Eduard A6M3 Zero PRINT Upgrade Sets (for Eduard) 1:48

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A6M3 Zero PRINT Upgrade Sets (for Eduard)

1:48 Eduard Brassin

 

 

We’ve reviewed the recent minor retool of the new Eduard Zero, which is the A6M3 Type 32 in ProfiPACK guise, which you can see here if you haven’t yet.  It’s a gorgeous kit, and these new sets have been created in parallel to give the modeller who is in search of even more detail than is possible with injection moulded styrene, even with today’s advanced techniques.  There are eight sets in the review pile right now, so to avoid burn-out of your scrolling finger, we’re snipping them up into bite-sized chunks.  This first chunk covers the three 3D printed sets that are intended as quick, effective updates to the detail of the kit.  As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE), smaller Brassin 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.  The delicate nature of the parts has been considered, encasing each one in a crystal-clear clamshell box that also has a sticky pad to keep the parts inside from rattling about during transit.

 

 

A6M3 Seat (648786)

This set has a single printed seat on a base with incredible detail, including the lightening holes that also let the bullets through, along with detail on every surface.  Additionally, a sheet of STEEL PE seatbelts are included, nickel-plated and colour printed, with four belts present and a helpful series of diagrams to assist you in laying them out correctly.  The seat is called out as being painted “cockpit colour”, so refer back to your kit instructions for that one.

 

 

 

 

A6M3 Cannon Barrels & Cockpit Guns (648788)

Containing two complete machine guns, two barrels and muzzle brakes, plus a tiny fret of PE brass that I forgot to photograph, this allows the modeller to replace the kit machine guns that protrude into the cockpit on either side of the instrument panel, along with the cocking lever from PE, with a spare just in case you lose one.  The wing guns give you a choice of using the long barrel or just the short hollow muzzle that sits almost flush with the leading edge of the wings.

 

 

 

A6M3 Exhausts (648801)

The contents of this set are tiny, consisting of two short tear-drop profile exhaust stubs that replace the kit exhausts that you should remove beforehand.  They share a print base, and can be cut off easily due to the minute tendrils that join them to the base.  They’re not far from a drop-in solution that give you a more in-scale tip to the exhausts.

 

 

 

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