A 1:72 photo-etched detail set for the Me P1103 model is an accessory to a plastic kit you have already bought, not a model of its own. Thin etched metal sheet replaces plastic parts that cannot be cast finely enough.
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This item is not a kit or a finished model. It is an accessory set in etched metal sheet that a modeler uses while building the plastic kit of the Me P1103 aircraft in 1:72 scale named in the product title. The parts are etched on a fret from which they are taken one by one and fitted to the plastic base. The set is from the Czech maker Brengun.
Injected plastic has a technological limit of thickness. Everything that is made of thin sheet metal on the real aircraft comes out disproportionately thick and softly shaped in plastic. Etched sheet has a thickness in tenths of a millimeter and carries sharp detail, so once painted it reads substantially truer in a small scale. In 1:72 scale the cockpit is visible only through a small window, and it is precisely the sharpness of the edges and the fineness of the detail that decide how a model reads from close up.
Separate the parts with a sharp scalpel on a hard surface, not with nippers, as thin sheet is easily deformed by them. Make the bends in a bending tool or between two razor blades, always along the marked score line and in one movement. Stiffer sheet can be annealed briefly over a flame before bending and left to cool, which softens it considerably. Degrease the parts with alcohol or isopropyl alcohol before painting and spray a primer, otherwise paint will not hold on smooth metal and will peel off during handling. It is bonded with super glue applied with a pin in a minimal amount.
This is an accessory set, not a model. The kit, glue, paints and a primer are not included in the package.
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