1:72 Beaufighter Mk.VI/X/21 - main wheels, late disk and hexagonal tread pattern is a resin replacement set from CMK. It is not a model of an aircraft but an accessory to a kit in 1:72 scale.
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Replacement main wheels in cast resin from the Czech brand CMK for a Bristol Beaufighter kit in the Mk.VI, Mk.X and Mk.21 versions. The set matches the late type of disk and tires with a hexagonal tread pattern. It is not a model of an aircraft but an accessory with which the wheels from an ordinary kit are replaced. Wheels tend to be the weakest point of injection-molded kits in this scale: the tread pattern is often only suggested and the seam in the middle of the disk calls for filling. Resin wheels are glued on in one piece and the detail of the disk as well as the tread is legible.
The Bristol Beaufighter was a British twin-engined aircraft used as a heavy fighter, a night fighter and, in later versions, as a torpedo and attack machine. The Mk.VI version was built around Bristol Hercules engines, the torpedo-carrying TF Mk.X was one of the most numerous and the Mk.21 was produced under license in Australia. Wheels with the late type of disk appeared on machines of later series; it is always worth checking the particular combination of disk and tread pattern against a photograph of the machine you are building.
Wash the parts in warm soapy water to remove the mold release agent. On wheels the casting block tends to be on the contact face of the tire: cut it off with a thin saw and true the surface by sanding wet, with respiratory protection. Bond the wheels with super glue; plastic cement has no effect on resin. Painting is easiest with a primer, a dark gray on the tire and a different shade on the disk. Masking can be done with a circular mask or with a thin strip of tape wound round the circumference of the disk.
This is a resin accessory, not a model of an aircraft. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package. Please check the match with your own kit beforehand.
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