AERIAL BOMB KAB-500L 1/32

KAB-500L guided bomb in 1:32 scale from Temp Models

The set brings a 3D printed replica of the KAB-500L guided bomb in 1:32 scale from Temp Models. It is not a model of an aircraft but underwing armament with which you complete a finished build. The printed rendition gives crisper edges of the surfaces and finer surface detail than injection-molded plastic.

The real subject

The guided bombs of the KAB series came about from ordinary unguided bombs by the addition of a guidance unit and control surfaces. The aircraft carries them on a pylon just like an ordinary bomb, but instead of a ballistic fall the bomb is corrected toward the target after release. Typical of them is a long cylindrical body with a cruciform arrangement of surfaces and with a pronounced unit at the front or at the rear. The version designated L is semi-actively laser guided: somebody has to illuminate the target with a laser beam and the bomb homes on the reflected light.

Building and painting tips

The parts are printed from resin and are held only by thin supports. Cut them off with a sharp scalpel as close to the part as possible, sand the marks down with fine sandpaper and protect your airways while sanding. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue). Paint holds longer on a smooth print if you lay a thin coat of primer under it. Paint the underwing weapons separately and glue them onto the model only after the landing gear and the cockpit are finished.

Who the set is for

• Modelers who build an aircraft in full combat configuration
• Builders who are bothered by soft edges and seam lines on plastic weapons
• More experienced modelers used to resin and cyanoacrylate glue
• Collectors of Soviet and Russian aircraft equipment in 1:32

The set is an addition to building a model, not a model in its own right. It is supplied unassembled and unpainted, and glue, paints and the base kit are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.