| Date of Review |
January 2006 |
| Manufacturer |
Montex Mini Mask |
| Subject |
SB2U Vindicator |
| Scale |
1/48 |
| Set Number |
SM48182 |
| Pros |
Replaces the useless masks in kit |
| Cons |
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| Skill Level |
Basic |
| MSRP (USD) |
$5.61 |
If you've picked up one of Accurate Miniatures' 1/48 SB2U Vindicator
kits, you know that it is a nice model straight out of the box.
You may have even noticed that they've included window masks to
help painting of the canopies. Nice touch - but not so fast. If
you've built the Vindicator, you know that the masks aren't sized
quite right for the various windows. Bad dog, no biscuit! Accurate
Miniatures is a aware of the problem and is working to rectify
the problem in future releases.
So what to do? Montex to the rescue. They've released this set
of Mini-Masks for the kit. Their Mini-Mask line provides masks
for the interior and exterior surfaces of each of the windows.
The interior masks are compensated in size for those windows that
are curved so that everything lines up properly when the masks
are removed.
If you want to take the time to mask up your canopies with Scotch
tape, Bare Metal Foil, or whatever your mask of choice is, by all
means press on. But if you want to speed things along, here is
a mask set provides the coverage for all of the kit windows AND
gives you the option to paint the interiors of the clear parts
as well as the exteriors.
Highly recommended!
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