Eduard T-33 Update sets & masks - For Great Wall Hobby Kit - 1:48 Eduard

[Julien]

T-33 Update sets & masks - For Great Wall Hobby Kit
1:48 Eduard

 

The new Great Wall Hobby 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.
 

 

Update Set (49796)

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 panels, side panels and controls. Other parts in the set include new head rests and firing handles for the ejection seats, canopy coaming, For the landing gear you are supplies with new main wheel hubs, scissor links & tie downs for the main gear legs. There are scissor links for the front gear leg as well as links for the front gear well doors, and a new rear bulkhead for the front gear well. The main gear wells get new interior bulkheads. Finally there are a few fuselage panels to be replaced.

 

 

 

 

 

Flaps(48903)

This is one large brass fret which provides flaps, and wells for the kit. These are the type where all the parts are together and the ribs just have to be bent into position.

 

 

 

 

Seatbelts(49797)

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Masks(EX533)

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. Wheel Masks are also supplied.

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

These sets will enhance your T-33 model. Recommended. 

 

 

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