Eduard BIG49352 - 1:48 F3F-2

Set of photoetched details and painting masks from BigEd line for an aircraft model kit F3F-2 in scale 1/48.

Set recommended for a model kit made by Academy.

Details etched in a brass sheet are the most popular detail sets for model kits.

Manufacturing technique enables creating very fine and intricate details impossible to recreate with injection moulding. They are mostly a better looking alternative for the instrument panels, hinges, clamps, clasps, mesh grilles etc. In case of short-run model kits they might be an integral part of the set. Photoetched parts need bending them along the etched lines to give them their final shape.

Painting masks are an item that facilitates work of modellers using an airbrush.

They protect the transparent parts of the model (like canopy, lenses etc.) and often also wheel disks. They are factory cut to fit parts from a specific kit - information about what set it is designed for is given on the packaging. Also it is worth checking out wether the masks are covering whole canopy or there is a need to fill the central parts with masking fluid. Painting masks can be cut on a self adhesive foil or on a material similar to the self adhesive paper masking tape. Depending on the manufacturer and kit set might also include masks for the inner sides of the canopy.

Eduard is a model kit producing company from the Czech Republic in all most popular scales which quality and accuracy places them strictly as one of the world's finest plastic model kits manufacturer.

At the beginning, most known for production of photo etched (and later also resin) details for plastic model kits in which they are an unquestionable leader, they have also been manufacturing aircraft model kits. Eduard model kits consist of large part numbers with very good fit and a very high level of detail. "Profipack" sets apart from model kit parts also include PE details and painting masks and are aimed at modellers who have some experience in the hobby. "Weekend" sets include only a model kit and are aimed at beginners.