Photo-etched cooling grilles for the Cromwell in 1:48 scale from the Czech maker Hauler replace the thick plastic part over the engine compartment with a fine brass mesh.
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This is not a kit of the tank but an accessory set made of photo-etched brass sheet. It is cut for a specific Tamiya kit and solves one of the most conspicuous places on the model - the grilles over the engine compartment. Even with a good mold the plastic part is always several times thicker than the scale calls for, and the openings in it tend to be blind. Photo-etched sheet has a real thickness in tenths of a millimeter, so the mesh is see-through and from above you can look past it into the hull.
The Cromwell was a British cruiser tank of the second half of the war, powered by a Rolls-Royce Meteor engine derived from the aero Merlin. It was the powerful engine that called for extensive cooling grilles at the rear and along the sides of the engine compartment. Cromwells fought from the Normandy landings in 1944 in British armored units and served with the Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade as well.
Cut the parts out of the fret with a sharp scalpel on a hard surface, not with nippers - otherwise the sheet ripples. Level the remains of the tabs with a fine-toothed file. Degrease the brass with alcohol or acetone before gluing and apply a primer meant for metal, or the paint will not hold on the smooth surface. It is bonded with super glue applied with a pin in negligible drops; a thicker gel version gives you more time to settle the part. It works well to paint the space under the grille matte black or dark brown first - you can see through the mesh and light plastic would show through.
This is an accessory for building a model. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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