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R-27ER / AA10 Alamo-C Missiles 1:48 Eduard Brassin We've reviewed both the Alamo-A and the Alamo-B, and now Eduard have released the Alamo-C, which is an extended range version that is almost a metre longer, and a little wider that has a maximum range of almost 130km, taking it way into the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) category. It homes in on its target by semi-active Radar, and is most useful for tail-on engagements where its extra range allows it to chase-down the enemy. Arriving in Eduard's rectangular box, the set includes a lot of resin - four missile bodies, eight pylons/adapter rails, sixteen forward fins, four FOD guards for the tips, sixteen forward strakes, four exhaust parts, a small fret of partially pre-painted Photo-Etch (PE) metal, and finally, a large (for the subject) decal sheet. The missiles themselves are long, measuring in at almost 10cm from stem to stern, with only the exhaust and front fins & strakes to be added from the pile of resin. If you are planning on installing the FOD guards, you will need to remove a portion of the nose, replacing it with the FOD solid cone, and you will need to install the linked rectangular covers to the proximity fuses, plus of course some pre-painted Remove Before Flight (RBF) tags for the missiles and their launch rails. Depending on the application, the missiles are either mounted on the APU-470 spaced rails for the Mig-29 and Su-27, or the AKU-470 ejector rails for the Su-27's fuselage mounts. If you're modelling anything else, you're on your own and will need to check your references or ask a Russian weapons guru. Conclusion Made by Vympel, the Alamo-C is in impressive looking weapon and will look good on any Russian subject that can carry it. As usual with Eduard, the casting is first rate, but the missile bodies are slick with mould release agent, so ensure you give them a good wash in warm soapy water before trying to paint them. Very highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

R-23T and R-23R AA-7 Apex Missiles 1:48 Eduard Brassin (648090 & 648088) These two sets of resin missiles from Eduard's Brassin range are intended to be slung under the wings of the new Trumpeter MIg-23 Flogger B, for which is was developed in the 1960s. It was available in two variants, the R version, which used Semi-Active Radar Homing, and the T version, which used Infrared to track its target. The main visual difference is the seeker head of the R, which has a pointed nose cone, while the T has a rounded nose. Each set is boxed in the usual Brassin cardboard, and contains sufficient parts to build two missiles with their seeker head covers. Inside each both are two bags of resin and another containing a small sheet of Photo-Etch (PE) and a decal sheet containing stencilling details. R-23R Semi-Active Radar Homing R-23T Infrared Homing Construction of each type of missile is identical, with only the main body differing. The small rear fins are moulded into the missile bodies, and four large fins are added to the rear, with another four smaller vanes at the front. A pair of highly detailed APU-23M launch rail adapters are also included to suspend the missiles from, and these also have stencils provided on the decal sheet. If you want to portray the missiles with their Remove Before Flight covers in place, you need to remove the tips of the main body parts, which is detailed in a scrap diagram, and add the cover part instead, being careful to centre it on the missile. A pre-painted set of sensor covers is then wrapped round the body, lined up with the sensor apertures that are engraved in the missile body. The stencils and their locations are shown on diagrams on the front of the instruction booklet for the missile, and on the main page for the launch rails, along with simple painting instructions using the Gunze Sangyo range of paints. Conclusion Resin missiles easily trump styrene parts due to the level of detail that can be accommodated on all sides, and the absence of moulding seam lines on the curved bodies - the bane of a great number of modellers. Adding the PE parts, RBF covers and stencil decals rounds out the package well, making it a great alternative for the super-detailer, while still being accessible to the less experienced modeller due to the ease of construction. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

R-60/AA-8 Aphid Missiles 1:48 Eduard Brassin (648082) The R-60 was designed by the Molnyia bureau as a medium range light weight missile, with extreme manoeuvrability, which was achieved by its very small frame and light weight, coupled with a set of forward facing strakes on the nose that improved the action of the forward steering fins at the extremes of engagement. With a practical range of 4km and above, it was the most agile Air-to-Air missile for many years, and could be fitted with either a radar or optical seeker head, the radar head receiving the K suffix. The missile can be carried singly, in pairs on a dual rail, and although designed primarily for the Mig-23, it was also used on the Mig-21, Mig-25 and 27, as well as a host of other Sukhoi and Yak aircraft. R-60s have even been used on a Mi-24 Hind, and reportedly BAE Hawks in Finnish service. Not one you see every day! The Kit The set arrives in Eduard's deep clamshell package, and inside are the parts for four missiles, four single rails and two dual rails, as well as a choice of seeker head or cover, and two small pre-painted frets of Photo-Etch (PE) metal. The missiles are attached to their mould plugs at the rear, and these should be easy to remove cleanly. A small circular PE exhaust vent is attached, and an optional set of Remove Before Flight (RBF) covers are included on the PE frets. The nose can accept either the optical heads, or be replaced by a resin RBF cover, as well as a number of triangular tags that attach to the missiles and rail. The forward strakes are PE parts that slip into slots on the nose, while the steering vanes are resin and attach with pegs and holes just aft of the strakes. A pair of additional diagrams show both the location of the missiles on the two rack types, as well as the location of the triangular RBF tags. As is standard now, colour codes are given throughout using the Gunze Sangyo codes, as well as the colour names which should give most modellers all the information they need to find a match in their chosen range. Conclusion You can't have too many missiles, and with the resurgence of Russian Cold War jets with the model companies, these super-detailed resin missiles should be easy to find a use for. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of