Russian R-27ER / AA10 Alamo-C Missiles - 1:48 Eduard Brassin

[Mike]

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.

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