Platz Hobby

1/72 Mitsubishi T-2 photo etch set

product # M72-021 

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Oct 8 2010

 

Platz Hobby has released a new photo etch set for the Mitsubishi T-2 used by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (J.A.S.D.F.).  The Mitsubishi T-2 was retired from Japanese service in 2006 and the F-2 took over the role as a jet trainer.  The Mitsubishi T-2 was also used by the Japanese "Blue Impulse" aerobatic display team.

This photo etch set was manufactured by Eduard and is consistent with the high quality pre-painted photo etch sets made by Eduard these days.  

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This set adds detail to the following areas: 

  • Cockpit (for front and rear cockpits)

  • Canopy

  • Main gear bays

  • Landing gear legs

  • Landing Gear doors

  • Exterior of fuselage

The 3 pages of line drawings are easy to follow and are your typical Eduard instruction sheets, so you will have no problem following the assembly sequence when using this set.  The pre-painted instrument panels in this set are so tiny (this is 1/72 afterall), but they are so wonderfully and flawlessly painted.  Each tiny dial is clearly visible and readable.  The front and rear cockpit instrument panels are 2 piece affairs with the pre-painted gauges going behind the pre-painted instrument bezels.  Compared to the kit parts this set is a big improvement.  You also get pre-painted seatbelts.....which are equally beautiful.  Plus a bunch of other parts such as rudder pedals, pre-paint side consoles for the front and rear cockpits and so much more.

If you do decide to add the photo etch parts to the canopy.....remember that fumes from CA glue will fog the canopy, so coat your canopy in Future before you use the CA glue to avoid this problem......or don't use CA glue to attach the Photo Etch parts to the canopy.

Platz Hobby has come out with a very good set for the T-2 and this is definitely worth picking up when you build a 1/72 T-2.

You can buy this set directly from the Platz Hobby website.

Steve Bamford

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford