Once WWI had begun, the orders from the military for aviation engines mushroomed and by 1915 Motorenfabrik Oberursel A.G. was making a variety of types of rotary engine. The most successful of them was the Oberursel UR II, which was really a copy of the French Le Rhone 9J. The most famous airplane of the Great War, the Fokker Dr.I, had this very engine; and it was with no small thanks to the UR.II that the Dr.I displayed a dogfighting ability to match the airplanes of the enemyThe appearance of the superlative Fokker D.VII with its water-cooled engine seemed to have ended the history of rotary engined planes in WWI. However, during the final months of the war Antony Fokker proved one more time, that a well-designed plane, even powered by such a veteran engine for that period of time as the Oberursel UR II, could play an important role in air combat. His Fokker E.V monoplane was sent to military units when Germany had already lost any last chance of breaking the course of the war, however desperately they resisted the air armada of the Entente countries, and it was equipped with this self-same Oberursel UR.II engine.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s recommended colors. Roden recommends Model Master paints for this kit, and you can find the full line by clicking here.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/32
Skill Level: 3
- Highly detailed engine parts
- Includes display stand
- Photo-etched parts
- Illustrated instructions
*Cement is recommended for polystyrene plastic*
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Paint Guide:
Burnt Iron
Burnt Metal
Copper
Black
Medium Green
Matte Natural Wood
Steel
Aluminum
Brass
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