Eduard EA-18G Growler Exhaust Nozzles (648804 for MENG) 1:48

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EA-18G Growler Exhaust Nozzles (648804 for MENG)

1:48 Eduard Brassin

 

 

Meng have broadened their F/A-18 range with their new EA-18G Growler in 1:48 recently, and you can find our review of the kit here.  The detail on the kit is excellent, but you can always improve on the pinnacle of styrene engineering with resin.  As is now usual with Eduard's smaller resin sets, they arrive in the new shallow Brassin cardboard box, with the resin parts safely cocooned in bags, and the instructions folded around acting as padding.

 

 

 

 

Inside the box are six 3D printed parts on separate print bases, two of each part of the exhausts.  The trunk is printed in darker resin, and has fluted outsides and ribbed interiors, one end slightly wider than the other in order to receive the combined engine rear and afterburner ring, which slides inside once everything is painted up.  The final part to each exhaust is the nozzle, which the rear of the trunk slides into.  The nozzle has extreme detail on the inside surfaces, and delicate layers on the tips, as well as the fine lines separating each petal from the other.  Each exhaust is then slipped inside the rear of the kit as a drop-in replacement for the kit assemblies, beating them by a substantial margin in terms of detail.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

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