Torpedo - British 14in R.G.F. Mk. IX

Comprising: One 3D-printed-resin torpedo in either 1/72, 1/48, or 1/32 scale.  Includes options for armed and exercise warheads.

History: Britain's Royal Naval Air Service began aerial torpedo experiments in 1913, at the torpedo-training school H.M.S. Vernon at Portsmouth.  They first utilized a clipped-wing hydroplane to perform drop tests as it skimmed the water's surface. Soon thereafter a Sopwith seaplane carried a 14-in torpedo aloft at Calshot.  In mid 1914, a 160hp Short seaplane was experimenting with a 14-inch torpedo, and finally a 225-horsepower Short seaplane carried one weighing 810 lbs.

Operational Use: Documented to have equipped several aircraft, including the: Admiralty Department Type 1000 Seaplane; Short Bros. Admiralty Types 81, 166, 184, and 320; Sopwith Type TT, Special Torpedo Seaplane Type C, Admiralty Type 860, and Cuckoo; and the Wight Admiralty Type 840, and Converted Seaplane 

Note: Images depict renderings of the actual 3D designs used to produce this scale model. Each respective scale is customized to ensure the greatest level detail and historical accuracy while factoring the limitations of the printing process in order to produce the most pleasing results.