ELEFANT 1:35 Handles and lifting eyes for US postwar armor is a resin set of replacement handles and lifting eyes in 1:35 scale. It is a detail accessory for a kit, not a vehicle model.
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This resin set from the brand ELEFANT replaces the handles and lifting eyes on models of American equipment of the postwar period. It is not a kit but an accessory for the modeler who wants to replace the shape-simplified parts from a plastic mold with more faithful castings.
Handles and lifting eyes are among the thinnest elements on a real vehicle that are visible from outside. An injection mold, however, cannot mold them at a scale thickness, because it needs draft angles for release and the material has to flow into the whole cavity. The result tends to be handles noticeably thicker than in reality, often with a parting line across the whole arch. Cast resin parts can manage a thin section, and once fitted to a model the difference shows mainly in the silhouette and in the shadow under the arch of the handle, where plastic parts usually have no gap at all.
First cut the original plastic handles off and level the area with a file or abrasive paper, so that the new part seats on a flat surface. Mark and pre-drill the holes for the pins with a micro drill; the seating will then be accurate and a fraction of a drop of glue will do. Wash the resin parts first in lukewarm water with detergent and glue them with cyanoacrylate glue. When painting, an airbrush with heavily thinned paint pays off, because a heavy coat from a brush visually thickens the fine work and fills exactly the gap for which the parts were replaced. At the end, bring out the shadow under the handles with a dark wash.
The accessory is supplied unpainted and without the base kit. Glue, paints and tools are not included in the package.
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