Wingnut Wings 1/32 Scale DH.9a 'Ninak' Post War Model Kit

The DH.9a ‘Ninak’ (Nin = 9, ack = A) entered front line service with the RAF and USMC in late 1918 and went on to lengthy post war service with the RAF in Germany, Russia and the Middle East and saw service in Canada, Australia and in the Soviet Union and China (as the Polikarpov R-1).

Early aircraft colours are contentious at the best of times and we have done our best to provide what we consider to be accurate painting information. Towards the end of 1918 the RAF replaced PC10 with AMAPD (AMA Protective Dope) which contained pigments giving a "dark chocolate brown appearance" and AMAPDT (AMA Protective Dope Tropical) dark reddish brown for aircraft destined for service in the tropics. In the 1920s most aircraft were silver doped overall with their aluminium engine cowlings frequently unpainted. Steel components, fittings and brackets were usually painted black unless overpainted with silver. The Polikarpov R-1 appears to have initially been finished overall in a pale finish (white or silver?) and later with a dark olive green "zashchitnyi" (protective) finish on the upper surfaces and light blue-grey undersides. Almost all Polikarpov R-1 featured extensive political slogans.

• 43cm x 28cm.
• High quality Cartograf decals for 5 post First World War aircraft.
• 348 high quality injection moulded plastic parts - 42 all new “Post War” plastic parts including undercarriage, instrument board, wheels (including spare), auxiliary petrol tank, auxiliary (tropical) radiator, leading edge wing slats and Polikarpov R-1 synchronizing gear.
• 88 updated armament parts (from 32035) including 230lb HE bombs and improved Cooper bomb carriers.
• Highly detailed 400hp Liberty V12 engine.
• 30 photo-etched metal detail parts.
• Fine in scale rib tape detail.
• Full rigging diagrams.