E8N1/2 Dave Instrument Panel

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Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.99
Product / Stock #
YML4801
Base Kit
Hasegawa E8N1/2
Company: Yahu Models - Website: Visit Site
Provided by: Yahu Models - Website: Visit Site

I’ve been looking forward to building my namesake for a while now and jumped at the chance to take a look at this wonderful panel replacement from Yahu Models. The panel replacement set comes with photoetch replacement panels for both the front and rear cockpits and as well as the aft panel in the rear cockpit.

Assembly is straightforward, carefully remove the photoetch parts with a sharp hobby blade on a firm hard surface so as to avoid bending the metal parts. I sprayed gloss clear over the backing parts and matt gloss over the front cover prior to gluing the parts to each other. The gloss gives the illusion of glass over the instruments. At the same time the aft panel receives only a coat of matt clear.

The Hasegawa kit is about 10 years old now and like many kits out there utilizes decals for the instrument panel. You can see how realistic the panels look by comparison to the decals. For a very little investment you can add an amazing amount of detail to the drab open cockpits of the Hasegawa Dave E8N1/2 model kit.

I want to thank Yahu Models and IPMS USA for the chance to review this wonderful detail set. Highly recommended!

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