Eduard Model Accessories

1/72 M117 bombs early

Product # 672057

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Aug 19 2016

 

      

This resin set from Eduard is part of the Brassin series and is available directly from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis set includes six M117 bombs in 1/72 scale.

 

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The M117 is a 750lb air-dropped general-purpose bomb used by United States military forces. It dates back to the time of the Korean War of the early 1950s and in the 1950s through the early 1970s the M117 was a standard aircraft weapon, carried by the F-100 Super Sabre, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, F-111, and F-4 Phantomaven the  B-52G Stratofortress.

This resin set includes:

  • six resin bomb bodies 

  • six resin bomb tails with fins 

  • six resin short bomb fuses 

  • six resin medium bomb fuses

  • six resin long bomb fuses

  • decals for 6 bombs stripes and stencils

There are 2 pages of instruction in the usual line drawing format that Eduard is famous for and which are so easy to follow.  

These bombs provide very high quality level of detail and realism and the 3 different fuse options give you much more variety.

You can buy this detail set and thousands of other items directly from Eduard Model Accessories.

Images in this article are by Eduard Model Accessories.

Steve Bamford

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