CMR72-221 - Supermarine Scimitar F.1

1/72nd Scale Aircraft
This page was last updated:- 14^th April 2013


	CMR72-221 Supermarine Scimitar F.1
[Single-Seat Naval Jet Fighter-Bomber]

— Decals, Photo-Etch Detailing Set & Paint Mask Included

PLEASE NOTE: This model is 100% new tooling (not a re-release of CMR-126)

For Information:
The Supermarine Scimitar F.1 was a single-seat jet fighter-bomber that saw operational service with the "Fleet Air Arm" of the ROYAL
NAVY. This model covers the main production version with its sharper nose profile - giving improved pilot visibility during landings
aboard aircraft carriers.

This model includes: a highly detailed cockpit and the option to have flaps retracted or fully lowered, as well as open or closed air
brake petals [note: folded wings require addition detailing set - CMR72-DS06]. The aircraft examples included, cover operational
service of the Scimitar F.1 from 1958 to 1966 - both shore-based and aboard Royal Navy aircraft carriers: HMS Centaur, HMS Hermes,
HMS Victorious and HMS Ark Royal.

A variety of offensive payloads are included such as: 'Red Beard' Nuclear Weapon; H.E. Bombs; 150 & 200 Gallon Drop Tanks;
AIM-9B Sidewinder Missile; 12lb. & 25lb. Unguided Rocket Projectiles; plus Weapons Pylons (2 types).

Colour Schemes Included

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD243 — '190/R', No.807 Squadron, R.N.A.S. Lossiemouth, 1958

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD234 — '147/V', No.803 Squadron, H.M.S. Victorious, 1959

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD215 — '150/V', No.803 Squadron, H.M.S. Victorious, 1961

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD215 — '150/H', No.803 Squadron, H.M.S. Hermes, 1962

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD248 — '190/C', No.807 Squadron, H.M.S. Centaur, 1962

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD220 — '618', No.736 Squadron, R.N.A.S. Lossiemouth 1965

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD324 — '158/R', No.803 Squadron, H.M.S. Ark Royal, 1965

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - XD324 — '033/R', No.803 Squadron, H.M.S. Ark Royal, 1966

*Please Note: Colour scheme information diagrams supplied with the model are only printed in 'Black and White'

'Click' on the images for
'Full Colour' (jpg) version:

Items Included

Complete Airframe

'Revised Profile' Nose

Optional? In-Flight Re-Fuelling Probe - Aircraft examples included: 'With' or 'Without' probe fitted

'Air Brake Petals' - Can be displayed 'Open' or 'Closed'

Wing 'Main Flaps' - Can be displayed 'Lowered' or 'Fully Retracted'

Tail Bumper' & Arrester Hook - Can be displayed 'Down' or 'Fully Retracted'

Cockpit Canopy - Can be displayed 'Open' or 'Closed'

Fully Detailed Cockpit Interior - Including Painted 'Photo-Etch' Instrument Panels, etc.

Highly-detailed Martin Baker Mk.4C Ejector Seat - Including 'Photo-Etch' Seat Harness & Seat Firing Handles

Detailed Undercarriage

Optional? Wheel Hubs (2 types) - 'Five Spoke' or 'Solid Drilled' versions

Painted 'Photo-Etch' Detailing Set - Cockpit Interior, etc.

'Photo-Etch' Detailing Set - Engine Intake & Undercarriage detail, Missile Fins, Alignment Jig, etc.

Canopy Frame 'Paint Mask'

Comprehensive Payload choice + 2-page 'External Payload' Configuration Guide

Comprehensive Assembly and Painting Instructions - including 2-page section for Payloads: Assembly + External Markings

Photographic 'In Detail' Supplement

Photographic 'In Action' Supplement

Extensive 2-part Decal Set - Including full external markings & stencils

'Click' here for Preview of: Decal Sheet Artwork (2 part set)

2-Part Photo-Etch Detailing Set

Optional Payloads Included

'Early-Style' Mod.5003 Weapons Pylons

'Drop Tank' Mod.5072 Weapons Pylons

Mod.5072 Weapons Pylons + Adaptor for: 1,000lb Bomb

200 Gallon Drop Tanks

150 Gallon Drop Tank

AIM-9B 'Sidewinder' Air-to-Air Missile

Sidewinder (Aero 3B) Launcher + Adaptor Rail

25lb. A.P. No.2, Mk.1 Shot, 3-inch 'Unguided' Rocket Projectiles

12lb. Shot, 3-inch 'Unguided' Rocket Projectiles

Mk.12, Type 3, Rocket Projectile Installation

2,000lb Practice (Inert) Store / 'Red Beard', 15kT 'Target Marker Bomb' Thermo-Nuclear Weapon

1,000lb H.E.M.C. Mk.6, 'Freefall' Bombs / 1,000lb. H.E.S. 'Freefall' Practice Bombs

25lb Twin Bomb Carriers

25lb No.2, Mk.1, Practice Bombs

*Please Note: Payload information diagrams supplied with this model are only printed in 'Black and White'


'Click' on the images above for 'Full Colour' (jpg) version:

Assembly Instructions (Preview)

CMR72-221 Supermarine Scimitar F.1

Model Review by:
Mark Davies: Hyperscale

Detail Accessory Sets

CMR72-DS06 Supermarine Scimitar F.1 - Folded Wings Detailing set

NOTE — This set will include the items necessary to provide a highly detailed model of a Supermarine Scimitar F.1 with its wings
folded, for reduced stowage space aboard an Aircraft Carrier or at a Shore-Base