Photo-etched seat belts for an F-22A model in 1:48 scale in the STEEL version, that is in steel. They replace belts that are usually only suggested on the seat.
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The Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor is an American single-seat fighter with low-observable features. Its cockpit is covered by a clear canopy without a dividing frame, so you can see inside from above and from the side. On a finished model the seat and its harness therefore stay in full view, and a simplified plastic part there is more obtrusive than on aircraft with heavily framed cockpits.
Seat belts in a kit are usually only suggested as relief on the cushion, because injection-molded plastic cannot render a thin strap with buckles. Photo-etched metal, by contrast, is as thin as a real strap: it can be bent so that the belt drapes naturally over the edge of the seat, and the buckles can be turned into the right position. The STEEL designation means the etch is made of steel. Steel holds its shape after bending more reliably than softer metals, so the position of the strap can be adjusted even after it is in place.
The parts are held in the fret by thin tabs. Separate them with a sharp blade on a hard surface, not by twisting, and sand the remains of the tab down. Make the bends over a straight edge or shape them with flat tweezers; make sharp creases only where the strap really is folded, and choose a smooth curve everywhere else. Degrease the surfaces before gluing and apply the super glue drop by drop, so that it does not run onto visible places.
For modelers bothered by a flat, beltless seat in an open cockpit. The kit, paints, glue and tools are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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