1:72 Panavia

What the item is

An accessory for a plastic model of an aircraft in 1:72 scale. The Panavia designation belongs to the European manufacturing consortium formed for a joint combat aircraft of several Western European states. The particular type of machine and the part of the model the set deals with are given on the box and in the manufacturer's instructions; the procedure for fitting and painting the individual parts follows those as well.

What accessory sets are for

Accessories replace or refine parts from a kit where the technology of producing a boxed model runs into its limits. The result tends to be a crisper shape, finer detail and less work on fine-tuning. The set is cut for 1:72 scale and assumes a finished kit for it to be fitted into.

Building and painting tips

• the parts are not polystyrene, so PVA modeling glue is no use on them
• they are glued with cyanoacrylate applied in a tiny amount
• cut the excess material off a short way from the part with a sharp blade and sand the remainder
• wash and degrease the parts before painting, otherwise the finish will not hold
• try the fit dry, as the seating surface usually needs fine-tuning

Work over a tray and with tweezers; in 1:72 scale the parts really are tiny and a piece once dropped is hard to find on the bench. Put the parts you cut off into a dish so that they do not roll away on you.

Terms of supply

The aircraft kit, paints and glue are not included in the delivery, unless stated otherwise.