Seat belts for American Cold War aircraft 1:72 from Yahu Models are photo-etched belts for the cockpits of jet machines. An accessory for models, not a kit in its own right.
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The set contains photo-etched seat belts for the pilot, an aftermarket accessory for the cockpit: it is not a model of an aircraft. Yahu Models supplies them with the color printing finished, so there is no painting of the straps, the buckles or the fittings. In 1:72 scale kits either only suggest the belts in the plastic or leave them out altogether, and yet it is the belts that make an empty ejection seat convincing. The set is designed for American types of the Cold War period, that is for jet machines with an ejection seat.
A seat belt in a cockpit is one of the few elements that can be seen even through a closed canopy. American systems of this period combined shoulder straps, a lap belt and leg restraints to the seat, and the colors of the straps and the buckles differed with the era and the type of seat. The photo-etched version has, unlike plastic, genuine thinness and can be bent into a natural sag: draped over the edge of the seat or hanging loose over the side of the cockpit, it looks far better than a stiff plastic molding.
Separate the belts from the sheet with a scalpel, not by tearing. To shape them, use a round stick or the handle of a pair of tweezers and bend the metal gradually, not in a sharp crease. They are glued in spots with thin super glue; apply the drop with a pin, so that the glue does not get onto the printing. If you want a softer look of fabric, the back of the belt can be backed with a thin layer of white glue or gel super glue, which holds the shape. Paint the seat and the cockpit before you fit the belts. Do not throw the rest of the sheet away; keep it in a resealable bag together with the paper guide, as the metal offcuts can be used on other models.
This is an accessory for the cockpit. The kit, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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