Eduard SUU-30B/B Munitions Dispenser (648444) 1:48

[Mike]

SUU-30B/B Munitions Dispenser (648444)

1:48 Eduard Brassin

 

 

Used in Vietnam before the Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU) was banned by many countries, the SUU-30B/B and variants were the first in-flight munitions dispenser used by the US and could carry hemispherical fragmentation or incendiary submunitions.  As usual with Eduard's resin sets, they arrive in the familiar Brassin clamshell box, with the resin parts safely cocooned on dark grey foam inserts, and the instructions sandwiched between the two halves, doubling as the header card.

 

 

Inside are four bomb bodies plus a choice of FOD cover or snub nose cone.  The fins are PE, and are made up from a single half-thickness etched part folded over and with the finlets folded out to 90^o to the fin.  They then fit into grooves in the body and you must align them carefully.  There is also a rear cover that fits over the cut-off mark where the pour stub was removed.  Painting and decaling is covered on the front of the instructions with Gunze codes and the various stencils numbered for your ease.

 

 

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