Eduard Messerschmitt Bf.110G Wheels & G-4 Exhaust Stacks (648603 & 648606 for Eduard) 1:48

[Mike]

Messerschmitt Bf.110G Wheels & G-4 Exhaust Stacks (648603 & 648606 for Eduard)

1:48 Eduard Brassin

 

 

Eduard’s 1:48 Bf.110 kits have been with us for a few years now, and they have re-released them over the years with many variants of this well-known heavy fighter released in their boxes, the later G series being amongst them.  These two new sets are just what the detail doctor ordered if you are in possession of any of the G kits for the wheels, or a G-4 for the exhaust stacks.  As is now usual with Eduard's smallest resin sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between.

 

 

Bf.110G Wheels (648603)

This set includes the three wheels with a slight weighted sag, each on their own casting blocks, plus the tail wheel yoke in stronger white resin to resist bending under load over time.  Also included is a sheet of yellow Kabuki tape (not pictured) that has masks for each of the wheels, allowing you to cut the demarcation neatly and with very little effort.  A scrap diagram shows the correct orientation of the wheels on the gear leg, with an arrow showing the direction of travel.  Detail is excellent as you can see, with fine raised radial tread and sidewall detail crisp and visible.

 

 

 

 

Bf.110G-4 Exhaust Stacks (648606)

The G-4 was a nightfighter with a crew of three.  The tell-tale glow of the exhaust stacks in the dark was a huge danger to the crews, offering a perfect target for gunners in the bomber stream.  Various methods were used to damp the light down, with a tubular system used for the G-4 that had a frontal intake and a further intake inserting cold air into the flow at a bend to enhance cooling of the exhaust gases and eliminating any remaining visible glow by the time it exits the system.  This set includes four large castings, one set of tubing for each side of the two engines, and they’re a drop-in replacement for the kit parts.  In addition, there is a small fret of Photo-Etch (PE) that provides the triple-pointed intake meshes for the intake fronts.  The stacks attach to their casting blocks at the rear, and if you are planning on depicting them accurately, you will need to drill out the cut-off point to create a realistic-looking hollow exhaust lip.  As always, take care with the drilling, after marking out the centre of each one with a punch or sharp pointed tool.

 

 

 

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