Special Hobby Plastic Model Kit
Special Hobby IMAM (Romeo) Ro.57bis Italian Fighter Bomber (1/48) SH48075
The twin-engined IMAM Ro. 57, powered by Fiat A.74 R.C. 38 engines, was designed as an interceptor.
During development and testing, the purpose was re-evaluated, and the aircraft was modified for operational use as a fighter-bomber. The modified design was designated Ro.57bis.
Initially, 200 production machines were ordered, but this quantity was subsequently reduced to 90, and only 60 were ultimately produced. The aircraft were operationally deployed within the 97 Gruppo from February 1943.
The kit consists of three sprues of plastic parts and a sprue with clear parts. The plastic parts are supplemented with detailed resin parts and etches. The decals offer three machines in fighter-bomber configuration.
– one of the very few Italian twin-engine fighter types
– fret of etches and resin cast parts included
