We really are strapped for details in the larger aircraft
scales. If you want to decorate your diorama and make it look lived in there is
precious little in 1/32nd scale – and don’t even get me started
about 1/24.
True details is helping us out by making the AN-6510 WWII US parachute to leave on the wings of our parked aircraft – we show you our silk in this review.
True details is helping us out by making the AN-6510 WWII US parachute to leave on the wings of our parked aircraft – we show you our silk in this review.
One part each in grey resin
Price: US$9.99 each
Both available online from Squadron
Squadron’s branch of resin details for aircraft – True details
– have given us two of their latest resin accessories to look at – this time it
is not a part of an aircraft or equipment – it is the 1/32 scale replica of the
US WWII AN-6510 Parachute.
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Also known as the S-1, this type of ‘chute was standardized
on May 11, 1928 – so this could work for 30’s aircraft as well. The ‘chute used
a 24-foot canopy. Although there were two types of ‘chute – both on the
shoulders and the seat type, many pilots preferred seat-type parachutes because
they allowed better freedom of movement when pilots turned their heads. The
chutes here are shown in both an upturned seat style
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This chute is sculpted to represent an aircrew chute in pre
or post-mission repose with integral pack (upturned), cushion, harness and
intricate hardware.
This resin parachute is sculpted to represent an aircrew
chute in pre or post-mission repose with integral pack (down-facing), cushion,
harness and intricate hardware
These chutes were a cinch to make – I just lightly traced
around the fringes with my hobby knife and the excess resin literally came away
– don’t snip off the catch like I did here – and get a small sanding block onto
the bottom and that is all she wrote – as simple as that you have a nice set of
casually draped looking parachutes for your US airfield diorama – draped on a
wing or a table – or any other flat surface.
Luftwaffe and RAF versions
are indeed planned for the future – I believe the Luftwaffe ones have already
been announced by True Details (link
here) – so fingers crossed for more extraneous airfield equipment to
set the scene in your diorama
These accessories offer a
low workload for an excellent result – and they are cheap too – you cannot go
wrong with these ‘chutes really. Great Work!
Adam Norenberg
Thanks to Squadron
for supplying these ‘chutes for a future diorama we are thinking of (Black
Widow anyone?)!
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