Eduard Tiger Moth Upgrades (for Airfix) 1:48

[Mike]

Tiger Moth Upgrades (for Airfix)

1:48 Eduard & Eduard Brassin

 

 

Airfix’s new kid on the block is the diminutive trainer, the Tiger Moth, new in 1:48 and reaching the shops round about now and selling well according to Airfix.

 

 

Upgrade Set (491073)

Two frets are included, one nickel plated and pre-painted, the other in bare brass.  A complete set of new layered instrument panels and two sets of seatbelts for each pilot on the painted set, cockpit floor skin with seat framework, as well as a new seat for the rear cockpit internal structure also supplied.  On the wings a huge number of inspection hatches on the wings and tail, actuator tabs for flying surfaces, angle of attack marker and pitot, both attached to the outer struts between the wings.  The fuel tank on the top wing centre is fitted with detail skins on the sides, the engine is given a number of detail parts and a pair of brand-new cowling panels to replace the thick kit parts with more in-scale parts.  Under the fuselage are some new and replacement parts, then the cockpit doors are also replaced with new in-scale parts, making those areas more realistic.

 

 

 

 

Zoom! Set (FE1073)

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.

 

 

 

Resin Wheels (648556)

Kit wheels are generally in two halves or have a seamline all around, which means you have the resultant joins or seams to deal with, possible mould-slip issues on single part wheels, and sometimes less than stellar detail due to the moulding limitations of styrene injection technology, especially in the tread department.  That's where replacement resin wheels come in, with their lack of seamline and superior detail making a compelling argument.  This set includes two wheels with moulded-in hub caps, a sheet of pre-cut kabuki tape masks for easy demarcation cutting, and a small set of decals to be applied to the hub caps in three colours, with a small diagram showing the correct orientation of the decal to the ground.

 

 

 

 

Highly recommended.

 

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