{"id":5675026383016,"title":"Bronco - 1\/35 British Airspeed A.S.51 \"Horsa\" Glider Mk.I","handle":"bronco-1-35-british-airspeed-a-s-51-horsa-glider-mk-i","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\/35 British Airspeed A.S.51 \"Horsa\" Glider Mk.I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBronco CB35195\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Airspeed Horsa glider is best known for its participation in the D-Day invasion of France, Operation Market Garden and Operation Varsity the crossing of the Rhine, this 7000 kg glider could carry 25 fully equipped troops or a small vehicle such as a jeep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aircraft was almost entirely constructed from wood and the over 2000 examples constructed were contracted out to the furniture industry which made the various components that were eventually bought together to form the complete airframe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Bronco Horsa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Horsa was a large aircraft with a wingspan of 27 meters and a length of 20 meters, in 1\/35 scale that equates to a wingspan of 77.14 centimetres and a length of 57.14 centimetres. A large-scale kit of this important aircraft has been rumoured for some time and Bronco has now fulfilled modellers' wishes by releasing the Mk 1 with the Mk 2 now announced, the main difference between the marks was the Mk 2's ability for the entire cockpit section to swing open to ease the loading of vehicles, it makes sense for Bronco to release these kits in 1\/35 scale as no doubt they will appeal to diorama builders and there are abundant figures and vehicles available to construct any number of scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-07-27T09:56:53+02:00","created_at":"2020-08-25T03:36:11+02:00","vendor":"Bronco","type":"Scale Model Kits","tags":["Brand_Bronco","Category_Aircraft","Scale_1\/35 Scale","Type_Glider Aircraft"],"price":325995,"price_min":325995,"price_max":325995,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":35909942804648,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"4544032722524","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Bronco - 1\/35 British Airspeed A.S.51 \"Horsa\" Glider Mk.I","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":325995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Bronco-1_35BritishAirspeedA.S.51_Horsa_GliderMkIcopy.jpg?v=1690444574","\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/6f805d68172de5c02fa5eb5ad650784dd423f84f.jpg?v=1690444574"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Bronco-1_35BritishAirspeedA.S.51_Horsa_GliderMkIcopy.jpg?v=1690444574","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":33283407905019,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.49,"height":257,"width":640,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Bronco-1_35BritishAirspeedA.S.51_Horsa_GliderMkIcopy.jpg?v=1690444574"},"aspect_ratio":2.49,"height":257,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Bronco-1_35BritishAirspeedA.S.51_Horsa_GliderMkIcopy.jpg?v=1690444574","width":640},{"alt":null,"id":11067660632232,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.545,"height":220,"width":340,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/6f805d68172de5c02fa5eb5ad650784dd423f84f.jpg?v=1690444574"},"aspect_ratio":1.545,"height":220,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/6f805d68172de5c02fa5eb5ad650784dd423f84f.jpg?v=1690444574","width":340}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\/35 British Airspeed A.S.51 \"Horsa\" Glider Mk.I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBronco CB35195\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Airspeed Horsa glider is best known for its participation in the D-Day invasion of France, Operation Market Garden and Operation Varsity the crossing of the Rhine, this 7000 kg glider could carry 25 fully equipped troops or a small vehicle such as a jeep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aircraft was almost entirely constructed from wood and the over 2000 examples constructed were contracted out to the furniture industry which made the various components that were eventually bought together to form the complete airframe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Bronco Horsa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Horsa was a large aircraft with a wingspan of 27 meters and a length of 20 meters, in 1\/35 scale that equates to a wingspan of 77.14 centimetres and a length of 57.14 centimetres. A large-scale kit of this important aircraft has been rumoured for some time and Bronco has now fulfilled modellers' wishes by releasing the Mk 1 with the Mk 2 now announced, the main difference between the marks was the Mk 2's ability for the entire cockpit section to swing open to ease the loading of vehicles, it makes sense for Bronco to release these kits in 1\/35 scale as no doubt they will appeal to diorama builders and there are abundant figures and vehicles available to construct any number of scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e"}