Hobby Boss has provided the modeler with a nice choice for an Mi-4 “Hound.” Detail on the Hobby Boss kit is crisp. However, some PE would definitely help out. Eduard has answered the call with multiple PE sets for the Hobby Boss Mi-4. For the modeler who chooses to button up the cargo compartment, the Eduard Interior Self-Adhesive “Zoom” set is perfect.

This PE set consists of instrument panel, seat harnesses, overhead panels, and the little instrument panel that sits on the side of the front windscreen frame. The PE set is pre-painted and self-adhesive. The modeler is required to sand away the detail on the center console and the overhead consol. There is no need to sand away the kit’s instrument panel as the PE replaces the whole thing; a nice touch.

The idea of self-adhesive PE is a good one, especially for those modelers who steer away from PE due to the fear of using too much super glue and marring the detail. That being said, the instrument panel, overhead console, and center console all adhered well to the kit parts. However, the seat harnesses and small instrument cluster required a little bit of glue. The backside of the instrument panel and small instrument cluster on the windscreen will need to be painted. Other than those two parts, everything else is already painted.

These parts really spruced up the cockpit of Hobby Boss’s Mi-4. This kit could be built without the PE set and be a decent kit. However, the PE set definitely enhances the detail of a very easily seen cockpit, and includes a few aspects of the Mi-4 cockpit that the kit does not include.

This was a simple detail set and greatly enhanced the kit parts. The self-adhesive worked out well except on a couple small parts. I recommend this to the modeler who may be a little timid when it comes to PE or for those who want to set their model away from an OOB version.

A huge “thank you” goes out to Eduard and IPMS/USA for the review sample.