1:48 He 162 Salamander armament and detail set (MG 151 barrel tips, nose gear indicator and pitot tube) is a turned metal accessory from MASTER that replaces the finest small parts of a plastic kit. It is not an aircraft model but a set of replacement details.
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This item is not an aircraft kit but an accessory to a model you have already bought. The Polish brand MASTER specializes in parts turned from metal on precision lathes, and the components of this set are exactly that. According to the name it contains the barrel tips of the MG 151 cannons, the nose gear position indicator and a pitot tube.
Injection-molded plastic always gives a solid barrel and tube, usually with a mold parting line along the whole length. A turned metal part, by contrast, has a real bore, so the muzzle of the weapon looks like an open barrel even from close up and in a photograph. The wall is symmetrical around the axis, the part is straight, and when the finished model is handled it does not snap off as easily as a thin plastic stub. On the nose gear indicator, the slim rod in front of the cockpit, the difference is even more marked, since the plastic version tends to be thicker than it should be in scale.
Cut off the plastic original with a sharp scalpel or a file and drill a hole of the matching diameter at the mounting point, ideally with a micro drill in a pin vise. Glue the metal part with cyanoacrylate or two-part epoxy, since ordinary plastic cement does not hold on metal. Before painting, degrease the metal with alcohol and use a primer made for metal, otherwise the paint will flake off. The cannon muzzle can also be left in bare metal and only slightly darkened with a blackening solution, which looks more convincing than black paint. Install the set at the very end of the build, after the clear coat and the decals.
This is an accessory, not a standalone kit. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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