Scale Aviation Modeller International — November 2017

Eduard Brassin

W

e had so

many

new sets

from Eduard last

month that due to

space, we have had

to split them up. So

here is Part Two:

1/72 SCALE

672 159 ME 262 WHEELS

(FOR AIRFIX KIT)

1/48 SCALE

648 322 MATRA R-550 MAGIC

648 329 BF 109F SEAT EARLY (FOR EDUARD

KIT)

648 331 LUFTWAFFE FUG 16 ANTENNAS

648 332 BF 109F & G PITOT TUBES (FOR

EDUARD KIT)

648 340 BF 109G-4 COCKPIT (FOR EDUARD

KIT)

648 341 AMMO BELTS 12.7MM

1/32 SCALE

632 098 MK.82 BOMBS, WITH MK.15 SNAKE

EYE FINS

CONCLUSION

These sets cover a variety

of aircraft, with several for the

Eduard 1/48 scale Bf109G (the

cockpit in particular is a real

jewel). These Brassin sets are

always high quality and will all

enhance their intended kits.

My thanks to Eduard

for supplying these review

sample http://www.eduard.com Costal Kits

T

his manufacturer

has been producing

high quality bases

to display your model for

a number of years. And

like most bases, they

represent arrears of

hardstand and runways

perfect for displaying

your static model. But recently

they have made things look

a bit more dynamic.

They have now started to

produce a range of bases that are

blurred to give the appearance of

speed and these have been used to

good effect in a number of dioramas

by Jez Colman in our sister

magazine Model Aircraft Monthly.

Last month we previewed

the new Zvezda IL-86 Candid

which supplied an aircraft with

all the flying surfaces open

and drooped. `Normally an

aircraft would only appear like

this during the approach and

immediately after landing.

`And with perfect timing,

Costal Kits have supplied us

with a section of 1/144 scale

runway with the blurred effect

that will make this kit really

stand out from the crowd.

1/144 SCALE

RUNWAY GROUND BLUR

CONCLUSION

If you visit http://www.costalkits.co.uk you

can see the full range of bases many

of which may well inspire you to

build a model. And Coastal Kits also

do a range of bases for maritime and

armour modellers, some of which

may also be of interest to you.

Alternatively, if you are attending

Scale ModelWorld at Telford Costal

Kits will have their stand at the show.

Our thanks to Coastal Kits for

Supplying the review sample.

Steel Beach

A

nother sample that

was passed to me

at the US Nationals

(but mislaid until now)

sorts out one of my pet

hates. The F/A18 has quite

a complicated jet intake,

and it is quite hard to get

a seamless appearance

to the trunking. This set

from Steel Beach supplies resin

Foreign Object Damage (FOD)

covers for the intake and jet

exhausts. They need minimal

cleaning up before painting

(red or in squadron colours)

and attaching to the model. Far

easier than trying to clean up

the seam lines in the trunking!

1/48 SCALE

SBA48159 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F/A-

18A-D FOD PLUGS (FOR KINETIC KIT)

CONCLUSION

A simple set that makes it easy

for your Kinetic Hornet look just

like the real thing does most of

the time - when it’s on the ground.

All you need to add is some

“Remove Before Flight” flags.

This set and the rest of

the Steel Beach range can be

ordered online from Sprue

Brothers at http://spruebrothers.

com. There is no UK stockist.

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