MASTER 1:72 British QF 2-pdr (40 mm) - the Mk.IX version with a smooth barrel and Besa machine gun tips is a metal set for British armor in 1:72 scale. It replaces the plastic parts of the basic model and is not a kit on its own.
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This metal set for British armor in 1:72 scale holds a turned barrel of the 40 mm QF 2-pdr gun in the Mk.IX version with a smooth barrel, and with it the tips of the Besa machine guns. These are replacement parts, not a vehicle model. The benefit lies mainly in two things: the barrel has a real bore and is perfectly straight, so once fitted there is none of the typical bent plastic gun, and the machine gun tip beside the main gun holds the correct position in relation to the barrel while being glued.
The 40 mm Ordnance QF 2-pounder was the standard British tank and anti-tank gun of the late 1930s and early 1940s. A whole range of British cruiser and infantry tanks and armored cars carried it. The individual marks of the barrel differ in profile, and the Mk.IX version has a smooth cylindrical shape without a step. The Besa was a British licensed machine gun derived from a Czechoslovak design, mounted coaxially beside the main weapon on tanks.
First check on the kit which mark of barrel your subject carried, because the difference between a smooth and a stepped barrel is clearly visible on a model. Cut the plastic barrel off at the turret mantlet, drill the hole on the same axis and fit the metal part dry, and only then glue it. On the machine gun tip the alignment with the hole in the mantlet is the key, otherwise the whole weapon looks crooked. Bond the metal with super glue, degrease it before painting and use a primer for metal. Keep the color of the barrel close in shade to the hull, with only a darker muzzle and a light metal rub.
This is an accessory for modelers, not a stand-alone kit. The basic model, the glue and the paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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