1:72 Ju-290 A-7 - Space Set (for Revell Kits)

The last and strongest Seeadler

The A-7 version was the peak of development of the whole family and only a few of them were built. Its recognition feature is a reworked nose: instead of a glazed tip it carries a rounded gun position with a 20 mm cannon, which changed the outline of the machine more than any earlier modification. The seventh version also allowed for carrying guided anti-ship missiles under the wing, so a reconnaissance aircraft was to become a strike machine. The war ended before anything could be made of that, and the surviving pieces finished their flying in quite different roles.

How the impression of the cockpit changes

The printed panels have relief, hold the maker's color and the dials are covered with a glossy layer imitating glass. The modeler is spared the worry of picking out individual dials, of drybrushing and of looking for the right interior shade. The seat belts enclosed for the crew give the space a sense of scale, because the eye recognizes their width at once.

Practical notes for the build

• Suitable for the Revell plastic kit in the same scale; on another mold the shapes may bind.
• Stick the panels onto perfectly dry and smooth varnish, so that the relief seats over its whole area.
• Fit the belts to the seats before you set them into the fuselage.
• The cockpit is hard to correct once the glazing is closed over it, so it pays to assemble it dry as a trial.

The package is intended to complete a kit, and you will not find the model of the aircraft itself in it. Anyone who takes on this rare version in particular saves the most demanding painting work in the whole model.