Eduard RP-3 60lb Rockets & Bronze Undercarriage Legs for Tempest V (648450 & 648446 for Eduard)

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RP-3 60lb Rockets & Bronze Undercarriage Legs for Tempest V (648450 & 648446 for Eduard)

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We've only just got over the excitement of this marvellous new tooling from Eduard, and along come some extras that will improve your model further.  Eduard As usual with Eduard's resin sets, they arrive in the familiar Brassin rectangular or clamshell box, with the parts safely cocooned on dark grey foam inserts, and the instructions inside to complete the package.

 

 

RP-3 60lb Rockets for Tempest V (648450)

 

 

This set rocks up in a cardboard box, and contains eight resin rocket bodies with moulded-in fins, eight launch rails, a sheet of Photo-Etch (PE) brass and a small decal sheet.  The rockets need their exhausts drilling out with a 1mm bit, and are then decked out with numerous PE fittings that facilitate their attachment to the rails later on.  The rails are handed, so take care when installing them, then glue the rockets in place and attach the launch command wire to the back of the rocket and the rear of the pylon.  Strangely, Eduard show the tails hanging down from the wing in their diagram, which is only the case when they are fitted to the rails but aren't yet plugged into a socket on the back of them.  Remember this though, and you'll be fine.  As usual the paint codes are in Gunze shades, and the decals are also shown in place on the same diagram.

 

 

 

 

Tempest V Undercarriage Legs BRONZE (648446)

 

 

This set is in a clamshell, and includes six resin bay door parts and two handed gear legs that will allow you to replace the kit's plastic gear legs with more robust bronze ones with super-crisp detail.  Everything proceeds as per the kit until completion, when you attach a small 0.5mm diameter wire to the rear of each leg.  You'll need to supply the wire yourself, but they give you the length at 4.5mm, and a scrap diagram to ensure correct orientation.  Again, the colour codes are in Gunze shades, and are called out during construction instead of separately due to the manner of construction.

 

 

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