Eduard Brassin 1/48 UB-16 Rocket Pod Set First Look
By Michael Benolkin
Date of Review | November 2014 | Manufacturer | Eduard |
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Subject | UB-16 Rocket Pod Set | Scale | 1/48 |
Kit Number | 648173 | Media | Resin, Photo-Etch |
Pros | Four nicely detailed missiles | Cons | Nothing noted |
Skill Level | Intermediate | MSRP (USD) | $9.95 |
First Look
Eduard from the Czech Republic is easily the most prolific producer of aftermarket details. Period. Their series of photo-etched detail sets have brought additional fidelity to otherwise bland subjects, and have taken even the best-produced models and kicked them up a notch or two with details that cannot be produced with injection-molded plastic.
Many AMS modelers will collect the relevant Eduard photo-etch sets for a given project, but they'll also go out and gather specific resin enhancements as well. Eduard has stepped up with a new product line to complement their photo-etched detail series - Brassin. Brassin is a play on words with Brass and Resin, and in many sets in this series, the resin details also include a set of color photo-etch as well.
In this release, Eduard has produced a pair of UB-16 rocket pods carried on just about every Soviet fighter, fighter-bomber, and attack helicopter of the 1960s through 1980s. Each pod carried 16 x 57mm folding-fin rockets and there is also a larger version which I hope Eduard produces with is the UB-32 which was 32 x 57mm rockets.
This set is molded in gray resin with photo-etched rear tube frame rings and a set of stenciling on the included decal sheet. This is another useful set to keep around for your Soviet cold war-era projects.
Recommended for experienced modelers!
My sincere thanks to Eduard for this review sample!