{"product_id":"yak-1b-1-33-orel-028","title":"Yak-1B 1:33 Orel (028)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYak-1B Soviet Fighter 1:33 Orel 028 Paper Model Kit\u003c\/span\u003e\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 a detailed scale replica of the famous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYakovlev Yak-1B Soviet fighter aircraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:33 scale paper model kit from Orel (028)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeveloped from the Yakovlev I-26 prototype, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYak-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e entered production in 1940 and became one of the important Soviet fighter aircraft of the Second World War. Its relatively low weight, good stability and straightforward handling made it a successful combat aircraft and provided the basis for further development of the Yakovlev fighter family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe improved version commonly known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYak-1B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e featured a number of important modifications, including improved rearward visibility through a redesigned cockpit canopy and lowered rear fuselage. 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