X-Planes & Prototypes

Blohm & Voss BV-141 (1938)

Blohn & Voss BV-141

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SCALE: 1/72

INITIAL RELEASE: 1972

MEDIUM: Polystyrene

RARITY: (1)

 

Blohn & Voss BV-141

 

Blohn & Voss BV-141

Blohn & Voss BV-141

 

Blohn & Voss BV-141

 

Blohn & Voss BV-141

BV-141 on Reconnaissance Patrol

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ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

Blohm & Voss engineering genius Richard Vogt concocted this weird, asymmetrical plane in response to the Luftwaffe's request for a short-range reconnaissance aircraft that would provide its pilot with the greatest possible field of vision.  Although B&V failed to win that contract, the plane itself proved to be extremely airworthy -- but its shape was so radical that it was never able to enjoy the success it so richly deserved.  In fact, when the British ultimately encountered it -- they laughed.

Airfix first released its 1/72 BV-141 in the early 1970s, and it has been in perpetual re-release ever since (sometimes with alternate box art). 

This particular model was purchased and built in the mid-1980s.

 

Original Box Art

Re-Release Box Art

Re-Release Box Art

 

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