Eduard keeps on helping us improve
our model kits by adding updated and improved details in photo etch and resin.
Our man Gary keeps on doing some great reviews of these parts - Today he looks
at a good way to improve his Great wall Hobby MiG-29 in 48th scale
with new FOD covers and an aircrew ladder. See what he thought in today’s
review…
Designed
for: Great Wall Hobby MiG-29
1/48 scale
Photo Etch parts: 1 fret
1/48 scale
Photo Etch parts: 1 fret
Available
from: Eduard directly
& most model shops
This
photo etch detail set from Eduard provides a set of brass parts designed to
enhance the level of detailing for the Great Wall Hobby (GWH) MiG-29 9-13
Fulcrum C kit in 1/48. The set contains one PE fret with 16 parts and a two
page instruction sheet.
Covered or not? it often is a choice of the model makers themselves who give us little choice but to seal the suckers up.
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The
MiG-29 is equipped with “Dual-Mode” air intakes which can be closed when the
MiG-29 is maneuvering on the ground and alternative louvered intakes opened on
the upper wing surfaces to supply air to the engine. This reduces the chances
of foreign bodies being ingested into the engines on poorly prepared runways.
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Foreign
Object Damage or FOD is still a consideration even when the engines are powered
down (due to wind for example) and for this reason safety covers are fitted
when the aircraft is parked.
These
FOD covers are the primary subject of this Eduard detail set and are provided
for:
• The main intakes
• The auxiliary louvre intakes on the
upper wing
• The exhaust nozzle
The
set also includes a boarding ladder which can be displayed attached to the
aircraft or separately.
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All
the parts are contained on a single PE fret and a minimal amount of bending and
gluing will be required.Likewise
painting will be fairly simple as the FOD covers are usually bright red or
orange overall.
The
most fiddly part of constructing this set will be bending and attaching the
grab handles for the covers.
Page
1 covers the assembly and correct installation location of the exhaust covers
and the main and auxiliary intake covers. No kit parts need to be modified to
allow the use of this set, which is kind of appealing once in a while.
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Page
2 deals with the boarding ladder construction which does require some delicate
bending of the steps and sides. This should not present too much difficulty for
most modelers with previous experience with PE.
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This
is a very simple set and if you plan to model your MiG-29 on a display base all
closed up (maybe with some RBF streamers) you should consider this set as well.
The one thing I did not test was the fit of the covers to the model. Given that
Eduard specifically state this set is designed for the GWH kit I’ll give them
the benefit of the doubt and trust that they got the sizing correct and these
covers will just slide over the model parts as depicted in the instructions.
The
set retails for around US$23 and is generally available thru the usual model
shops.
Thanks
to Eduard for supplying the review sample and for continuing to provide
modelers accessory sets for diorama ideas !!
Gary Wickham
Thanks to Eduard for
sending us this kit to review
