Eduard Su-25 Ejection Seat (648764 for Zvezda) 1:48

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Su-25 Ejection Seat (648764 for Zvezda)

1:48 Eduard Brassin PRINT

 

 

Although this set arrives in a flat package, the directly 3D printed parts are safe inside a clear plastic clamshell box inside the package, which also has a sticky pad inside to prevent the parts from rattling about. This set has two printed resin parts on two print platforms, with the parts attached to the base via thin tendril-like fingers that are easy to cut off and sand the little upstands away, leaving the parts ready for action.  There is also a Photo-Etch (PE) and a small decal sheet included in the package to complete the task.

 

 

The main part of the Zvezda K-36 seat is a one part print, which is joined by the headbox with its distinctive cylindrical stabilising units that shoot out as the seat leaves the cockpit, and you need to add a couple of lengths of 0.2mm wire down the seat sides that you have to supply yourself.  The PE harness consists of three parts, the more complex part hanging down from under the headbox, the other two laying on the seat cushions.  A pair of leg restraints are fixed to the front of the seat to reduce the chances of flail injuries during ejection, with the twin ejection handles at the front of the cushion.  Two small levers are fixed to the sides of the seat, and after much painting and decaling whilst paying attention to the inset diagram on the instructions for the latter, you can insert the finished seat into the kit cockpit after removing a few raised lines on the kit’s bulkhead.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

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