1/32 Messerschmitt Me P.1100/1 "Schnell Bomber" - Limited edition resin kit - On sale

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By 1943, the situation on the fronts of the Second World War was developing rapidly. Along with this, technological developments have also intensified. The Me-262 fighter was finally put into service.

And although this aircraft could not give a decisive advantage, in general it became a completely new stage in the development of German aviation.

German aircraft designers, realizing that resources are limited, tried to use the units and assemblies of the Me-262 to create a project of a kind of universal platform for solving various problems.

The family of projects of the Messerschmitt Me p.1099-Me p.1100 series has become just such a platform.

In very close line-ups, a heavy fighter (Me P.1099A), a heavy armed variant (Me P.1099B), a high-speed bomber (Me P.1100), a night fighter (Me P.1099D (Project XVIII/ 84/1)) were conceived and other.

This 1:32 model represents a variant of the high-speed bomber introduced in early 1944 and known as the Messerschmitt Me P.1100 /1.

With an asymmetric cockpit layout, he carried weapons inside the bomb bays and did not have defensive weapons systems.

It was speed that was supposed to be his advantage ...

Edited April 8, 2021 by upor