Cutting Edge Modelworks

1/35 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Upgrade/Update Set

Product # CEC35013 for $24.99 for MRC OH-58D kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Oct 20 2005

 

 

 

This new resin cockpit set from Cutting Edge Modelworks provides the updated forward cowling, corrected ALQ-144 mount, APR-39/V-2 RWR antennas, and more to update and upgrade the MRC OH-58D to Bosnian War and later configuration.

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This set provides a a completely new doghouse engine cowling, with the ducted air inlets for the engine cooling air.  It has been a standard fit on all Kiowa Warriors since the beginning of the Bosnian War and provides improved airflow during attack with the 2.75 rockets using the Mk. 66 rocket motors.  This set also includes an accurate ALQ-144 mount, the podium on top of the tail boom immediately behind the engine exhaust.  this part has been completely reshaped and stiffeners added, along with the mounts for attaching the ALQ-144.  This set provided parts so you can choose whether or not to mount the actual ALQ-144.  The set also includes the APR-39/V-2 Radar Warning Receiver antennas, the Engine Barriers Filters mounted above the engine compartment and used during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the GPS antenna on the tail boom and other small parts. 

This set will require some cutting of the kit fuselage to install the doghouse engine cowling part in this set. 

Resin casting is of a very high quality and all detail is very well done.  The delicate parts and packaged in cardboard protectors to keep them from getting broken.  

The 2 pages of instruction sheets include plenty of photos and detailed text explaining the conversion installation process.  Go slow....read the instruction carefully and you'll do just fine.  This set is rated for experienced modellers or at least modellers willing to go slow and work patiently.  I don't see any complications in using this set.....it looks pretty straight forward.

If you're building the big 1/35 MRC Kiowa Warrior kit as a late version, then this resin set from Cutting Edge Modelworks will save you much work.

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford