Small World Accessories

1/48 Fiat G.91R cockpit set

product # SWAR48001 for Heller/Ocidental Fiat G.91R kit

€13.90 from Mondoridotto

Review by Steve Bamford on Sept 27 2007

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Mondoridotto has opened their line of resin accessories under the name Small World Accessories.  Their first item is a resin cockpit set for the 1/48 Heller/Ocidental Fiat G.91R.  This finely done resin set includes the following items:

  • Cockpit tub

  • Ejection seat

  • Aft Bulkhead

  • Instrument panel

  • Nose wheel bay

  • Nose wheel

  • Airbrakes / main wheel bay

  • Main wheels

  • PAN / Preserie nose cone

  • Flaps

All the parts are cast in light grey resin and are basically designed as replacement for the kit parts.  This doesn't mean there won't be some work involved to install this set, but the work is very minor and will give you superior results.  The cockpit tub is well detailed with switches on both sides which will show up will with some drybrushing and careful painting and will be a great improvement over the kit parts.  The ejection seat is beautifully done with seat belts and all the detail you'd expect to find on the real seat and an aft bulkhead that goes behind the cockpit tub.  And of course a cockpit wouldn't be complete without a instrument panel and the one in this set has plenty of very delicate raised detail....again dry brushing will bring out all the glorious raised detail.  

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You also get new highly detailed nose gear and main gear bays that will really improve the look over the kit parts.  You get 3 new resin wheels with very good detail, although the main wheels seem slightly over bulged.  You also have the option with this set to cut the flaps off the kit wings and use the resin flaps in this set to pose as dropped flaps.  This will be a simple matter and will add greatly to the realism of your Fiat G.91R.  Also included in this set is the PAN / Preserie nose cone used on the preproduction aircraft and the Frecce Tricolori display team.  The instructions are included on 4 1/2 pages and include photos, line drawings and text instructions explaining the assembly process complete with a list showing what each of the parts replaces on the kit.  All very civilized and easy to follow.  As a final note the instruction sheets have text only basic painting guides.

Resin casting is of a very high quality and all the detail is well done with no air bubbles.  This new resin set from Small World Accessories will permit modelers to take their 1/48 Heller/Ocidental Fiat G.91R to a higher level of detail.

Steve

I would like to thank Small World Accessories for providing me with this review sample.

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford