Eduard Tempest II Upgrade Sets (for Special Hobby 1:32)

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Tempest II Upgrade Sets (for Special Hobby)

1:32 Eduard

 

 

The second kitted variant of the Mighty Tempest in 1:32 released by Special Hobby has been equally well received as the earlier Mk.V release, and Eduard have been working away in the background to create a number of upgrade sets that will make your model even better, which if you already have the Mk.V sets will be very familiar (they're as close to identical as can be). As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between. You can pick and choose what you want from the following sets.

 

 

Interior Set (32905)

This set contains two sheets of PE, one of which is nickel-plated and pre-painted, the other in bare brass. It improves on the kit detail in the cockpit by adding items to the sidewalls; replacing chunky styrene details on the turtle-deck behind the pilot; adding sill details to the cockpit sides; detailed new side consoles with throttles, levers (with a little added colour this time around) and switches; replacement foot pedals for the rudder; a complete re-skin of the instrument panel with multi-layered pre-painted PE plus a more detailed compass mount; a complete new pilot seat with masses of extra detail, and using the kit mounting brackets, and finally a few small details on the rear wheel yoke.

 

 

 

 

Zoom! Set (33165)

This reduced content set just includes the pre-painted and nickel plated sheet as seen above, for those that are primarily interested in the cockpit's instruments. The reduced price also makes it more attractive for many reasons.

 

 

Seatbelts STEEL (32906)

These new belts are just what the Medical Officer ordered, and work very well in this scale. They are still PE, but on a very thin steel base, which is extremely flexible and gives you the ability to create a realistic drape of the belts over the seat.

 

 

 

 

Landing Flaps (32402)

The kit's flaps are moulded into the wing, so if you wanted to show them dropped, you'll need this set, which is surprisingly simple once you get past the preparation stage. You first need to remove the flaps from the underside of the wing, then the narrow section that's visible in the upper wing, taking care to thin the very edge of the remainder, which is shown in a scrap diagram for your ease. The flap bays are made up from one main part each, with a number of hinge-guides along their length, and a small wedge-shaped part just past half span. The flaps are made up using one main part which has all the tapering ribs attached, each one having a small fold at the base before twisting them round to glue them. You need to slide a piece of 1.6mm styrene (or brass) rod through the loops in the forward end, and add a small number of ancillary parts for inner and outer flap sections, and once done they are glued against the hinge-guides installed in the bay earlier.

 

 

 

Masks (JX199)

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. In addition you get a number of masks for the various light lenses, and a set of hub masks for the wheels, allowing you to cut the demarcation perfectly with little effort.

 

 

 

 

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