1:32 HIGHLY DETAILED SENSING UNITS MIG-25

Set of sensors and antennas for the MiG-25 in 1:32 scale from Temp Models

The set brings 3D printed sensors, antennas and probes for the MiG-25 in 1:32 scale from Temp Models. It is not a model of an aircraft but the small external parts that are hard to make on a plastic model. Printed parts render them at their real thickness, so the finished model stops looking coarse.

The real subject

The MiG-25 is a twin-engine interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft built around speed and altitude, with an airframe welded largely from steel. On its external surface it carries a number of sensors and antennas which had to withstand aerodynamic heating and are therefore more robust than on slower machines. The reconnaissance and interceptor versions differ in their equipment, so the arrangement of the antennas is one of the clues by which the versions are told apart.

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. Hold the small parts over a dish while cutting them off so that they do not get lost, and glue them on only after the surrounding area has been painted.

Who the set is for

• Modelers who take the detail of a large scale beyond what the kit offers
• Builders who find the plastic parts lacking in crispness of shape
• 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.