WarBirds

The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the greatest and most famous WW II fighters. It earned its fame in the legendary “Battle of Britain”. It was a light, very manoeuvrable fighter. Because its design history goes back to the early 30s. Many modifications and upgrades evolved from the prototype over the first prodution unit, the Mark I, up to Mark XXIV, built long after the war was over. The Mark IX (Mark 9) was one of the most famous, most often built versions with the old faithful 12 cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin engine.
 
CARF Models has decided to pick up an old “FiberClassics” project and revive a kit which was already designed and built in 1993, resembling a Mark V at this time. Modifications and refinements made the kit a state-of-the-art all composite Mk IX, matching precision, prefabrication and completeness with our newest warbird creations. It can be powered by a 60-80 cc single cylinder engine and it is currently only available as an all silver kit.

Like most of our fully detailed scale kits, we offer you an all-silver version to be the perfect base for a perfect finish. Just put the colors you want over the silver coating and then begin to scratch all the edges and pits through the paint, so that the silver base color will appear and give you a perfect illusion of a full-aluminum airframe.

After that, the weathering using airbrush techniques or all the other tricks of scale modelers will turn your airplane into a beauty. We prepared the perfect base for you - the all-silver Spitfire has a fully detailed "museum scale" surface.

Like most of our fully detailed scale kits, we offer you an all-silver version to be the perfect base for a perfect finish.

Just put the colors you want over the silver coating and then beginn to scratch all the edges and pits through the paint, so that the silver base color will appear and give you a perfect illusion of a full-aluminum airframe.

After that, the weathering using airbrush techniques or all the other tricks of scale modelers will turn your airplane into a beauty. We prepared the perfect base for you - the all-silver P-51 Mustang has a fully detailed "museum scale" surface.

The P-51 D Mustang is one of the most famous fighter planes ever built. One of the best, too. CARF Models has dedicated a lot of time and research towards building a beautiful scale replica of this classic World War II fighter. It’s almost unbelievable that the CARF Models P-51 is in production since 1996. A natural evolution of the kit has brought a lot of improvements for the benefit of the modeler, and now, after almost a thousand planes made, it is still not lacking interest. After having stunned the warbird scene with our F4U-1D Corsair, produced in the newest CARF technology, we had no choice than giving our old faithful P-51 the facelift she deserves.
The P-51 is made all composite, has all surface details molded in and all composite parts are silver colored. The outer skin looks like the original aluminium, as the initial plug for the plane was covered with fully detailed aluminium sheets. The plane is one of the most scale warbirds available today.
 
For easy transport the wings and stabs are detachable. The long cowling covers engine, fuel tank and most RC equipment allowing easy access and maintenance. Currently it is only available as an all silver kit but watch out for painted versions in the near future.

Since 1964 the "National Championship Air Races" have been called the "Worlds Fastest Motor Sport" and one of the last venues where this could be organized was the city Reno in Nevada, USA. Soon the event became known and "Reno Air Races". The most exciting class today is the "Unlimited" class, where heavily modified WW2 Figher Planes run for a trophy. Historic names like "Dago Red', "Miss America", Strega" "Voodoo", and "Galloping Ghost" have all one in common: They base on the P-51 Mustang, the greatest Fighter Plane of All Times!!!

CARF-Models' P-51 Mustang has been around for many years and has proven its sturdiness, reliability and performance. So it was a natural consequence that one day we would look into building a true Reno Racer based on our proven P-51 airframe.

The STREGA is one of the most famous Reno Racers of all times. It is actively racing since the early 80s, rebuilt in 1999 it became the "Strega" we know today. This attractive white, red and blue color scheme with all the decals (various versions included in the kit) has always fascinated the model airplane enthusiasts. 

The STREGA has a completely new fuselage, with a removable canopy frame, the narrow and slim radiator under the wing and the extended wing fillets as seen on the photos. It fits all accessories of the regular P-51 Mustang and it has also the modified engine bay to accept the big Kolm 230 engine, besides lots of other choices, such as a DA-100 inline twin or similar. Prefabrication is as high as with our Galloping Ghost.

The CARF-Models AT-6 “Texan” has conquered the hearts of our fellow modellers and customers right when we published the first photos of the plug on Facebook. Their reactions have confirmed that our approach of a "total scale AT-6" was a wise choice. 

The CARF-Models AT-6 “Texan” has conquered the hearts of our fellow modellers and customers right when we published the first photos of the plug on Facebook. Their reactions have confirmed that our approach of a "total scale AT-6" was a wise choice. 

A Giant Scale, All Composite WWII Fighter Without Compromise.

