A Voyager Model photo-etched set for the Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F1 of late production in 1:35 scale, cut for the Tamiya 35374 kit. An accessory to a plastic model, not a kit.
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A basic set of photo-etched parts in brass sheet for a plastic model of the Pz.Kpfw.IV tank in the Ausf.F1 version of late production, 1:35 scale. The set is cut for the Tamiya 35374 kit; a variant for a model from a different manufacturer exists under the same name, so it pays to watch the designation. The model itself is not in the package — this is a detailing accessory.
Late examples of the Ausf.F1 differ from the early ones in a row of small details concentrated mainly at the rear: the arrangement of the exhaust system and its covers, the execution of the rear hull plate, and the brackets and mounts above the engine compartment. These are all thin sheet metal parts and clips, that is exactly what an injection mold can only manage as an approximate shape. On top of that, a modeler has the rear plate in view at every look at the display case from behind, and molded raised detail imitating a sheet metal cover looks clumsy there. A brass part gives the edges back their sharpness and separate covers a real gap.
It begins with taking the part out of the fret, and that is precisely where most of the damage happens. Lay the fret on a hard smooth surface and cut the tab through at a right angle with a sharp scalpel or a chisel, not with scissors — scissors bend the sheet at the point of the cut and the edge can no longer be straightened. Level the remains of the tab with a fine file drawn in one direction, away from the part. Before you start bending, check which side the etched groove is on: the bend always goes toward it, and a bend the other way will tear the groove open. With parts that are to form a square section, try the assembly dry first to see whether it goes together, and only then add the glue.
The set is an accessory, not a kit. The model, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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