1/72 Fieseler Fi 156D-1 Storch Ambulance

The IBG 1/72 Fieseler Fi 156D-1 Storch Ambulance depicts the medical evacuation variant of the famous German short take-off and landing aircraft. While the C-series served mainly in the liaison and observation roles, the D version was developed as an air ambulance with an enlarged cabin. The pre-production D-0 was followed by the production D-1, built from 1942 to 1945. Its ability to land in a small meadow or on a dirt track close to the front made it a valuable means of evacuating the wounded quickly.

Together with the C-2, it forms the first wave of all-new 1/72 Storchs from IBG Models. Separately, the manufacturer offers a 3D-printed cockpit for the ambulance aircraft, a set of 3D-printed figures of a doctor, a nurse and a wounded officer, wheels, a complete Argus As 10 engine and painting masks. With the figures, the model can become the centrepiece of an evocative casualty evacuation scene on a field airstrip.

In 1/72 scale the Storch stays small, so even with figures and a patch of terrain it fits on a modest base. The box art shows the ambulance Storch marked with red crosses. Paints and glue required for assembly are not included.

Nationality: Germany. Period: World War II.