Eduard F4F-3 Wheels Early & Late (648767 & 648768 for Eduard) 1:48

[Mike]

F4F-3 Wheels Early & Late (648767 & 648768 for Eduard)

1:48 Eduard Brassin

 

 

We’ve just reviewed the super new tool F4F-3 Wildcat from Eduard, and this is one of the many aftermarket sets that they have released at the same time for those that want to increase the level of detail over and above what’s achievable using injection moulded styrene.  As is now usual with Eduard's smaller resin sets, they arrive in a shallow Brassin cardboard box, with the resin parts safely cocooned in bags, and the instructions folded around acting as padding.

 

 

F4F-3 Wheels Early (648767)

This set includes two main wheels with cast-in hubs in grey resin, and three choices of tail wheels, their fairings and yokes.  There is also a sheet of pre-cut yellow kabuki-style masking material (not pictured) included along with the instructions to allow you to cut the demarcation between wheels and tyres cleanly, and with little effort.  Once removed from their casting blocks the wheels are all drop-in replacements for the kit parts, and each has a slight weighting moulded into the bottom of the tyre to simulate the pressure of the aircraft.

 

 

 

 

F4F-3 Wheels Late (648768)

This set is slightly different, as in addition to the two main wheels and three tail wheels in resin, there are also two insanely delicate-looking spoked hubs that have been 3D printed and are safely ensconced inside a clear clamshell box with a sticky pad, plus a small fret of Photo-Etch (PE) containing two flat hubs in the same bag as the masking material.  You choose whether to use the spoked hubs or the flat ones during the build, but it would be a real shame not to use the spoked hubs as they’re so attractive.  Again, all wheels have a flat-spot on their bases to simulate weight.

 

 

 

Highly recommended.

 

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