CMK M35 Armament Subsystem for AH-1G Cobra (5144 for ICM/Revell) 1:32

[Mike]

M35 Armament Subsystem for AH-1G Cobra (5144 for ICM/Revell)

1:32 CMK by Special Hobby

 

 

ICM’s recent AH-1G Cobra kit in 1:32 has also already been seen in a Revell box, and although it is a good kit, with resin, Photo-Etch (PE) and now 3D Printing, the limitations of injection moulding have been well-and-truly topped, allowing greater detail to be added to kits by aftermarket producers.  This set is to upgrade the detail in the M35 armament sub-system for the Cobra, which is a derivative of the M61 Vulcan multi-barrelled minigun, but with shorter barrels, mount and mechanism for remote operation from the cockpit.

 

 

As usual with CMK's resin sets, they arrive in the familiar clear vacformed box, with the resin parts safely inside, and the yellow-themed instructions sandwiched between the header card at the rear.  This set also includes some 3D printed parts in a light orange resin, with a total of sixteen parts overall.  The two largest resin pieces are replacement tops for the ammunition panniers either side of the fuselage, with the rest of the parts going to make up the gun mount, breech, and the six barrels that are made in two lengths, one resin, one 3D printed, separated by spacers.  The largest 3D printed part is the ammunition feeder-guide that leads from the panniers to the breech of the gun.  This part is extremely well-detailed and more delicately moulded than the kit parts.  The gun’s mount attaches under the port winglet in the same manner as the original kit assembly.

 

 

 

 

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