Thanks to Piotr at Master-models for providing these metal gun barrels to improve our Hellcats, and thanks to our IPMS leaders for sending these my way!

The Eduard Hellcats have been around for a while now, and are great kits in their own right. Master details provide late-model covered .50 caliber Browning barrels to replace the kit items; these directly replace the kit plastic parts…

In side-by-side comparison, Master Model’s gun barrels provide improvement on the kit items by providing depth and three-dimensional appearance over the kit parts, and improve the appearance by having finer detail than can be provided with injection molding processes. These are exactly the same as the version with the cooling jackets having holes drilled in them, without a separate barrel assembly for the guns. They are just machined tubes, with fine detail… See the middle gun barrel on this wing for an example.

Simply replace the kit gun barrels with the metal versions; drill appropriate holes for mounting, superglue, paint, and done. This is as easy as it gets!

Paint and superglue into place on the wings at the end of the build, and you are done.

Master Model receives our gratitude once again for producing an excellent product; thanks again for providing these items to IPMS USA!