Cutting Edge Modelworks

1/48 F6F-5 Corrected Cowling

Product # CEC48475 for $13.99 for Hasegawa kits

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Feb 16  2005

 

 

 

This new resin set from Cutting Edge Modelworks includes one engine cowl to replace the original kit parts.  The original Hasegawa cowling is inaccurately shaped and has a curved and pinched appearance.

This new set fixes the problems with the Hasegawa cowl and the earlier Cutting Edge Modelworksset, CEC48109, has been discontinued and this set is all we will produce from now on. The earlier set did not have the high level of accuracy in shape that this cowl has.  This set is ONLY for the F6F-5and NOT for the F6F-3. A similar corrected cowl for the F6F-3 (with the lower cowl flaps opened) is available separately in the Cutting Edge Modelworks set CEC48479.

Resin casting is of a very high quality and the panel line detail and rivet detail and engine cowl flaps is very well done.  This is a welcome resin set from Cutting Edge Modelworks for this famous WW2 fighter.

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

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