{"product_id":"hobby-master-buffalo-ha7003","title":"Hobby Master HA7003 1:48 USN Brewster F2-A2 Buffalo VS-201","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master HA7003 1:48 USN Brewster F2-A2 Buffalo VS-201.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrewster, a company with absolutely no prior experience building fighters, produced the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eF2A-2. Management promised more than the plane could deliver and it was over sold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworldwide and production fell extremely far behind. Finally the U.S. Government stepped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein and took control of the company and production. The first mono-winged fighter for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavy the F2A-2 was underpowered and plagued by landing gear problems that never did \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeet the specifications agree to by Brewster. It seemed this little plane always came up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshort in the performance department.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUSS Long Island was a converted cargo ship commissioned June 1941. She was the\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003efirst USN ship to be designated an Auxiliary Carrier and was considerably slower and\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003esmaller than the fleet ships. The USS Long Island and her F2A-2’s were both less\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003ecapable of doing the job of the bigger and faster equipment. The 8 Brewsters of\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003eScouting Squadron VS-201 were testing the feasibility of this class of carrier. Soon after Pearl Harbor VS-201 was land-based with the ship being converted back to cargo at war’s end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master 1:48 USN Brewster F2-A2 Buffalo VS-201 HA7003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccurate 1:48 scale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePad applied markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening canopy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOption to use or not use bombs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovable rudder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetractable landing gear with rolling rubber wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplay stand provided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum amount of metal with minimum plastic used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpertly Pre-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007457362147,"sku":"1766","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha7003-148-usn-brewster-f2-a2-buffalo-vs-201-170049.jpg?v=1738274902","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-buffalo-ha7003","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}