Eduard A6M5c Zero Update sets, Wheels & Masks - For Hasegawa Kit - Eduard 1:32

[Julien]

A6M5c Zero Update sets, Wheels & Masks - For Hasegawa Kit
1:32 Eduard

 

The Hasegawa kit is a good one, however Eduard are along as always offering their update sets for the kit. Here we have 3 sets; Update, flaps and seatbelts. Also Brassin wheels are available
 

 

Update Set

This is one brass fret and one nickel one. The coloured parts on the nickel fret are mainly for the cockpit including the main instrument panel, side panels and controls. Other pars in the set include the rear decking behind the pilot, machine gun parts, rudder pedals, new landing gear doors, canopy handles, ribs for the landing gear wells, and wiring for the engine.

 

 

 

 

 

Flaps

This is one large brass fret which provides flaps for the kit. Unlike some sets where they twist round this one has individual ribs which must be added to the flap well. 

 

 

 

 

Seatbelts

This small fret provides a full set of coloured seatbelts for the aircraft. These are the new Steel belts from Eduard.  They are etched from 0.1mm sheet, which looks like stainless steel because it doesn't rust, these new belts combine the best of both worlds. The resulting etch is thin at around 0.06mm, and the paint that has been applied after etching is included in that thickness. The paint itself seems to be more flexible too, and the designs have added details such as shadows printed near buckles and joints to give an added depth to the design. They appear less susceptible to fatigue and will stand up to repeated movements, and can be posed much more realistically due to the ease of bending of the surface. The paint is also a lot less likely to flake off at a sharp bend, which is a worry for standard PE belts.

 

 

 

Wheels

 

 

The wheels are one area of a kit which really do benefit from resin replacement when they are this good. The wheels are individual units with the hubs as separate parts. The solid tail wheel is also included. 

 

 

 

Masks

Supplied on a sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with a full set of masks for the canopy, with compound curved handled by using frame hugging masks, while the highly curved gaps are in-filled with either liquid mask or offcuts from the background tape.

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Whether you use one or all of these sets, they will enhance your Zero model. Recommended. 

 

 

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