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« on: April 01, 2021, 02:30:54 PM »
This is the 1/72nd scale RS Models kit of the Me P.1107 high speed, long range bomber. Whilst the box only says Me P. 1107 it is in fact of the P.1107/II (2). There are two sprues of softish bluey/grey plastic, one clear sprue and a decal sheet with four options, a further release will give four more.
In January 1945 a specification was issued for a fast jet bomber with a crew of our capable of carrying a 4000kg bomb load and a range of 7000km. Messerschmitt proposed the P.1107/1 which had the fuselage from the Me 264, swept wooden wings, four BMW or Heinkel turbojets slung under the wings and a T form tail. The design was later modified to the /II, subject of the kit, which would be of all metal construction and had the engines relocated to the wing roots and a V tail fitted. The prototype of this design was in the early stages of construction when the war ended.
From the instructions you'll see that detail in the cockpit is sparse so I busied it up with etch seat belts and various items from the spares box, with the bomb aiming sight being scratch built.