1:48 British Wicker Seat Full Back - Short and Tall With Small Leather Pad

A British wicker seat with a full back in 1:48 scale from GasPatch models

A resin accessory for the cockpit of British aircraft. It is not a kit of an airplane but a replacement part of the interior: the set brings a seat with a full, unpierced back, and that in the low as well as the tall form, both with a small leather pad on the top edge.

What the part replaces on the model

In an injected kit the seat tends to be cast as a thick-walled shell with a coarsely suggested woven pattern, with a mold seam across the back and with a solid lower part, because a steel mold cannot do undercut shapes. The resin replacement is cast as one whole, has a thin top edge, a fully detailed weave around the circumference as well as on the inner side of the back and a legibly separated leather pad. The difference is seen best with open cockpits, where there is a direct view into the seat.

Tips for working with resin

First wash the castings in warm water with a drop of detergent and let them dry thoroughly. The remains of the release agent from the mold are invisible, but they will reliably ruin the adhesion of the primer as well as of the glue. On a small part in this scale use a soft brush and never a wire brush. Only onto a clean and dry casting apply a thin coat of primer, which will at the same time reveal any bubbles in the surface. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue, as ordinary cement for plastic has no effect on resin.

Who the set is for

• Modelers who build machines with an open cockpit and want a faithful interior
• Builders who are bothered by the simplified plastic seat from the kit
• Those who already have experience of washing, cutting and gluing resin
• Cases where it is necessary to have the low as well as the tall variant to hand in one package

This is an accessory for a model, not a kit in its own right. The parts are supplied unpainted; glue, paints and other accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.