The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito in 1:32 scale from the Czech manufacturer HPH Models - a demanding resin multimedia kit for very experienced modelers, not injection-molded plastic.
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The Ta 154 Moskito from the Czech manufacturer HPH Models is a resin multimedia kit in 1:32 scale - it is not injection-molded plastic. The basis is formed by resin castings, complemented by clear resin glazing, photo-etched parts, turned metal parts (the gun barrels and the radar antenna array), a metal nose weight, fabric harness straps and masks for the glazing. Let us be honest: this is a demanding kit for very experienced modelers and collectors. It is not for a beginner - resin is not bonded with polystyrene cement and the parts have to be cut from the casting blocks and cleaned up.
The Ta 154 was a German night fighter meant to be the answer to the British de Havilland Mosquito. And just like it, it was largely built of wood and plywood - the aim was to save strategic metals. That, however, is what killed it. The wooden structure was bonded with a special phenolic adhesive (Tego-Film); Allied bombing destroyed the only factory that produced this adhesive. The substitute adhesive was too acidic, it ate into the wood and weakened it - in the summer of 1944 several aircraft broke up in the air at speed because a wing bond failed. Production stopped and the program was canceled shortly afterward; only a few production aircraft were completed. The Ta 154 thus remains one of the most tragic what-if stories in aviation history.
Resin is built differently from plastic: first wash the parts in warm soapy water to remove the mold release residue - otherwise the paint will not hold. Cut the casting blocks off with a saw. They are bonded with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue), and with epoxy on loaded joints; polystyrene cement does not work. Resin dust is harmful to health - sand wet and with protection for your airways and eyes. Test the large joints dry and pin them with wire. Paint over a primer that holds on resin.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted as a kit of resin and supplementary materials. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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