Quickboost 1:72 Bf 109 G-6 air intake (for Tamiya) is a resin detail set: a thin-walled, genuinely open air intake instead of a closed-off plastic part. It is not a kit but an accessory.
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A resin detail set for a model of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 in 1:72 scale. It is not a kit: the package contains no fuselage, wings or decals. Its content is the air intake, which replaces the corresponding part from the base kit. Intended for Tamiya kits.
An air intake is an opening, and a plastic part from a mold tends to be closed off or so thick-walled that it looks like a solid lump stuck onto the cowling. Resin can manage a thin wall and an open, through intake that you can see into; only then does the intake look real. In 1:72 scale the difference shows all the more: the smaller the model, the more disproportionately coarse the thickness of the plastic looks. Replacing one tiny part thus lifts the whole forward fuselage, which is where everyone looks.
The Bf 109 G-6, nicknamed the Gustav, is the most produced version of the most produced German fighter of the Second World War. You recognize it by the characteristic bulges over the fairings of the fuselage machine guns, which appeared once heavier thirteen-millimeter weapons with a bulkier breech replaced the light machine guns; hence the nickname Beule, meaning bump. The engine cowling of the Gustav is asymmetrical in other ways too: the supercharger intake of the DB 605 engine projects from the left side and is one of the most prominent details of the whole aircraft.
Do not bond the resin part with cement for plastic models: polystyrene cement does not dissolve resin and the joint will not hold. Reach for super glue (cyanoacrylate) or epoxy. Cut the part from the casting block with a fine saw and level the mating surface, so that the intake does not sit crooked on the cowling. Before painting, wash it in lukewarm soapy water so that the mold release agent disappears. Always sand wet: resin dust is harmful to health and must not be inhaled. It is worth spraying the inside of the intake before gluing, because a brush will not reach in there afterwards.
This is a detail accessory, not a model. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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