Eduard provides a complete set of parts to enhance the appearance of the ejection seats for the Hobby Boss Tornado ADV with this product, Eduard’s Tornado ADV Seatbelts Set, # 49547. The Eduard set is colored so no painting will be necessary.

A PE “bender” is not required to use the Eduard set. The Eduard parts can be easily manipulated and re-shaped with a pair of tweezers. Some of the parts are quite small, so a modicum of caution must be exercised not only to prevent the parts from becoming one with the carpet, but also to prevent any unfortunate accidental bends being introduced to the PE parts.

First: Extreme thanks to FineMolds for having dared to finally provide an injection molded kit of this famous weapon. If you have never built a FineMolds model, please understand that they are one of the top-notch short-run companies out there. The first FineMolds model I built was their all-resin and metal “Tony” kit, back in 1992; it heralded in all-resin kits for me, fit great, and cost (at the time) about $100. A very “Princely” price, but it lasted for 15 years after I built it. Not bad for a model to survive three military moves with the lowest-bidder moving companies… Enough talk, on to the “Okha”!

The Parts:

Quickboost is releasing products similar to this item for an ever-widening range of aircraft, and each of these products that I’ve seen lives up to the high standards of quality for which Quickboost is known. Included in this offering are four individual prop blades, two prop hubs into which the blades are fitted, and two spinners. Of course, also included is the “tool”, which is a solid block of resin with a specially designed layout that holds the prop blades and hubs in correct alignment for assembly.

Assembly:

Assembly is straightforward and can be accomplished after painting. That makes life easier for the builder. One simply places a “hub” in the receiving bay within the “tool”, places a prop on the “tool”, and glues it into the hub. No fuss, no muss, and perfect alignment every time!

Conclusion:

Well, it’s November and Ross McMillan and his elves appear to be busy as ever with six new SAC releases. These range in scale from 1/72nd through 1/32nd and, as always, are welcome additions to his ever-growing list of metal replacement gear. This month’s releases are as follows:

• #32057 – Dewoitine D.520 Landing Gear – replacement for 1/32 Azur - $ 14.95
• #48152 – Mirage 2000 Landing Gear – replacement for 1/48 Heller, Eduard - $ 16.95
• #48153 – Yak-38 Landing Gear – replacement for 1/48 Hobby Boss - $ 16.95
• #48154 – P-61 Black Widow Landing Gear – replacement for 1/48 Great Wall - $ 16.95
• #38155 – FW 190 Landing Gear – replacement for all 1/48 Hasegawa - $ 16.95
• #72038 – Ju-52 Landing Gear – replacement for 1/72 Italeri - $ 12.95

Most highly recommended.

Make sure to visit their website to see these and a list of other gear available at quality Hobby Suppliers, or you can order direct.

This is the 2^nd “book” in this series. It has an ISBN number (978-83-61421-54-2), but it really is not a book. What you get is a shrink-wrapped folder (made out of glossy, stiff stock) that contains a large set of decals and 4 separate sheets approximately 8 ¼” x 11 3/4” in size (which I understand is “A4” size in Europe). Each of these sheets has glossy, high-quality printing on both sides and is of nice, thick stock.

The first sheet shows all stencil markings on a set of generic Bf109G-10 line drawings (stencils are shown in their respective colors, where appropriate). The verso of this sheet has the requisite “book” publishing information, as well as RLM color chips (printed, not painted chips) with matching FS numbers. Also on this side are 9 line drawings of Bf109 rudder variants.