1:72 Antonov An-28 Cash wheels w/ weighted tires, universal

Armory 1:72 Antonov An-28 Cash - wheels with weighted tires

A set of cast resin wheels from the Ukrainian brand Armory in 1:72 scale for the Antonov An-28 transport aircraft. The box labels the set as universal, that is without a tie to one particular kit, and the tires are cast as weighted, with a flat resting surface and a slightly bulged sidewall. It is not an aircraft model: it is a replacement part with which the wheels from the original kit are exchanged.

The real subject

The An-28 is a twin-engine turboprop transport aircraft designed by the Antonov bureau, whose NATO reporting name is Cash. It was built for a single task: to get cargo and people to places where there is no airfield. Hence the high-set wing, the strut-braced structure and above all the robust landing gear with large wheels, which takes repeated takeoffs from a grass or muddy plain. Series production moved to the Polish plant in Mielec and ran until the 1990s, when the derived M28 machine came out of the type. For a modeler it is an aircraft on which the landing gear is not a detail on the margin: the whole impression of the machine stands on it.

Use and painting

• Cut the casting blocks off with a saw and level the resting surface, so that the wheel stands on its whole face.
• Rinse the parts in lukewarm water with a drop of dish soap and let them dry.
• Glue with cyanoacrylate glue and protect your breathing when sanding resin.
• Compare the pin with the landing gear leg of the original kit and sand it down if necessary.
• Mud and grass belong on the wheels, not a clean dark gray shade; this type was never operated with a clean landing gear.

Who the set is for

For more experienced modelers of airliners and transport aircraft in 1:72 who want wheels under the model that match the weight of the machine. The aircraft, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.