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TOR M-2/SA-15 Gauntlet Update Set (36473 for Zvezda) 1:35 Eduard We reviewed Zvezda’s new Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) tracked Anti-Aircraft vehicle in June of this year, which you can see here if you don’t yet have one and are interested. This new set is designed for that kit, and as usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, it arrives in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between. The set is etched from a large brass sheet and contains a large number of parts, many of which are grilles and perforated plates. You will need to have some 0.6mm rod on hand to complete the first section, which is a set of louvers on both lower sides of the turret, after removing the chunkier moulded-in detail. The radar dish is fitted with a curved PE edge on the underside; twin exhausts in the turret cut-out have their detail removed and are replaced by two-layer PE grilles; the trapezoid mesh grilles on the ends of the turret sponsons have their mesh material replaced by two layers of PE on each side; the letter-box shaped engine exhaust on the side of the hull has the mesh material replaced by PE as well, with a PE back-box behind it that is shown in place on a scrap diagram with another small rectangle cut from the styrene and backed with a shallow box; the various engine deck hatches have their vented sections scraped back and are replaced by perforated panels of various shapes with lifting handles on some of them. The large radiator bath on the rear side of the deck is also outfitted with a new grille to replace the material after reducing the height of the edges, and you are advised to use a steel ball to sag the mesh afterward to depict the after-effect of the crew walking on it. There are many more grilles on the engine deck, and the front hull section has its raised patches removed and replaced by more perforated panels that have small upstands folded under them to raise them from the deck; the pioneer tools are all upgraded with detailed shackles after removing the chunky styrene renditions, and the big two-man saw is replaced entirely by a new blade and protector from PE, using short lengths of 0.5mm rod for the handles. A number of brackets are fixed to the glacis, and on the rear two more are used to retain a spare track link in amongst the stowage boxes. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of