Resin control surfaces for the MiG-3 model in 1:48 scale are an accessory set for a plastic kit you have already bought, not an airplane model of its own. They replace the rudder and ailerons, which in the kit are cast in one piece with the tail surfaces and the wing.
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The accessory is intended for a modeler who already has a plastic kit of the Soviet MiG-3 fighter in 1:48 scale and wants to give it a livelier look. The set is cast in resin and is cut for the ICM or Alanger kit. On its own it does not make up a model and it cannot be built without the base kit.
Injected plastic has to respect the parting planes of the mold, and that is why the rudder and the ailerons tend to be cast as one piece with the fixed part of the surface. A resin casting does not have that limitation: the parting gaps are thinner and sharper and the surface captures the texture of the skin more faithfully. Because the surfaces are separate, you can set them in the neutral position during the build, or deflect them slightly, as an aircraft looked when parked on the ground. Deflected surfaces are exactly the detail everyone notices on a finished model.
First wash the castings in lukewarm soapy water and let them dry completely, so that no mold release agent is left on the surface. Cut the casting blocks off with a modeling saw, not with nippers. Sand wet and with respiratory protection, as resin dust is fine and irritating. On the kit, cut the original surfaces off with a sharp knife or a saw and level the edge properly. Try the contact faces dry first and glue only then with super glue, or with a thicker type of super glue that gives you time to fine-tune the position. Before painting, fill any gaps with putty and spray the whole part with primer so that the paint holds.
The accessory is supplied unassembled and unpainted. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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