The MiG-21 family of aircraft is known for their air to air capability. The big part of that capability was the development of the Atoll Air to Air missile system.

The Eduard MiG-21s are some of the best kits available in plastic and that transfers over to the armament as well. But as always plastic can only do so much. That is where the resin comes in. The Brassin range of aftermarket is designed directly by Eduard to replace select parts on their kits. Because it is designed by them they will always fit perfectly.

The resin is a dark grey type with simply no blemishes or bubbles anywhere. The pour blocks are very small and are easy enough to remove. There are 28 grey resin pieces with detail that just can’t be replicated in plastic. You get four launch rails, four missiles and 16 maneuvering fins and four warhead covers. If you don’t like the covered warhead you can have the clear nose cone. There are four clear nose cones molded perfectly in clear resin.

If you’re into small-scale armor like me, then you know that accessories like tarps, boxes and such have been hard to come by. Additionally, you usually had to order from overseas e-shops and pay an arm and a leg for the stuff, the quality of which sometimes was not that great. Well, thanks to our friends at Value Gear, that situation just got a bit better.

Packaging

The “Tarp Rolls & Crates, Set #1”, comes in a clear, zip-lock 3.5” x 5” poly bag which is stapled securely to a printed 3.75” x 7.25” fold-over card backing. The bag contains 37 individual pieces of resin molded tarp rolls and boxes - and individual means that there are no two items alike! There is also a full-color 3” x 4-5/8” tip sheet (or card) on the preparation and finishing of the resin product.

The Sd.Kfz.260 Kleine Panzerfunkwagen is a four-wheeled light armored car used to transport and protect signal units. It had a four-man crew protected by relatively thin armor and a mesh grenade screen, and was unarmed except for the crew’s personal weapons. Approximately 500 of the 260 and the similar 261 were built and used from 1940 till the end of the war. The really significant difference in the two vehicles was in antenna and radio fit. The 260 used a dipole antenna for medium range communications and the 261 used a frame type antenna for long range radio.