HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 GERMAN WW II BOMBERS KIT TABLE

 

Last update: 1 November 2005             

 

Hi, I’m Tony Hodun, and this is table of 1/48 Hobbycraft German WW II bomber aircraft kit listings I’ve developed to aid you as a modeler or collector in finding the kit you want to build the version you want to, or to fill the gaps in your collection.  Hobbycraft’s Dornier Do17, Junkers Ju88, and Arado Ar234 kit families are early kits that frankly don’t fit as well as some of their newer kits.  Hasegawa has produced newly tooled Ar234s, and Dragon/DML/Pro Modeler have done nice Ju88A/C/Gs, so the Hobbycraft versions may be of more interest to the collector or modeler who doesn’t mind less detail and having to fix fit issues.  However, the Do 17s are still the only game in town. Most of these kits are older issues with poor quality decals from Hobbycraft’s early days, a few reissues have excellent newer decals, and aftermarket decal sets have been done for almost all versions.  If you have input or corrections, feel free to contact me at hodunmisinec@cinci.rr.com .

 

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 DORNIER Do 17 FAMILY

Hobbycraft’s Dornier Do17 family covers the five main versions from the E through the Z. The fuselage of the E/F and M/P kits has a noticeable upward curve that might be worth correcting.

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 Dornier Do 17 Parts Trees

A

2 parts, Z fuselage halves

A*

2 parts, E/F/M/P fuselage halves

B

64 parts, landing gear, cockpit, tail surfaces, other details

C

14 parts, Z radial engines and propellors

D

12 parts, M/P radial engines, cowls, nacelles

E

37 parts, radial cowlings,  Z cockpit and other details

F

4 parts, Do17E/F wings

F*

4 parts, Do17M/P/Z wings

G

8 part, inline engine nacelles and propellers

H

9 clear parts, Do17E/F/M/P canopies and windows

I

6 clear parts, Z canopies and windows

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 DORNIER Do 17 KITS

1602

Do 17Z

Dornier

Bomber

A, B, C, E, F*, I

Old decals

1603

Do 17M/P

Dornier

- - - -

A, B,  D, F*, H

Old decals

1604

Do 17E/F *

Dornier

- - - -

A, B,  F, G, H

Old decals

1612

Do 17E/F *

Dornier

First Kill of World War II

A, B,  F, G, H

New decals

1614

Do 17Z

Dornier

 

Future boxing

New decals

 

Each kit builds the versions called out on the box.  Do17 E/F kits 1604 and 1612 are identical.

NEED INFO: 1614

 

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 JUNKERS Ju88 FAMILY

The Hobbycraft 1/48 Ju88 kit family has been surpassed by the newer DML/Dragon kits, but these kits are still available.    The Ju88S is the only 1/48 kit of this particular version.

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 Junkers Ju88 Parts Trees

A

10 parts; fuselage halves, cowling fairings, dive brakes, horizontal stabilizers

A*

6 parts; fuselage halves, cowling fairings, dive brakes

B(L)

5 parts, left wing, Jumo nacelle halves, engine front  (the ‘L’ is not on the parts tree)

B(R)

5 parts, right wing, Jumo nacelle halves, engine front  (the ‘R’ is not on the parts tree)

C

84 parts, cockpit, landing gear, propellers, other details, vertical tail surfaces

C*

82 parts, cockpit, landing gear, propellers, other details

D

8 clear parts, Ju88A canopies and windows  (tree also marked JU88A on tab)

F

12 parts, four SC250 bombs and pylons

G

10 parts, BMW engine nacelles, engine fronts, wide blade propellers

H

22 parts, horizontal and vertical tail surfaces, nose radar array, ventral gun pack

Clear C/G

1 clear part, gun nose  (tree is marked JU88C/G on tab)

Clear G/S

4 clear parts, later canopy and nose windows  (tree is marked JU88 G/S on tab)

Clear S

2 clear parts, Ju88S nose transparency and bombsight housing  (tree is marked JU88 S on tab)

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 JUNKERS Ju88 KITS

1601

Ju88A-4

Bomber

A, B(L), B(R), C, D, F

Old decals

1605

Ju88C

Night Fighter

A, B(L), B(R), C, D, F, Clear C/G

Old decals

1606

Ju88G

Night Fighter

A*, B(L), B(R), C*, G, H, Clear C/G, Clear G/S

Old decals

1607

Ju88S

Bomber

A, B(L), B(R), C, G, Clear S, Clear G/S

Old decals

 

NEED INFO: None

 

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 ARADO Ar234 FAMILY

The Hobbycraft 1/48 Ar234 kit family has been surpassed by the newer Hasegawa kits, but these kits are still available.  The Ar234B-2N kit also has parts to do an Ar234B-2b with belly MG pod.  The Ar234 parts trees are as follows:

 

A

2 parts, fuselage halves

B

12 parts, wings, horizontal stabilizers, single jet engine nacelles

B*

6 parts, wings, horizontal stabilizers

C

76 parts, cockpit, landing gear, bomb, engine faces, jet nozzles, other details

D

14 parts, twin jet engine nacelles

I

4 parts, ventral gun pod for Ar234B-2b version

J

17 parts, nose dipole antenna array, radar operator cockpit parts

Clear

2 clear parts, two part nose transparency

Clear*

3 clear parts, two part nose transparency, radar operator compartment window

Etch

50 parts, etched details for cockpit and exterior

 

 

HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 ARADO Ar234 KITS

 

1671

Ar234 (B)

Arado

A, B, C, Clear

Old decals

1672

Ar234C

Arado

A, B*, C, D, Clear

Old decals

1673

Ar234B-2N

Arado

A, B, C, I, J, Clear*

Old decals

9671

Ar234B-1/B-2*

Jet Bomber High Tech

A, B, C, Clear, Etch

Old decals

1676

Ar234 (B)

Blitz Bomber

A, B, C, Clear

New decals

 

1671 and 1676 are identical and build an Ar234B.  Similar 9671 also includes a nice set of photoetched parts.  1672 builds the four engines Ar234C.  1673 Ar234B-2N also includes parts and decals to do an Ar234B-2b.

NEED INFO: None

 

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