1:48 Suchoj Su-7 engine ventilation louver

Quickboost 1:48 Sukhoi Su-7 - engine ventilation louvers is a resin detail part that replaces the simplified engine cooling grilles on the fuselage. It is not an aircraft model, and the kit is not included in the package.

Scale1:48
Manufacturer Aires/Quickboost
Product EAN8591111221849

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3.56 €
2.94 € without VAT
3 pcs in stock
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Quickboost 1:48 Sukhoi Su-7 - engine ventilation louvers

A resin detail part from the Czech company Aires, from its Quickboost accessory range. It replaces the engine cooling louvers (grilles) on the fuselage of the Su-7 fighter-bomber in 1:48 scale kits. It is not an aircraft model - the kit itself is not included in the package; it is a replacement part that is fitted into a plastic kit you already own.

Why resin pays off

Injection-molded plastic has thick walls by the nature of the technology, so the vanes of louvers on a fuselage tend to be only suggested by engraving or filled in blind. A resin casting allows thin vanes and genuinely cut-through grilles that have depth and cast a shadow. The cooling louvers then look like an opening on a finished model, not like flat relief - and it shows even without a magnifier.

The real subject

The Sukhoi Su-7 was a Soviet single-engine supersonic fighter-bomber used from the turn of the 1950s and 1960s. Its recognition features are a markedly swept wing and a circular nose intake with a shock cone. The machine was exported to a whole range of countries and became a typical representative of Soviet Cold War strike equipment. The powerful engine called for extensive cooling - and the louvers on the fuselage are its visible part.

Use

  • Take the part out and separate it carefully from the casting block - best by cutting with a saw or a sharp scalpel, not by breaking it off.
  • Level the remains of the block by wet sanding; resin dust must not be breathed in, so use a respirator or a mask and water.
  • Before gluing, wash the part in warm soapy water - this removes the mold release agent residue, without which the paint will not hold.
  • It is glued with cyanoacrylate; ordinary cement for plastic does not work on resin.
  • Apply a primer (base coat) before painting, and only then the fuselage shade.

Who the set is for

For modelers who are building the Su-7 in 1:48 scale and want to take the fidelity of the fuselage beyond the level of the boxed kit. Working with resin assumes at least basic experience of cutting and sanding, but fitting the part itself is a quick job with a very visible effect.

An accessory, not a kit. Sand resin parts wet and use protection for your airways. Cyanoacrylate, primer, paints and the basic model are not included in the package.

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No. This is exclusively a replacement resin detail part. You have to have your own plastic Su-7 kit in 1:48 scale; this set only adds more faithful engine cooling louvers to it.

Cyanoacrylate. Classic liquid cement for plastic does not bite into resin and the joint would not hold. Before gluing, wash the part in warm soapy water to remove the mold release agent residue.

Injection-molded plastic cannot make the vanes thin enough, so the louvers tend to be only suggested or blanked off. A resin casting has thin walls and genuinely open grilles, which create depth and shadow on a model.

The dust from sanding resin should not be breathed in. Always sand wet and with protection for your airways, and wipe the work surface down with a damp cloth afterwards.

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