Eduard B-26K Invader Upgrade Sets (For ICM) 1:48

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B-26K Invader Upgrade Sets (For ICM)

1:48 Eduard

 

 

ICM have created a broad range of 1:48 invader kits under the A-26 and B-26 codes in various guises, and they’re thoroughly modern kits that are well-detailed out of the box, making a lot of modellers happy.  Eduard's new range of sets are here to improve on the kit detail in the usual modular manner.  Get what you want for the areas you want to be more of a focal point.  As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between.

 

 

Interior (491262)

Two frets are included, one nickel-plated and pre-painted, the other bare brass.  A complete set of new layered instrument panels, sidewalls and side consoles with added levers for the cockpit and the extensive instrument panel on the side wall in full colour, with multiple floor skin parts; internal structural details; a large number of parts for the central throttle quadrant; additional seat supports; equipment boxes around the interior, and a central overhead instrument panel in the roof of the canopy.

 

 

 

 

Zoom! Set (FE1262)

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.

 

 

 

Exterior & Undercarriage (481080)

This set arrives on a single large bare brass fret, and contains parts to detail the gear bays with new surface skins for the roof, rear bulkhead and sidewalls, plus another skin for the underside of the upper wing that can be seen through the bay opening.  It also includes a full wiring harness for the twin engines, plus additional blocks that are fixed to the bell-housings at certain points, as shown on the accompanying diagram.  The nose and main gear legs get replacement oleo scissor-links, and in front of the bomb bay a set of airflow disruptor “fingers” are added in either the deployed or retracted position.

 

 

 

 

Seatbelts STEEL (FE1263)

These belts are Photo-Etch (PE) steel, and because of their strength they can be etched from thinner material, which improves realism and flexibility in one sitting.  Coupled with the new painting method that adds perceived extra depth to the buckles and other furniture by shading, they are more realistic looking and will drape better than regular brass PE.  As well as a set of four-point belts for the pilot, you also get two sets of lap belts for the other two crew members with comfort pads under the buckles on all the waist belts.

 

 

 

 

Masks (EX844)

Supplied on a sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with a full set of masks for the canopy, with compound curved handled by using frame hugging masks, while the highly curved gaps are in-filled with either liquid mask or offcuts from the background tape. 

 

 

 

 

Masks Tface (EX845)

Supplied on a larger sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with everything above, but also give you another set of canopy masks tailored to fit the interior of the glazing so that you can paint the internal frames and give your model that extra bit of realism. 

 

 

 

 

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