Platz Hobby

 1/48 Mitsubishi F-2A pre-painted photo etch detail set
product # M-48 007

Review by Steve Bamford on Feb 23 2009

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This is a very comprehensive 1/48 F-2A pre-painted photo etch detail set from Platz Hobby.  This set is produced by Eduard for Platz Hobby so you know you are getting the quality of the industry leader.  The colours are a bit darker on the real item as compared to the above photo.  The colours in the close-up photo are more accurate to the actual colours on these photo etch set. 

Areas covered in this set are the cockpit, landing gear bays, face for gun, weapons rocket motor exhausts and landing gear hydraulic lines with pre-painted landing gear decals made from photo etch stainless steel.

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Cockpit:   Instrument panel and separate screens, seatbelts, ejection seat handles, rudder pedals, ejection seat stickers made from pre-painted photo etch stainless steel

Canopy:  Rear view mirror, riveted reinforcement along front edge of canopy or windshield.

Gear bays:  mainly hydraulic lines, with a few other detail parts.

Missiles:  Rear plate for rocket motors

Landing gear:  hydraulic lines, landing gear stickers made from pre-painted photo etch stainless steel, and other delicate detail parts.  

There are a few other parts but the bulk of them as mentioned above.  The painting really is very finely done and beyond belief how fine the detail is.  This set will really dress up your next 1/48 F-2A. 

Steve

Check out http://www.platz-hobby.com/ for this and other fine products.  I'd like to thank Platz for the review sample......this kit is made in Japan and the high quality is evident throughout this tiny model kit.

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford