1:48 High-explosive aircraft bomb FAB-50 SV

The high-explosive aircraft bomb FAB-50 SV in one forty-eighth

A casting of a period Soviet aircraft bomb, meant as a store under a model being built. It is not a model of an aircraft or a standalone kit; it is an accessory that replaces or completes the armament contained in the base package. The letters SV in the designation distinguish one of the structural forms of this bomb.

What the real subject served for

The FAB range was among the most widespread Soviet high-explosive aircraft armament of the Second World War. The bombs were carried by ground-attack, bomber and fighter machines, often several pieces at a time on underwing pylons or in a bomb bay. It was exactly the lighter types that appeared with machines for the direct support of ground units, because an aircraft could carry more of them and could divide them into several sorties.

How to work with the casting

First wash the part, so that no release agent stays on the surface, otherwise the paint will peel. Cut the casting block off with a saw with fine teeth and level the surface, so that the bomb seats on the pylon straight. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue; a classic cement for polystyrene has no effect here. When sanding, protect your breathing and work wet. In color the bombs come off best when, after the base shade, you add fine rubbing on the edges of the fins.

Whom the accessory suits

• builders of Soviet ground-attack and bomber aircraft
• modelers for whom the shape fidelity of the parts from the base kit is not enough
• anyone interested in period aircraft armament
• those who are finishing a model for a competition and dealing with the detail of the stores