There are two versions of the P-47 Thunderbolt out there, both very popular. One is the bubble canopy version, which had been created in the later days of the 2nd World War, so that the pilot had a better all-around view. But the real, characteristic Thunderbolt, built by the thousands, seen all over Europe during the war, was the so called “Razorback”. In homage to this historic aircraft, CARF Models has reproduced the P-47D “Razorback".

Basically, we have started out with a thorough research and a precise CAD design, bringing several drawings and plenty of photos into one authentic creation of lines and shapes. We sized it all around the Moki 250 radial engine, always keeping in mind to stay safely below 25 kg flying weight. This resulted in a wingspan of 280 cm, respectively a scale of 1: 4.5, and an overall weight of 22-24 kg, depending on the equipment used and the detail added.

Initially, due to the complexity of the aircraft and the experience with our F4U-1D Corsair, we will offer our P-47 as an ARF plane only. All parts are composite, with silver surface and panel lines and rivets molded in.

Basically, all composite parts are prefabricated to the highest possible level. It’s only left for you to install servos and linkages to the already installed control horns, and bolt on your engine. Lets show you through the contents of the ARF version, which will take your breath away.

A scale landing gear with pneumatic extending main struts, compression link for shortening during retraction, and a steerable scale tail gear is available as well as the almost scale sized, absolutely impressive 4 blade prop with our alu hub and 30” carbon blades.

A Giant Scale, All Composite WWII Fighter Without Compromise.

After introduction of the Razorback version of our P-47 Thunderbolt, we successfully produced and sold an impressive number of highly prefabricated "Razorbacks". However, the demand for a "Bubble Top" never silenced. So, we looked at the amount of modifications required to convert the Razorback into a Bubble Top.

CARF Models has then built all new plugs of fuselage, canopy, canopy frame and dorsal fin, matching the full scale outline 100%. The dorsal fin is a separate part, so that you can produce both the earlier and the later versions of this version of the airplane. Vertical fin, stab, elevator and wings have been take over from the good old Razorback. All internal construction and equipment installation was directly copied into the new Bubble Top.

The ARF version of our folding wing Corsair is in our opinion the way to go. Extreme value is added for affordable extra cost. A very complex plane with folding mechanics readily installed. All required hardware is included. On top of the usual kit prefabrication so much more is already done for you:

- all flaps with their offset hinges are readily installed.

- all control horns are installed

- cowling is factory installed

- stab is completely installed

- landing gear installation is prepared up to simply bolting the gear in place

- gear doors are all hinged

- tail gear former and servo mounts are installed

- folding mechanics and hinges are readily installed

For you left to finish are mainly installation jobs, such as:

- one glue joint fin attachment (not glued on for packing and shipping reasons)

- linkage, servo and other RC installation

- engine installation

- retract installation and final gear door cylinder installation

- wing fold hydraulic installation and plumbing

- canopy and cockpit installation

- final scale detailing and painting

All parts are detailed, silver painted composite components, light weight and not only “prefabricated” but really ARF’ed. Why bother with hundreds of building hours if you can get around it for as little upcharge as it is? A detailed instruction manual not only guides you through the remaining build, shows you how much work you’ve saved...

Note: You need to order the hydraulic pump&valve set (Item No. 790400) separately to operate the folding wings!

The ARF version of our plugin wing Corsair is in our opinion always a good choice.

- all flaps with their offset hinges are readily installed.

- all control horns are installed

- cowling is factory installed

- stab is completely installed

- landing gear installation is prepared up to simply bolting the gear in place

- gear doors are all hinged

- tail gear former and servo mounts are installed

For you left to finish are mainly installation jobs, such as:

- one glue joint fin attachment (not glued on for packing and shipping reasons)

- linkage, servo and other RC installation

- engine installation

- retract installation and final gear door cylinder installation

- canopy and cockpit installation

- final scale detailing and painting

All parts are detailed, silver painted composite components, light weight and not only “prefabricated” but really ARF’ed. Why bother with hundreds of building hours if you can get around it for as little upcharge as it is? A detailed instruction manual not only guides you through the remaining build, shows you how much work you’ve saved...

Note: This ARF Corsair is the perfect way to spend money wisely. All the work is done for you.

We developed this propeller for a perfect appearance, while being quite effective! This complete Set contains:

- 4-blade propeller hub with adjustable pitch

- Adapter for Moki 215/250 radial engine

- Aluminium spinner dome

- 4 x 30" full-carbon scale propeller blades, made by CARF

We developed this propeller for a perfect appearance, while being quite effective! This complete Set contains:

- 3-blade propeller hub with adjustable pitch

- Adapter for Moki 215/250 radial engine

- Aluminium spinner dome (not on this picture)

- 3 x 32" full-carbon scale propeller blades, made by CARF