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Italeri MC.205 Veltro
Brand: Italeri
Part No: HC-2519
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The Italeri MC.205 Veltro (part HC-2519) is a highly detailed model kit developed with new moulds and advanced production standards. With refined surface detail and an innovative cockpit enhanced by 3D decals, it is designed to deliver an authentic building and display experience.
Features
- All-new moulds engineered to modern standards
- Innovative cockpit with 3D decals for enhanced detail
- Great attention to accuracy and fine surface detailing
Aircraft Background
Considered the best Italian fighter of World War II, the Macchi MC.205 “Veltro” evolved from the MC.202 “Folgore”, retaining its refined aerodynamics while adopting the Daimler-Benz DB 605 V12 engine (also licence-built by Fiat). Capable of around 640 km/h, the Veltro combined agility with a potent armament of two 12.7 mm nose-mounted machine guns and two 20 mm wing cannons, placing it on par with Allied contemporaries such as the P-51 Mustang. It entered service with the Regia Aeronautica in early 1943 and, following the September armistice, served with both the Italian Social Republic and the Co-Belligerent Air Force through to the end of the conflict.
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The kit will release the highest level of realism: new moulds made with the most advanced design and production standards, great attention to detail and the introduction of innovative solutions such as the cockpit with 3D decals. We are proud to share the first pictures herebelow.
The Macchi M.C. 205 Veltro is considered the best Italian fighter of World War II. The evolution of the "Folgore" retained the excellent aeronautical design of its predecessor and was equipped, like other fighters of the "Series 5", with the German Daimler-Benz DB605 engine. The powerful V12 engine, also produced under license by Fiat, allowed the Veltro to reach a maximum speed of 640 km/h. Fast, maneuverable, and well-armed, with 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns in the nose and 2 × 20 mm cannons in the wings, it was capable of fighting on par with the best Allied fighters of the period, such as the American P-51 Mustang. It entered service with the Regia Aeronautica in the early months of 1943. After the armistice of September 8, it was used, until the end of the conflict, by both the flight units of the Italian Social Republic and those of the Co-Belligerent Air Force.
Key Info:
- Brand: Italeri
- Part No: HC-2519
- Barcode: 8001283025195
- Scale: 1:32
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