Remove Before Flight Tags - Fabric

Published on
May 23, 2014
Review Author(s)
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$13.00
Product / Stock #
32807
Company: Eduard - Website: Visit Site
Provided by: Eduard - Website: Visit Site
Kit photetch

Eduard has issued Remove before Flight tags before out of colored photoetch. This new set capitalizes on the new fabric material along with their photoetch components. This set is for 1/32 scale planes and has one sheet of fourteen fabric tags with two styles- one with a square end and one with a tapered end. The photoetch fret contains two types of attachment hangers.

To give these a test run, I pulled a Tamiya 1/32 F-15C out and some Aerobonus seeker covers for the Sidewinders. Removing the fabric tab from the backing is easy. They are very fragile and want to tear almost like vinyl. They have a nice fabric look. They come on an adhesive backed sheet and come off a little sticky. Let them set a little while and they lose most of their stickiness and are easier to handle. I attached one to the seeker head with a piece of wire and then hung it on the missile. It looks great and hangs mush more realistically than photoetch. The instructions say to crumple the fabric piece but I was afraid the adhesive would stick it all together and I passed on that part.

For a second trial. I pulled another fabric piece and cut one of the photoetch hangers loose. The tags do not have a hole in them so you need to drill/cut one. I used a knife and added the tag to the hangers with just a bit of glue. You can see in the pictures the nice drape to the part and it looks great on the hanger also.

This set is very nice and supplies fourteen tags for a reasonable price. They look much more realistic than the photoetch tags and can be used on many modern aircraft. They would look great in dioramas and for planes built stowed. Recommended.

My thanks to Eduard and IPMS/USA for the chance to review this great set.

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