Photo Etch & Resin detail sets for Eduard Avia B.534 - 1:72 Eduard

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Photo Etch & Resin detail sets for Eduard Avia B.534

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The Avia B.534 from Eduard is a great little kit, and now re-released in a weekend edition. Eduard have come up with a whole slew of upgrades should the modeller wish to use them.

Avia B.534 Self Adhesive PE For Eduard Kit

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This fret contains colour self adhesive parts for the instrument panel. There are also seatbelts, forward and back parts for the radiator, rudder pedals, a control wheel. Other exterior parts are the pilots step, front air intake, ring & bead gunsight, and a strut mounted pitot tube. Finally new PE fins are provided for the kit bombs.

Avia B.534 Wires and Stretchers

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As the title would suggest this fret covers the bracing wires and stretchers for the aircraft. Also provided are the buckles for attaching these to the airframe. A comprehensive set of instructions is provided to show the positioning of all the parts. Better in fact than the kit instructions.

B.534 For the Eduard kit Pre-Cut Masks

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In keeping with their other pre-cut mask sets, this set contains masks for all of the transparent parts, as well as the main landing gear wheels. Also included are masks for the wings and tailplanes where there is a different edge to the camo. They are a great time (and stress) saver.

Brassin Wheel & Spats B.534 For the Eduard kit

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These are one part wheels & Spats, with masks to replace the two part items in the kit. These are well moulded and you can even read the DUNLOP on the tyres (if you have good eyesight!), however this sample did have a couple of uncharacteristic air bubbles you don't normally see from Eduard. The lines you can see on the left part are just flow lines in the resin and the part is smooth.

Brassin Bombs & Racks B.534 For the Eduard kit

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These are direct resin replacements for the kit bombs and their racks. These parts are excellent moulding with no flaws at all.

Conclusion
The new B.534 kit is a great kit on its own. If buying the weekend edition these embellishments are available from Eduard which will no doubt enhance your model. Highly recommended.

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