A photo-etched cockpit set for the Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter in 1:48 scale from the Czech maker Brengun. It is not an airplane kit but an accessory to the Eduard model, which the modeler buys separately.
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An accessory set of photo-etched metal parts intended for detailing the cockpit of a Yak-3 model in 1:48 scale. On its own it is not an airplane model or a part of one that could be built separately: these are parts that in a finished cockpit replace or complete features simplified in shape in injected plastic.
Photo-etching is produced by chemically etching an outline out of thin metal sheet, so a part is a few tenths of a millimeter thick. An injection mold does not allow such thinness; a plastic part has to be thicker for the material to flow. That is exactly why photo-etched parts suit what is thin sheet metal or wire in reality too: the cockpit sidewalls, levers and rods, instrument bezels and the seat belts. In 1:48 scale an open cockpit is clearly visible and the difference in the thickness of the edges is apparent at first glance.
Separate the parts from the fret with a sharp scalpel on a hard surface, not by twisting: photo-etched metal ripples easily at a bend. Make the bends in a bending tool or between two blades so that the edge is sharp. Longer or more complexly shaped parts bend better after a brief anneal over a flame, when the metal softens. Degrease the photo-etched parts with alcohol before painting and spray a base coat, otherwise paint will not hold on the smooth metal and will peel. It is bonded with super glue applied with a pin, and in places that show through, thin white glue for glazing helps.
The accessory set is supplied unassembled and unpainted. The kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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