Revell 1/48 Stearman PT-17 | 85-5264Stearman aircraft are twin seat biplanes first built in the mid 1930s and popularized by their use as a trainer for military pilots. Thousands of these aircraft rolled off assembly lines and introduced American pilots to the fundamentals of being a pilot. When the war ended, thousands of surplus trainers went on to do every civilian job from crop dusting to barn storming aerobatics. Ease of maintenance and great handling made them popular wherever

- Slide-molded engine deck w/bolt detail

and had excellent off-road mobility

at the onset of Operation Barbarossa

K L/24 could be designed with armor protection of 50 mm on both the front and sides

The four figures wear typical garb for Italian paratroopers (e

naturally had a limited view downwards from the cockpit

- Interlocking detail realistically rendered on upper hull and fighting compartment

although it was eventually put to many uses

the superstructure was made out of large

- Detailed suspension w/finely detailed coil spring

26 (ZB-26) machine gun and Erma EMP-35 submachine gun

F version fitted with a 7