This resin model kit
is of the Hal Ajeet T.2 Trainer. India converted the Hal Ajeet jet to a
two seat trainer, but the project never got past the prototype stage. One
prototype crash and a second flew in 1983, but the project was dropped after a
period of intensive trials.
This new resin
kit from Olimp
Models is part of their Pro
Resin line of resin kits.
This little 1/72 kit comes packed in a VERY sturdy little box. Upon
opening the box, I was treated to a beautiful sight of a delicate little
multi-media kit which includes mostly resin parts, a clear vac-u-formed canopy
and a decal sheet. I was very impressed by the level of fine detail
especially when I saw the fine details including microscopic recessed rivets on
the wings.
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Now....this is a resin kit, so it
will require the use of CA glue (Crazy Glue) to assemble it and the parts are
going to need a tiny bit of cleaning up, but this is very minimal and will not
in any way detract from the joy of building this kit. If you've ever done
any work with resin parts before you will have no problem tackling this
kit......go slow....be patient and enjoy the build. I did a dry fit of the
fuselage halves and they lined up very well but you will need to clean up the
mating surfaces before assembly.....this kit should go together well if the rest
of the kit has the same very good level of fit.
As you can see from the sample of
photos of the resin parts above and below, the cockpit sidewall detail on the sides of the
fuselage is well done. The wings have excellently done panel lines and
recessed rivets and
will look quite convincing on the finished kit. The seats look great with
molded in seat belts and the instrument panel also looks quite good....as does the cockpit and once you paint it up....it will look very
good.
The attachment points for the
resin parts is wonderfully thin making the removal of the parts from the resin
casting blocks a quick and easy job. Detail is very crisp on most parts
and the finished products will be a treat to behold.
I really do get a kick out of
seeing the latest kit from Pro
Resin as they
produce kits of an interesting variety of aircraft .
The canopy is vac-u-formed and
you get 2 canopies incase you mess up the first one or if you want to cut them
up and pose it with the canopy open. And an open canopy is an option worth
considering as the cockpit detail is quite good.
The kit parts are pretty straight
forward and the 4 pages of instructions cover the assembly process in a clear
and easy to follow way. The instructions include paint codes in Humbrol,
Model Master and Revell colours.
There are one decal option for
Hal Ajeet T.2 with No. 2 Squaron IAF, Kalaikinda.
This aircraft is overall Aluminium with a flat black anti-glare panel in front
of the canopy on the nose and behind the canopy.
The decals are very clearly
printed....not too thick...not too thin and of good colour coverage.
In 1/72 you are dealing with tiny
tiny model kits but this kit goes to great lengths to provide cockpit detail
that is very well done and better than most kits in this scale.
I have always had a strong
interest in 2 seat trainer, so seeing this latest kit of this rare prototype
was a special treat for me. You can buy this Pro Resin kit
directly from Olimp
Models.
I would like
to thanks Oleg at Olimp
Models for
sending me this product sample.
Steve
Bamford
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