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RF-84 Thunderflash Upgrades (for TanModel 1:48)


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RF-84 Thunderflash Upgrades (for TanModel)

1:48 CMK by Special Hobby

 

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This new(ish) release from Tan Model (review here) has been given the CMK treatment, with a bunch of new resin upgrades that will improve on the kit plastic, adding additional focal points to your model.  The two detail sets arrive in a clamshell box, with the resin parts safely inside, and the instructions sandwiched between the header card.  The Quick & Easy sets have a card back and a bag containing the parts.

 

 

Undercarriage Bay Set (4339)

Containing three resin parts, you get the two main bays and a deeply recessed and superbly detailed nose gear bay to improve the underside of your model.  You will need to thin down the lip on the lower wing from the inside, which is easy to do with a curved blade that is used to scrape excess styrene away.

 

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Camera Bay Set (4333)

As the main purpose of the RF-84 was recce, this set provides the five cameras and the bay covers to detail the area, with each camera consisting of two parts, and the bays having a fine quilted texture on the inside to represent the heat shielding applied to the hatches, which also have tiny resin hinge-points included.

 

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Flap Correction Set (Q48270)

There are two replacement flaps in the box, with excellent detail, and according to the instructions they are of the correct angles of the edges.  In conjunction with the aileron set below, they should be simple drop-in replacements to the kit parts.

 

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Aileron Correction Set (Q48271)

In league with the Flap set above, this set corrects the shape of the kit parts, allowing direct replacement, so minimal effort on the modeller's part.  They should probably have been put in the one set though, if they are reliant on each other fitting, but as they're not bank-breakingly expensive it's neither here nor there.

 

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