1:35 105 mm M-68 barrel with thermal shroud for M48A5 Tank

Turned barrel 105 mm M-68 with thermal shroud - M48A5 (1:35)

An accurate replacement barrel for the 105 mm M-68 gun with a thermal (insulating) shroud from the manufacturer Aber, intended for models of the American M48A5 tank in 1:35 scale. It is not a tank kit but a detail accessory that replaces the plastic barrel from the box with a more faithful and perfectly straight metal part.

The real subject

The M48A5 was a modernized version of the Patton tank rearmed with the 105 mm M-68 gun. The characteristic thermal shroud of the barrel improved the accuracy of fire and is one of the prominent recognition features of this machine.

Use

• Cut the plastic barrel off the model and clean up the seating.
• Try the metal barrel dry and modify the locating pin if need be.
• Glue it with super glue (cyanoacrylate), which joins metal to plastic.
• Before painting, degrease the metal and treat it with a primer for metals.

Who the part is for

For modelers who want a perfectly straight barrel without a mold seam and fine detail of the muzzle and the shroud.

The accessory does not include the model of the tank, glue or paints.