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G-Factor

A

t the US Nationals

American manufacturer

G-Factor supplied us with

some samples of the metal legs

which we have been featuring

over the last few issues. This

month we have the final sets both

of which are for recent release.

The first is designed for Airfix

B-25 Mitchell in 1/72 scale while

the second supplies the legs

and retraction struts for Zoukei

Mura’s F-4 Phantom family.

As always, this range is made

from brass which is really hard and

rigid and holds detail extremely

well. The only clean up required is

to remove the casting stub from

the top of the leg before applying

a coat of primer followed by final

painting with your favourite paint

brand followed by a light wash

to lift out all that lovely detail.

1/72 SCALE

B-25 MITCHELL

Product No: GFG72005

Deigned for: Airfix

1/48 SCALE

F-4 PHANTOM FAMILY

Product No: GFG48043

Designed for: Zoukei Mura

CONCLUSION

G Factor is a small company that

produces high quality products

in relatively small quantities, and

in the old days you would only

be able to obtain them at shows

or by sending a snail mail but

now we have the website at http://www.

gfactormodels.com where you can

make payments for orders using

Pay Pal they can also be contacted

at [email protected].

Our thanks to G-Factor

for supplying us with the

review samples.

BarracudaCast

T

his month from

BarracudaCast

we have two new

wheel sets for Revell’s

1/32 scale P-51 Mustang.

Both sets have a nicely

detailed tyres with a

slightly weighed affect

and you can choose

between a diamond

tread or block tread. The

outer hub as a separate

part and needs a small

amount of work with a

scalpel to open up the

gaps between the spokes.

This is fully illustrated

on the small instruction

leaflet but is very simple

and quick to do.

1/32 SCALE

BR 32380 P-51 MUSTANG

DIAMOND TREAD

MAINWHEELS

Designed for: Revell

BR 32381 P-51 MUSTANG

BLOCK TREAD MAINWHEELS

Designed for: Revell

CONCLUSION

A simple upgrade for what is

already a really nice kit. The

full BarracudaCast range can

be seen and purchased from

http://www.barracudacast.com.

We thank Roy Sutherland of

Barracuda Studios for supplying

us with the review samples.

Eduard Löök

W

e have now received

the second batch of

1/32 scale instrument

panels in the Eduard Löök line.

The Spitfire and P-51 panels are

cast in black resin, the Fw 190

panel is moulded in a dark grey

to match the Luftwaffe cockpit

colour RLM 66. As well as the

instrument panels the sets include

a set of Eduard Steel seatbelts. The

instrument dials are glazed and

the parts are a direct replacement

for the kit parts, making these

sets a very simple drop in upgrade.

1/32 SCALE

634 004 P-51D (for Tamiya kit)

634 005 Spitfire Mk.IX early (for Tamiya

kit)

634 007 Fw 190A-5 (for Hasegawa kit)

For 1/32 scale these instrument

panels offer a more 3-dimensional

option than a colour photo-etched

panel and I am sure as more products

are added to the line this range will

become very popular offering as

it does, an easy to use upgrade to

your cockpit, with the added bonus

of a set of seatbelts. You may if you

wish add a wash and flat varnish

to the panels to tone them down a

little, if you do you can always add

another drop of gloss to the dials.

My thanks to Eduard for

supplying these samples for

review http://www.eduard.com.

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