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1/350 40mm QUAD BOFORS MK-2 (with MK-51)
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by Martin J Quinn |
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| Veteran Models has released an upgrade set, set VTW35003, which contains 34 resin parts, 16 brass barrels and a photo-etch set, enough to make four 40mm Quad Bofors, Mk-2 Mounts, along with four Mk-51 directors. The 40mm Quad Bofors was widely used the United States Navy during World War II as an air defense weapon. |
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| Quad 40mm Bofors MK-2 Mount | |||||||||
| Each gun (there are four in the set) is comprised of five resin parts, fours brass barrel and multiple brass photo-etch parts. The resin parts - especially the bases for the mounts - are well cast, and have good detail. The parts are extremely delicate, and I found some parts were broken in my sample. There was also a little bit of flash on some of the parts. There are also four well cast Mk-51 directors included in this set. | |||||||||
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| TURNED BRASS BARRELS | |||||||||
| There are sixteen turned brass 40mm barrels in this set. These look very good. | |||||||||
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| PHOTO-ETCH | |||||||||
| The photo-etch is well done, with almost a dozen parts for each quad mount, and a couple of parts for each Mk-51 director. | |||||||||
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| This is a very detailed set
of 40mm Quad Bofors mounts. There is very nice detail, and the brass
barrels and photo-etch are both well done. On the other hand, it's
also a very complex set, with about 20 or so parts to make one quad mount.
This is Veteran Models set VTW35003, 1/350 40mm Quad Bofors Gun Mount, Mk-2. It retails for around $18.00, and is available from many of our sponsors. Thanks to Veteran Models for the review sample. Recommended for more experienced modelers, especially those in the super-detail crowd, who really want their USN ships to stand out. |
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