Starfighter Decals

1/48 P-26 Update Set - Limit Production set

product # 4001  for Academy/Hobbycraft Kits

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Oct 14 2010

 

Starfighter Decals is providing a huge selection of products for pre-war American aircraft and this set compliments their product line.  This set was mastered by Toms Modelworks and is a cockpit and exterior detail set designed for the Academy P-26 and the Hobbycraft P-26, P-26A, and P-26C kits.

This is a multi-media set that includes resin parts and photo etch parts.

This cockpit set includes 3 resin pieces to make up a cockpit tub....they are the instrument panel firewall, cockpit floor and the wall behind the pilots seat. 

The photo etch parts include framing for the cockpit side walls as well as smaller parts for items such as the throttles etc.  You also get plenty of photo etch parts for the exterior of the fuselage for various things such as the tail antenna mast as well as tiny braces all over the airframe/wings.  The instructions go into very minute detail with photos, line drawings and text that explain each step in the building process. 

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This cockpit set does a nice job of addressing plenty of areas by adding detail and covers many areas that will show on the  finished model.  

This is a Limited production set, so buy yours while you can.

Steve Bamford

I would like to thank Starfighter Decals for providing me with this review sample.

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford