1/48 Pitot – AM 48 060, $5.50
1/32 Pitot – AM 32 048, $8.00

Thanks very much to Iwona and Piotr at Master Model for providing us these review items, and thanks also to IPMS/USA for passing them on to me for review.

Like all Master Model (MM) pitot tubes, these are “gems”. I used the 1/48 version to upgrade my Eduard MiG 29 build from earlier this year. At the time of the original build, I ground down a piece of wire for a pitot; didn’t do a great job, but it fit the bill. Now, here comes Master Model with their jewelry-quality brass version. Had to do it!

An instruction card is included as part of the packaging, containing excellent drawings and clear instructions on “how to do it”. Other companies could follow suit…

Removing the old pitot tube (looks like a fence pole, pretty obvious in the picture) broke the resin aftermarket nose cone. No big deal. I superglued the MM item in place, filled the void in the resin left by the removal of the original item, sanded, and painted away. The PE strakes were added next – not easy because of their diminutive size, but the effect is perfect when complete. More touch up paint, and I have a much better-looking needle nose. As to the 1/32 item, it is exactly the same as the 1/48, except larger, and I’ll tell you right now that once I get Zactoman’s final bits that I ordered last night for the old Revell kit, it will be my next project!

As previously noted, I have used MM pitot tubes before and really prefer them to needles and hypo tubing. At LAST we have decent, durable pitot tubes for our pointy-nose airplanes! Thanks again to Iwona and Piotr for these items, keep them coming! (SU-22?)