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Ordered the He 162 sets this morning.
Still curious about the Reheat Bezels though. Anyone know if the "Vintage" sets are what is needed for WWII aircraft? I have a couple of other older kits that have need some instrument panel updates as well.
Sweb,
I was just wondering about whether the Vintage classification was suitable for WW2 is all. It probably isn't THAT important at 1/72 scale and all.
I guess I'll find out in a bit anyway. I managed to find someone who was clearing out his 1/72 collection and ordered those sets from him. The price was ridiculously low so even if they don't work I'm not out any serious cash. I should have them in a couple of days. I've already promised Evan a few of the bezels in an exchange for some decals.
Good info K, glad you found them too.
Yep, glad you got what you started out to get. One thing I'm confused about is the use of the word bezel here. The bezel is the front surround (frame) of the instrument and does not include the dial face and glass. Hence my lengthy dissertation in a prior post here.
That's how Reheat labels them - as bezels. I'm probably not describing them well but basically the parts are etched brass and represent everything EXCEPT the dial face and the glass that would be visible from the front of the instrument panel. Like an altimeter without the glass, needle or the plate (dial face?) with the altitude markings. It's like a photoetch instrument panel with the actual panel supporting panel removed and ONLY the individual instruments surrounds remaining.
Here's a picture of what I mean:
ANd here's an image of the instrument face decals:
with a close up:
They're INCREDIBLY small and if you hate photoetch avoid them like the plague. But some kits with ZERO instrument details (like the Airfix 1/72 Hs 123) it's a nice way to be able to build a decent instrument panel for the cockpit.