Aerobonus

1/48 B8V20 Russian rocket launchers

Product # 480 033

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Mar 28 2013

 

 

This latest release from Aerobonus features two 1/48 B8V20 Russian rocket launchers. 

These resin rocket launchers are made up of 3 main parts for the body of the unit and then you get a large number of rockets to insert in the rocket launcher tubes after all painting is complete.  

 

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free, but there is an issue with the decals.  Aerobonus has opted to "protect" their decals with wax paper.  The paper is not all that waxy and the decals stick to the paper and when you peel back the paper you destroy the decals.  On previous reviews I have pointed this problem out to them and they have been very quick to mail out replacement decals.  So they are aware of the problem and they choose to keep using the paper to "protect" the decals.  You can see the problem with the decals in the photo below.  This isn't an isolated problem as most or all of the recent batch of reviews from Aerobonus have damaged decals due to the paper they choose to staple to the decal sheet.   

This is a first class protect, but it is a shame the decals are unusable.  I hope Aerobonus put some thought into this problem with the decals. 

You can purchase this and other fine resin detail items directly from Aerobonus or from the many retailers that carry their products.  

I would like to thank Aerobonus for providing me with this product sample.

Steve Bamford

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford