Airco (DeHavilland) D.H.9c Commercial Biplane 1/48 Roden

After WWI commercial aviation was growing and a great future was foreseen for passenger carriers. All kinds of airplanes, mainly the former bombers, were rebuilt as transport and passenger planes. One such was the D.H.9 bomber which, while it had not won much glory for itself in combat, presented a sound basis for conversion for civilian use. The first flights took place soon after the signing of the truce. Many planes of this type were sent to the British Empire’s dominions – Canada, Australia, and South Africa. They were used there for a long time, the last one only finally scrapped due to complete disrepair in the late 1920’s. The intensity of their exploitation is shown by the fact that merely in the years 1922-1923 planes of this type flew in total more than 150,000 miles. The last planes of this type, by then unsuitable for passenger use but still used for some postal traffic, were retired in 1936.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s recommended colors. Roden recommends Vallejo paints for this kit, and you can find the full line by clicking here.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/48

Skill Level: 3

– Molded in high quality plastic

– Illustrated instructions

– Includes decals for one version:

         1. Dehavilland D.H.9C operated by de Havilland Hire Service, UK, 1922.

*Cement is recommended for polystyrene plastic*

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Paint Guide:

Steel Grey

Dark Grey

Steel

Matte Natural Wood

Matte Rust

Red Leather

Gunmetal

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