I’ve reviewed a couple of these products before and was impressed with the quality of their workmanship. Master continues the trend with their latest release. The MiG-29 set includes the pitot tube itself and two small, photo etched strakes. On the real machine, the strakes are positioned on either side of the area where the pitot tube meets the nosecone to help direct airflow when the aircraft is at high angles of attack (AOA). As you can see from the photos, this little masterpiece is a definite improvement over the kit-supplied piece. In this case, the kit is the Italeri MiG-29. Master’s rendition accurately captures the multi-diameter shape of the original.

The pitot tube has a peg which fits neatly into the nose of the model. Though I haven’t done so, I think gluing the strakes to the pitot tube and nose will be a challenge. There just isn’t much surface area. Perhaps slicing a small groove on either side of the nosecone will offer more purchase.

The Kit

This is the Eduard photo etch set for the Vulcan Models Vickers Mk VIb. Included are 93 parts, only two of which replace photo etch parts that are included in the Vulcan kit.

The set includes 21 parts that add detail to essentially bare walls within the driver’s compartment. Where there had been just a seat, the floor, and three walls, you can have a nicely detailed interior, missing only a driver. The remaining 72 parts replace plastic parts, including the fenders, air intake, smoke launcher mounts, spot light mount, rear stowage basket, antennae mounts, and numerous parts for the gun mount. Detail parts for the fire extinguisher, tool rack, and muffler mount are also included. All of the parts but two supplement the photo etch that is provided in the main kit.

History

The Toldi was a light tank manufactured for the Hungarian army and was based on the Swedish Landsverk L-60B tank. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi.

The 38M Toldi was produced and developed under license from Swedish company AB Landsverk between 1939 and 1942. Only 202 were produced. There were four variants: