Eduard American Mk.44 Torpedo (648625) 1:48

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American Mk.44 Torpedo (648625)

1:48 Eduard Brassin

 

 

The Mk.44 was a US-designed light weight air-launched weapon developed in the 1950s and used until the late 1960s and beyond by a number of NATO air forces. In RAF service the torpedo was carried by the Nimrod and Shackleton, amongst others.

 

As usual with Eduard's smaller Brassin sets, it arrives in a flat resealable package similar to their PE sets but with different branding, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between.

 

 

This set includes parts for two torpedoes, with the main body the largest part.  The casting block is attached to the blunt nose of the torpedo, which should make for an easy clean-up, while the propeller is moulded onto a cylindrical peg that inserts into the aft of the body, and is surrounded by a ring that slips over the prop and lodges onto four support fins.  The decal sheet contains stencils for the weapon, plus a pair of grey stripes that are applied to the body, and an access panel that is also grey.  Each of these decals has one spare in case you make a mistake.  The painting diagram shows the colours using Gunze colour codes and colour names, which should be sufficient to convert if you don’t have that brand to hand.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

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