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Eduard Brassin

T

his month the majority

of sets from Eduard

focus on two recent 1/48

scale releases, the Airfix P-51

Mustang and the Eduard Fw

190A series. If you have either

of these kits in your to-do pile,

then some or all of these sets

will certainly enhance your

model. The Fw 190A-3 cockpit is

a real thing of beauty, so much

so it would almost be a shame to

hide it inside the kit fuselage!

Eduard Brassin

1/72 SCALE

672 161 GBU-11

1/48 SCALE

648 357 Fw 190A-3 cockpit (for Eduard kit)

648 359 P-51D rear view mirrors (for Airfix

kit)

648 360 P-51D Hamilton Standard

uncuffed propeller (for Airfix kit)

648 365 Bf 109F radio compartment (for

Eduard kit)

648 367 Fw 190A-3/A-4 undercarriage legs

bronze (for Eduard kit)

648 368 British 500ib bombs

648 369 P-51D 250lb bombs (for Airfix kit)

648 371 Fw 190A control surfaces early (for

Eduard kit)

648 373 Fw 190A pitot tubes early (for

Eduard kit)

CONCLUSION

As usual, these sets are beautifully

cast and detailed and will really

enhance any kit they are used on.

My only reservation would be using

the resin pitot tubes, as you would

need to be very careful to avoid

breaking them! Otherwise all of

these sets are highly recommended

My thanks to Eduard for

supplying these samples for

review http://www.eduard.com.

Profimodeller

T

his month we bring you

a look at Profimodeller’s

1/32 scale conversion

set for the HpH Aero Albatross,

which converts the basic HpH kit

into the more interesting target

towing version of the L-39V. The

conversion will involve some

alterations to the front cockpit

and a complete replacement of

the rear cockpit using the resin

and photo-etch parts provided.

Also included in the set are

resin parts to reproduce the

exterior towing attachment

points, and to round it off there

is a complete set of markings

and a painting guide for the

L-39V in an attractive scheme of

overall white with yellow trim

1/32 SCALE

PM32161 Albatross L-39V CZ tow jet

conversion set (for HpH kit).

CONCLUSION

The HpH kit is in itself a stunning

resin kit, but it is quite expensive,

so you must really want to add an

L-39V version to your collection if

you purchase this set as well. And

you will need experience in working

with resin and etched brass, as well

as a small amount of additional

experience modifying kit parts.

If this description matches you,

then this conversion will make

for a very colourful and different

looking Albatross that will be the

centre piece of your collection.

My thanks to Profimodeller

for supplying these samples for

review. For more information on this

and other Profimodeller releases

visit http://www.profimodeller.com

52 • APRIL 2018 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL

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