{"product_id":"ilyushin-il-2-1-33-orel-126","title":"Ilyushin Il-2 1:33 Orel (126)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOrel 126 Ilyushin Il-2 Single-Seat Soviet Attack Aircraft 1:33 Card Model Kit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale - \u003cstrong\u003e1:33\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Sheets - \u003cstrong\u003eA4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssembly Instruction Language - \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish, Polish, Russian, German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild one of the most iconic Soviet ground-attack aircraft of the Second World War with this highly detailed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIlyushin Il-2 single-seat card model kit from Orel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, catalogue number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e126\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in impressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:33 scale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIlyushin Il-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e entered production in 1941 and became one of the most important Soviet combat aircraft of WWII. This model represents the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esingle-seat version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, manufactured from March 1941 until early 1943. Unlike later variants, it did not have a rear gunner, leaving the aircraft particularly vulnerable to fighter attacks from behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombat experience quickly demonstrated the need for improved rear protection. Several solutions were tested, including rear-firing machine-gun installations, while field workshops also began converting single-seat Il-2s into two-seat aircraft. Approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1,200 aircraft were converted in combat units\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before the two-seat version entered serial production in October 1942. Single- and two-seat Il-2 variants continued to be manufactured in parallel until early 1943.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVyacheslav Zaitsev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this Orel paper model offers an impressive combination of detailed construction, authentic military appearance and attractive printed colouring. 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