{"product_id":"1-48-supermarine-spitfire-mk-vb-messerschmitt-bf190e-gift-set","title":"1\/48 DOGFIGHT DOUBLES - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb Messerschmitt Bf109E","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween June 1940 and November 1942 the small but strategically important island of Malta, situated in the Mediterranean Sea, became the most heavily bombed place on earth when first Italian and then German bombers attempted to force the island to surrender. Merchant shipping convoys were also attacked in an attempt to prevent the island from being re-supplied with food and military equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially, Malta’s only defending fighter aircraft were outdated Gloster Gladiators and then Hawker Hurricanes but at the height of the battle, cannon-armed and tropicalized Spitfire Mk.Vbs were used to intercept the German Junkers Ju88 and Ju87 Stuka dive bombers which were escorted by Messerschmitt Bf109Es. It became a struggle that was in some ways similar to the Battle of Britain. Eventually, at the end of 1942, the war in North Africa had been won by the Allies so Malta was no longer of such importance to the Axis powers and the bombing stopped allowing the starving civil population to be re-supplied by sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAirfix Gift Sets are ideal for more advanced modellers and include glue, acrylic paints and brushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 x Acrylic Paints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x Brushes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x Poly Cement\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb \/ L: 195mm x W: 232mm - Pieces 151\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMesserschmitt Bf109E-7: L: 183mm x W: 205mm - Pieces 107\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTech Specs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Length - Without Packaging (cm): 19.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Width - Without Packaging (cm)\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e23.2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e258\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Scale\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e1:48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLicense line\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003eBAE SYSTEMS is a registered trade mark of BAE Systems plc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003ePlastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Scheme options\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkill Level\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlying Hours\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWingspan (mm)\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e232\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustomize your kit and take your creation to another level with our selection of \u003cb\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.harveynorman.lol\/tools-paints\/paint-sets\/\"\u003epaint sets\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Airfix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41249148043420,"sku":"AF50160","price":99.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/9095\/3628\/files\/333931.jpg?v=1778774616","url":"https:\/\/www.harveynorman.lol\/products\/1-48-supermarine-spitfire-mk-vb-messerschmitt-bf190e-gift-set","provider":"Hobbyco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}