1:72 Stirling Mk. III

The real subject

The Short Stirling was the first British four-engined heavy bomber put into service during the Second World War. Four air-cooled Bristol Hercules radial engines powered it. At first glance you will recognize it by the unusually tall main landing gear, because of which the machine stands markedly nose-up on the ground, and by the massive angular fuselage. The Mk III version was a later production form of the type.

What the set contains

Photo-etched metal parts for a Stirling Mk III model in 1:72 scale. Etching allows parts to be made as thin as they could not be molded from plastic, so it suits components on which the thickness of the material is conspicuous on a finished model. The list of parts, their placing and the kit the set is cut for are given by the manufacturer's instructions; check the match with your own model in advance, therefore.

Building and painting tips

Separate the part from the carrier fret with a sharp blade on a hard surface, not by twisting, or it will bend. Make the bends in a bending tool or between two blades, so that the edge comes out straight along its whole length. Metal is glued with cyanoacrylate glue; apply it with a pin in a minute amount, because any excess creeps into the surrounding engraving. Before gluing and before painting, wash and degrease the parts, as a finish holds poorly over a fingerprint. Give the parts that are not supplied finished in color a base coat intended for metal, otherwise the finish will rub off them in time.

• 1:72 scale, and the real subject is the Short Stirling Mk III bomber
• photo-etched metal parts, thinner than any plastic molding
• the parts are separated with a sharp blade and bent in a bending tool
• glued with cyanoacrylate glue in a small amount
• the extent of the set and the kit it is meant for are given by the manufacturer's instructions

Terms of supply

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