I’ll start by continuing my line of thanks to Ross at SAC for providing one more set of his gear and to the IPMS/USA leadership for shipping the item to review!

This will be a really simple review; the SAC set for the excellent new ICM 1/48 Dornier series provides an equally excellent upgrade to the kit’s landing gear. Consisting of four parts, this set is, as usual, an attractive and worthwhile acquisition to use on the kit. The set is useful, if for no other reason, in that the kit items require extraordinary care in removal from the parts tree. See the pictures for an example of the kit items still attached to the injection runner: the broken kit arm is an example of the scale (but delicate) nature of these items.

In this case, the complex retraction and extension arm are provided as single metal parts. The same goes for the H-frame main gear struts. They are sturdy and take real-life abuse without fracturing. To install the SAC parts, just glue them in place to replace the kit gear, and then call it done.

The metal gear makes a big difference. Molding is accurate: no flash lines, just a bit of cleanup on some of the pour points. Installation is as simple as using superglue or epoxy to add them into place. I installed one set on the partially finished airframe to give an idea of how it fits. Although this is a temporary tack job (more work to come on this model), it shows how easy the set is to fit into place. One thing I recommend, make sure the aft bulkhead mounting holes are cleaned out sufficiently to push the SAC gear in; there is no glue-melt cheating with metal to plastic.

This set rates 10 out of 10; needless to say, I am again pleased with this one.

Thanks again to SAC for another great review opportunity and thanks to IPMS/USA for trusting me to do the job!