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Oxford Diecast Arado 196 Bordflieger Staffel Bismarck 1941

Product Code: AC108
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£17.95

The Arado was a German reconnaissance seaplane, which served aboard many of the famous German Navy ships of the day, including Graf Spee and Bismarck. Designed by Walter Blume, over 500 were built by the Arado company between 1939 and 1944. The Arado AR 196 was a great success and loved by its pilots for its easy handling both on land and water. The German Air Ministry had put out a request for a successor to the He 114 with a specification that included a capability of operating on both land and sea. Arado was the only designer/manufacturer to come up with a low wing monoplane as opposed to their competitors’ bi-planes. A resultant four prototypes were ordered initially.

Our 1:72 model is as deployed on board the Bismarck in 1941, wearing a two-tone green drab camouflage to the upper body and the duck egg blue underside. The floats are decorated similarly.  Black and white Luftwaffe markings appear on both sides of the fuselage between the T3 LK lettering, while the German Swastika is printed on the tailfin.  A tiny little detail sees a seahorse printed on a blue shield-shaped background just behind the engine cowling.  Another fine detail sees the engine interior behind the nose cone and propeller blades finished in black. 

 

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1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)

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Orders can be placed online, by phone or by post. The UK Postal address for orders is: Oxford Diecast, PO Box 62, Swansea, SA1 4YA. As well as accepting sterling cheques we accept Euro cheques (over 50 euros) and US$ cheques (over 50 dollars).

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    SG
    10/10/2023
    Sam G.
    Switzerland Switzerland
    I recommend this product

    Perfect

    Excellent very nice reproduction of the original plane

    JM
    26/09/2023
    James M.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I recommend this product

    Purchase of Arado 196

    Bought as a gift. Very well received. Prompt delivery.

    WT
    14/08/2023
    Wayne T.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I recommend this product

    Arado 196

    This a great model, love the details and Finnish.

    GD
    01/08/2023
    Geoffrey D.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I recommend this product

    Arado

    Excellent quality and detail. Exceptional value for money.

    FA
    29/06/2023
    Fred A.
    United States United States
    I recommend this product

    Who said "Recon. Pilots" can't have fun ??

    WOW !!!! ; my reaction as I unwrapped the shipping container. When I moved to my present residence in 1982, the nearby Naval Reserve Air Station (NAS Willow Grove, PA.) had a collection of German & Japanese WWII aircraft on display. Included in this was an ARADO Ar-196. It served as the " Eyes of the Kriegsmarine ", primarily the missions of gunfire spotting & over-the-horizon recon. OXFORD's model has a massive look to it as the "-196" was large for a single-eng. (41ft. span , a length of 36 ft.) The model's 2-tone olive / medium green paint scheme is accurate & nicely ap- plied. The twin floats are very detailed with supporting structure(s) & sea-rudders alike. While not a "bad boy" Focke-Wulf 190 series nor a menacing Messerschmitt, this ARADO-196 model will be an impressive addition to any collector's stable.

    JN
    13/03/2023
    Julio N.
    Peru Peru
    I recommend this product

    Excellent….!!!

    Wonderful, its very funny to expend time with my Oxford Diecast….!!!!!

    WH
    07/01/2023
    WILLIAM H.
    United States United States
    I recommend this product

    FAST DELIVERY!

    THIS IS A GREAT MODEL.I WOULD GIVE IT A 10 STAR RATING IF POSSIBLE

    JM
    08/07/2022
    John M.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    Arado 196

    Great

    AH
    20/06/2022
    Alan H.
    United States United States
    I recommend this product

    Very detailed

    Box arrived damaged but the packing was good so the product was not damaged. Great model

    JC
    04/03/2022
    John C.
    Canada Canada
    I recommend this product

    Arado 196 1/72 scale model

    Model of aircraft that was aboard the battleship Bismarck in 1941.