The Voyager Model 1:35 photo-etched set of fenders for the Soviet SU-152 self-propelled gun of late production is an accessory for a plastic kit you already own, not a model in itself. It replaces the plastic fenders with thin brass sheet of the right thickness. Intended for the Trumpeter 05568 kit.
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The set holds photo-etched brass fenders and the related small parts for detailing one particular plastic kit, which you will not find in the package and which you have to own separately. Voyager Model is a Chinese manufacturer of photo-etched accessories for military subjects in 1:35 scale.
Fenders are among the most rewarding photo-etched replacements of all. A plastic fender is several times thicker in scale than real sheet and you can tell at the edge at first glance. Photo-etched brass, by contrast, gives the right thickness and can also be formed, bent and convincingly dented, which cannot be done with plastic. At the same time it is the part that twists most easily: a long strip of brass tends to ripple while it is handled. So glue it in sections on a flat surface, work from one end to the other and keep checking the finished part by looking along the hull against the light. A crooked fender will spoil a model more reliably than a missing detail.
The SU-152 was a Soviet heavy self-propelled gun of 1943, built on the chassis of a heavy tank and armed with a 152 mm gun-howitzer in a fixed superstructure with no turret. The late production batch differs from the early ones in a series of hull and external equipment details, among them the configuration of the fenders and the tool stowage.
Before gluing, carefully cut the plastic fenders off and level the surface. Degrease the brass, cover it with a primer for metal and paint thinly. It is on fenders in particular that wear down to bare metal pays off most: it is enough to go carefully over an edge with a graphite pencil or to expose the brass with fine abrasive paper, and the effect is more convincing than painted metal. The parts are shaped for the Trumpeter 05568 kit.
The set is an accessory for a plastic kit, which it does not include. The glue, paints and tools are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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