The German Ta-183 Interceptor never
flew in combat before Nazi Germany surrendered in WWII.
As compared with the Me-262, it was
small in size with swept wings and fast speed for intercepting. It was
designed to carry four Air-to-air missiles in addition to its 4 X 30mm cannons.
It also was capable of carrying SD/SC 500 or BT-200 bomb, or RB-20/30 camera.
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The concept of the Ta-183 was able
to continue as the designer immigrated to Argentina in 1947 and further
developed the 'Pulqui II'. A total of 6 prototypes were built before the
project wasdropped. This unique design greatly inspired the development of jet
fighters such as the well known Soviet Mig-15.
For the model, I won't say it is
good but rare in market. I was disappointed with its nose session and I had to
drill a hole to make it looks realistic, I also drilled the cannon ports in
addition. Other than these modifications, the fit was okay. I bought the Tamiya kit which
came with an NSU SdKfz 2 w/ driver & pilot figure. When I fit it with the
pilot figure, I realized that the pilot seat of the model was too short. For
fine tuning the outlook, I added wires to the back side of the panel of the
cockpit and brake wires for front & rear wheels (based on my
imagination).
Best regards,
Charles
(Hong Kong)
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