1:144 US Staff car is a resin set of an American staff car of the Second World War period in 1:144 scale. It serves to bring airfield and rear-area scenes to life, where models of aircraft of the same scale stand.
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This small model of an American staff car in 1:144 scale is cast in resin, not injection-molded in plastic. In this scale the vehicle is only a few centimeters long, so the build consists above all in carefully cutting off the casting block, cleaning it up and painting it. It is a typical accessory for aircraft models in 1:144 scale — on an apron, by a hangar or on an access road it gives a scene scale and a story. Resin castings tend to have sharper and finer detail than injection-molded plastic, but they are more brittle and call for a different gluing procedure.
The staff cars of the US Army during the Second World War were based on production civilian passenger cars that the Army and the Navy bought for transporting officers and staff personnel. The vehicles drove between headquarters, airfields, ports and training grounds, that is exactly in the setting modelers build around aircraft. The finish tended to be in an overall olive drab shade with white tactical markings and a star; cars in their original civilian paint, taken over in the first months of the war, could also be met with.
First wash the parts in lukewarm soapy water, so that mold release residue is removed from the surface — otherwise the paint holds badly. Cut the casting blocks off with a fine saw or a sharp scalpel and level the area with abrasive paper; when sanding resin, protect your airways and work in a ventilated space. It is glued with cyanoacrylate, as ordinary cement for plastic has no effect on resin. Before painting, apply a thin layer of primer, cover with an airbrush and finish details such as the glass, the lights and the markings with a brush.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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