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Soviet WWII Bombs

 

Vector, 1/72 & 1/48 scales

 

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Catalogue No. and Description VDS72-005 - FAB-250 WWII Soviet Bombs
VDS72-007 - ZAB-100 WWII Soviet Bombs
VDS48-005 - FAB-100 WWII Soviet Bombs
Price: each USD $9.55 plus postage and handling ($3.50 in the USA, $6.00 elsewhere) available online from Buffie's Best website
Contents and Media: Grey resin
Scale: 1/72 and 1/48
Review Type: FirstLook
Advantages: Beautiful detail and casting; versatile usage for a range of Soviet aircraft
Disadvantages:  
Recommendation: Recommended.

 

Reviewed by Brett Green


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FirstLook

 

Vector has expanded their product line with a new series of 1/72 and 1/48 scale Soviet bombs.

Each set is cast perfectly in greenish coloured resin. The bomb bodies are cast separate to the fins. The FAB-100 and ZAB-100 sets also includes fuses as separate parts. These tiny fuses are beautifully detailed, especially delicately reproduced in the 1/48 scale set.

 

 

Bomb body and fin detail is also excellent.

The bomb bodies are cast onto narrow attachment points, with the fins attached only connected to their blocks with a thin wafer of resin.

 

 

Construction will be very straightforward too.

In fact, the only challenge I can think of is finding adequate reference to work out which bomb goes with what aircraft! For help in this area, you might try Matt Bitner's excellent "Modeling the Aircraft of the Soviet VVS" website.

Recommended.

Thanks to Buffie's Best for the review sample


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Review Copyright © 2007 by Brett Green
Page Created 04 January, 2007
Last updated 24 December, 2007

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