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TAMIYA Heinkel HE162 Salamander: Blast from the Past in 1/48 Scale Ready to Fly or Display Its Your Call

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Following the Messerschmitt Me262, we release a second WWII German jet fighter with the Heinkel He162 Salamander. This truly innovative machine, which firmly established Germany as possessing the most advanced aviation technology of the time, deserves a high quality and richly detailed model to do it justice.

About the He162 Salamander

While the Heinkel company pioneered jet technology with its successful test flight on August 8th, 1938, it lost out to the Messerschmitt Me262 which became the first operational jet fighter. A second chance came in September 1944 when the Luftwaffe requested proposals for a single-engine jet fighter that was simple to control and produce. Heinkel's proposal was chosen because it promised a mass producible jet that could be flown by relatively inexperienced pilots. Rushed from proposal stage to finished prototype in 3 months, the He162 was first deployed to a base near the Danish border, but with only 1 month left until the end of the war in Europe, came too late to demonstrate its combat potential.

About the Model:

- 1/48 scale assembly He162 Salamander accurately reproduces plane's unique form, including streamlined, rocket-like fuselage, down bent wing tips and twin vertical tail fins
- Twin spars connect wings to fuselage for precise and solid attachment
- Counterweight in front balances out heavy rear section
- Canopy may open and close. Ejector seat may be removed even after assembly
- Molded parts depicting cockpit and landing gears exhibit an amazing level of detail
- Includes accurately scaled-down replica of full size BMW003 engine. Both open and closed engine compartment pieces are included and may be switched freely even after assembly.
- Engine may be displayed separately from plane mounted on a dolly
- Includes 1 pilot figure and more than 3 sets of markings (planned)

Suggested Paint Colors

AS-12 - Bare Metal Silver
AS-23 - Light Green (German Air)
AS-24 - Dark Green (German Air)
AS-5 - Light Blue (LUFTWAFFE)
X-1 - Black
X-10 - Gun Metal
X-11 - Chrome Silver
X-18 - Semi Gloss Black
X-7 - Red
XF-1 - Flat Black
XF-10 - Flat Brown
XF-15 - Flat Flesh
XF-16 - Flat Aluminum
XF-22 - RLM Grey
XF-23 - Light Blue
XF-55 - Deck Tan
XF-56 - Metallic Grey
XF-63 - German Grey
XF-65 - Field Grey
XF-7 - Flat Red