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HS 748 RAAF/RAN Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for Mk.1 kit

Red Roo Models, 1/144 scale

S u m m a r y :

Catalogue Number:

 Red Roo Models Item No. RRR14401 - HS748 RAAF/RAN Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for Mk.1 kit

Scale:

1/144

Contents & Media

One parts in cream coloured resin and instructions.

Price:

AUD$5.00 plus postage available from RedRoo Models

Review Type:

First Look.

Advantages:

Well-researched,high quality casting

Disadvantages:

None noted.

Conclusions:

This is a simple update for anyone who wants to add the APU to the Mk.1 1/144 scale HS 748 in RAAF or Royal Australian Navy colours.

Reviewed by Brett Green

 

FirstLook

 

Here is a small and very simple update for the Mk.1 1/144 scale HS 748 kit.

Australian HS 748s were fitted with an external Auxiliary Power Unit in a fairing on top of the starboard engine nacelle.

 

 

Hawkeye Models offers the option of a resin APU with their decal sets, but if you haven't taken up that option, or if you want to build more than one model frrom your Hawkeye decal sheet, or if you have sourced decals from elsewhere, Red Roo Models has now released the HS 748 APU fairing under their own brand.

 

 

This is a very simple one-piece conversion. A little cleanup will be required but the fairing itself is nicely cast.

Instructions provide text assistance and diagrams showing the location of the APU in top and side views.

 

 

Conclusion

 

This is a simple update for anyone who wants to add the APU to the Mk.1 1/144 scale HS 748 in RAAF or Royal Australian Navy colours.

Recommended.

Thanks to Red Roo Models for the sample

Review Text & Images Copyright © 2021 by Brett Green
Page Created 9 April, 2021
Last updated 9 April, 2021

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