Airfix 1/48 Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA Plastic Model Kit

A gleaming silver steed to be flown by the most capable and intrepid young men Britain could call upon, the Bristol Bulldog was one of the most important British aircraft of the inter-war period, when powerful biplane fighters unquestionably ruled the skies.

Initially developed as a private venture by Bristol Aeroplane Company, the Bulldog was the brainchild of accomplished aircraft designer Frank Barnwell, the man behind the successful Bristol F.2B Fighter of the Great War. It was a light, all-metal, fabric-covered fighter, powered by a 440hp Bristol Jupiter engine.

The Bulldog was armed with a pair of forward-firing Vickers 0.303 in machine guns mounted either side of the cockpit, but ultimately never fired its guns in anger during a relatively short seven-year period serving with Fighter Command.

Although it was the most capable fighter of the day, the Bulldog was more closely associated with challenging formation flying and spectacular aerobatics, with the Royal Air Force thrilling huge crowds at airshows and pageants around the country, as they demonstrated the effectiveness of a modernising air force.

What's in the Box?

• Plastic model kit
• Instruction sheet
• Paint Guide
• DecalSheet

New Parts include:

• Wide-track undercarriage with metal wheels and tailwheel
• Later type tail fin and rudder
• Optional exhausts with cabin heater and spent cartridge collection bins
• New cylinder heads to represent the type fitted to the Bristol Jupiter VIIF engine of the Bulldog Mk.IIa
• New parts for the external oil cooler

Features (As featured in the original release):

• Subtly rendered fabric skin effect
• Multi-part cockpit includes fuselage framework, ammo bins and machine gun breeches
• Designed based on exclusive access to 1000+ original Bristol drawings
• Details include a camera gun, wing-mounted generators, a bomb rack and a landing flare.