1:32 GUIDED MISSILE X-25 ML

Kh-25ML guided missile in 1:32 scale from Temp Models

The set brings a 3D printed replica of the Kh-25ML guided missile, in transliteration also written X-25 ML, 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 the crisper edges of the stabilizing surfaces and finer surface detail than injection-molded plastic offers, and it does without a seam line across the whole body.

The real subject

The Kh-25 is a family of light Soviet and Russian air-to-ground missiles with interchangeable seeker heads, so versions with very different methods of guidance were built on one base. The version designated ML is semi-actively laser guided and carries a two-stage warhead, which can deal even with a concrete structure. Somebody has to illuminate the target with a laser for the duration of the guidance.

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.