model Kit [5556]

Features: Bonus: First Production For USA & Japan ONLY - Engine has intricate detail represented by multiple parts - Engine cowling cover can be assemblied open/closed - Brand new large fuel tank "Dackelbauch" for Bf110-D reproduced under fuselage - Highly detailed twin-engine heavy fighter-bomber with accurate 1/48 scale - Leading edges can be slid down for optional assembly - Surface of ribbed fuel tank realistically reproduced - Two types of wing root inserts included as options - Aircraft rose can be assembled in two options - Three different depths of panel lines exhibit astonishing level of minute detail - Aileron can be assembled in different position - Carefully reproduced fins and rubbers - Realistic canvas pattern on tailfin w/authentic details - Rudder represents the real one - Detailed inspection covers with rivets - Larger diameter tailwheel for Bf110D - Detailed fuselage with sharp detail - Fuselage possesses metal-skinned detail - Wings represent lammar-flow airfoil shape - Detailed pilot tube on underside of wing - Propeller blades with curved cross-section and true-to-scale thickness - Cockpit canopy with realistic detail - Cockpit canopy antenna finely detailed - Cockpit canopy can be positioned open/closed - Detailed rear gunner position and MG15 - Detailed slide-molded engine cowling cover has maximum detail - Realistically detailed gun barrels are slide molded with hollow ends - Realistic radiator vents included - Air filter has fine detail - Two ETC500 bombs and pylons precisely reproduced under the fuselage - Detailed underwing radiators - Landing gear can be assembled in optional positions - Stengthened landing gear realistically portrayed - Wheels have realistic tread detail - Instrument panel authentically detailed - Pilot's seatbelt upgraded by photo-etched parts - Landing gear compartment with interior detail-struts delicately rendered - Full cockpit interior details: pilot's seat, instrument panel, radio and MG ammo included - Intricate MG ammo included: double-drums for MG 15, round drums for MG FF - Antenna devices located on underside of fuselage: loop antenna, antenna array and antenna mast - Includes finely detailed boarding ladder - Two drum-fed MG FF cannons under the fuselage - Four MG 17 weapons for interior of upper nose The original Bf110 aircraft built by Messerschmitt was a twin-engine heavy fighter, a type the Germans referred to as Zersto"rer (“Destroyer”).

This aircraft’s greatest success was early on in WWII, but its innate weakness of a lack of aerial agility was dangerously exposed during the Battle of Britain.

The Bf110D, based on the preceding C model, was a Zersto"rer specially designed for long-range missions.

It came about at the time of the Norwegian campaign, where the need for a long-range anti-shipping aircraft became apparent.

The Bf110D-1/R-1 was the first attempt at creating a long-range shipping patrol aircraft, and its key characteristic