Eduard Sukhoi Su-35S Update Sets (for Great Wall Hobby) 1:48

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Sukhoi Su-35S Update Sets (for Great Wall Hobby)

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There has been a lot of buzz on the forum on this new issue from GWH, especially as one of our own members was providing technical information to the designers.  Eduard's new range of sets are here to improve on the kit detail in the usual modular manner.  Get what you want for the areas you want to be more of a focal point.  As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between.

 

 

Update Set (49906)

Two frets are included, one nickel plated and pre-painted, the other in bare brass.  A complete set of new layered instrument panels and side consoles are the primary parts on the painted set, with new rudder pedals; ejection seat details and HUD (with acetate glass) are supplied for the cockpit, a new afterburner ring; pylon attachment skins; gear bay door skins; auxiliary intake door meshes on the intakes and various antennae around the airframe.

 

 

 

Zoom! Set (FE906)

This set contains a reduced subset of the interior, namely the pre-painted parts that are used to improve on the main aspects of the cockpit, as seen above.  Whatever your motivations for wanting this set, it provides a welcome boost to detail, without being concerned with the structural elements.

 

 

Seatbelts STEEL (FE907)

In case you don't already know, these belts are Photo-Etch (PE) steel, and because of their strength they can be etched from thinner material, which improves realism and flexibility in one sitting.  Coupled with the new painting method that adds perceived extra depth to the buckles and other furniture by shading, they are more realistic looking and will drape better than regular brass PE.  As well as a set of crew belts and back cushion, you also get a set of the pull-handles between the pilot's knees that gets him out of there in case of an emergency.

 

 

 

Masks (EX599)

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.  In addition you get a couple of small circular masks for part E1.

 

 

 

Masks Tface (EX600)

Supplied on a sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with everything above, but also give you another set of canopy masks tailored to fit the interior of the glazing so that you can paint the interior and give your model that extra bit of realism. 

 

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