Subject: Re: Eduard Ki-44 Shoki Photo Etch Review (HLJ)
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Dave Johnson" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:34:25 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  From: Dave Johnson 
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  Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:41 PM
  Subject: Eduard Ki-44 Shoki Photo Etch Review (HLJ)

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  Eduard

  1/32 Ki-44 Shoki Exterior Photo Etch Set.

  Product #32238 for Hasegawa Kit

  Product Review by Dave Johnson on the ## February 2010

  Hasegawa 1/32 Shoki offers a great canvas to start off with if you're wishing to add something a little extra or super detail your build. Aftermarket photo etch masters, Eduard has come to the game by offering an Interior and Exterior PE Sets in their last few monthly releases. Today, I have the exterior set to show off, so you can see what you get for your buck.  

  Jammed onto the small fret of photo etch is 142 silver/gray parts by my count and some of the parts are very small! The instructions are printed in black and white and on a small size of paper. Half the size compared to the last lot of Eduard sets that I have purchase in the past. But they are still are easy and very clear to follow and understand. The is not a huge amount of detail to comment on as most of its individual rivets or lines of rivets, but its nicely done and up to the usual standard that Eduard offers.

  The most of the parts that are supplied within the set are for the Landing gear areas, which include Torque links, brake lines and retaining clips. Covers/panels and linkages for the front and rear landing gears. Ignition wires and connecting linkages/frames between the cylinders heads are also included for Ha.109 engine assembly. The left over components are air vents and grilles for the air intake and fuel cooler and cooling jackets for the machine guns.

  This photo etch set will greatly enhance Hasegawa's level of detail and doesn't require any major surgery to make any of the photo etch parts to fit correctly. It would be a nice photo etch set for a beginner to start their photo etch experience with also.

  I would like to thank Hobby Link Japan for the supplying this review sample.

       

       
       
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