THE AEROPLANE WORKS 

         PLASTIC MODEL AIRCRAFT KITS 

Green Acres. Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire. U.K.

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WACO CG-4a ASSAULT GLIDER 1/48th

PRICED AT £22.00 plus postage

Kit Contents

White vac formed plastic sheet in 1mm - 1.25mm -1.5mm or 2mm thickness. Crystal clear cockpit canopies, turrets, etc as required. High quality cast metal fittings such as propellers, seats, engines, undercarriage legs, radiators, wheels, guns, aerials, etc as required. Computer drawn and printer controlled decals. Assembly drawings and instructions.

 

There were 13,906 examples of the CG-4a, so becoming the most widely used U.S. Troop Glider of World War 2. Production needed 16 different assembly plants to be employed in it production. The CG-4a had a rather disastrous start with the invasion of Sicily in July 1943. However, they had greater success in Marc 1944, with their participation in the second Wingate Chindit operation in Burma, in which they landed behind Japanese lines, at night, in a jungle clearing. However, their most significant operations were the D-Day landings in France on 6th June 1944. Also the landings in Southern France in August 1944, together with action at Arnhem and the Rhine crossing.

PLASTIC PARTS LISTING

FUSELAGE Port WING Starboard Bottom 'V' WING STRUT Port BENCH SEAT Starboard
FUSELAGE Starboard TAILPLANE  Top 'V' WING STRUT Stbd MAIN FLOOR
WING Port Top TAILPLANE  Bottom BENCH SEAT Port WING MOUNTING TAB
WING Port Bottom FIN Port 'V' TAILPLANE STRUT Port BULKHEAD 'A'
WING Stbd Top FIN Starboard 'V' TAILPLANE STRUT Stbd BULKHEAD 'B'

METAL PARTS

 METAL PARTS METAL PARTS METAL PARTS
UNDER/C LEG 'V' Port PILOT SEAT WING 'V' Triangle Supp' Stbd T/PLANE Actuators Port x 4
UNDER/C LEG 'V' Stbd CO-PILOT SEAT FRONT COCKPIT BAR ASSY T/PLANE Actuators Stbd x 4
MAIN WHEEL Port SKID Front Port MID COCKPIT BAR ASSY  
MAIN WHEEL Stbd SKID Rear Port REAR COCKPIT BAR ASSY

PRINTED PART
UNDER/C LEG Port SKID Front Starboard CONTROL WHEEL Port INSTRUMENT PANEL
UNDER/C LEG Stbd SKID Rear Starboard CONTROL WHEEL Stbd  
TAILWHEEL WING'V' Triangle Supp' Port TOW CONTROL WHEEL 'V'  

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SELECTION OF METAL PARTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUSELAGE and WING HALF FROM KIT

 

 

 

 

         

FLOOR AND BENCH SEAT FROM KIT

 

SAMPLE OF DECAL SHEET