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 six astoundingly detailed 1/48 gun barrels to replace the kit plastic parts… read on!

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. The kit guns are sufficient, but these bring the kit up that little bit…

Simply replace the kit gun barrels with the metal versions; the cooling jackets slide over the barrels themselves; I recommend thin superglue and careful application to prevent inadvertent filling of the air holes. Remember the Guns are mounted longest next to the fuselage, mid-length in the center, and short to the outside (toward the wing tip). I only say this because I have seen it reversed on some otherwise excellent builds… artistic license aside.

Drill appropriate mounting holes, superglue into place on the wings, and paint at the end of the build, and you are done.

Game win once again to Master Model for an excellent product; thanks again for providing these items to IPMS USA!