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1/72 F6F Hellcat - night fighters armament

Product # AM-72-088

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Sept 7 2016

 

      

This latest release from Master features a set of 1/72 F6F Hellcat - night fighters gun barrels (.50 cal Brownings and 20mm cannon tips with flash hiders) (8pcs) machined out of brass.  You get a choice of 2 different configurations depending on which armament was on the aircraft you are building.  There is the most common weapons configuration used on early nightfighters and the second configuration used on some F6F-5N nightfighters with the longer barrels.

 

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The quality of the machining has to be seen to be appreciated........these are amazingly detailed and of the highest quality.  This set includes 8 turned brass barrels with wonderfully machined fluted ends. It is very simple to use on your model, and makes it extremely realistic. Simply cut off the original plastic barrel and drill a hole in the remaining parts and insert the metal barrel using Cyanoacrylate adhesives.

The machining on these parts is stunning and with the   fluted ends it really adds a wonderful final layer of delicate detail to your model.

You can purchase these and other fine detail items directly from the Master website.   

I would like to thank Master for providing me with this product sample.  Visit their website for more finely crafted detail items in a variety of scales. 

Steve Bamford

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford