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Luftwaffe Wheel Chocks

Brengun, 1/32 scale

S u m m a r y :

Catalogue Number:

Brengun item no. BRL32013 – Luftwaffe wheel chocks (two types)

Scale:

1/32

Contents & Media

Photo-etched brass.

Price:

Available from these on-line stockists *

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Review Type:

First Look.

Advantages:

Useful diorama accessories; heavy gauge photo-etched brass will add strength to finished chocks.

 

Disadvantages:

Heavy gauge brass is harder to cut from the fret.

Conclusions:

These chocks will add a nice touch of detail to your latest 1/32 Luftwaffe project. The slightly thicker brass will take a little getting used to, but it will also give the final product structural integrity. Highly recommended, and also available in in 1/144, 1/72 and 1/48 scales.

Reviewed by Brad Fallen


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FirstLook

 

Brengun continues to expand its range of resin and photo-etched accessories, with 98 products available in 1/144 scale, 76 in 1/72 scale, 58 in 1/48 scale and 16 in 1/32 scale.  The 1/32 sets include some useful diorama props, such as perforated steel plates, buckets, tools, and Soviet, British and Luftwaffe wheel chocks.

The Luftwaffe chocks are supplied on a brass fret that is noticeably thicker than most other photo-etched frets I have used.  Brengun has presumably used this heavier gauge to ensure that the finished frets are sufficiently robust to withstand handling.  This is reasonable enough, but the extra thickness also makes the parts harder to cut from the fret, so make sure you have a good supply of scalpel blades before you start to do this.

 

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This challenge aside, the parts are well engineered and should be reasonably straightforward to fold into the required shapes.  I would recommend using a Hold and Fold or similar tool to ensure consistently sharp bends.  Brengun’s instructions leave little doubt as to how the parts should be folded, but the accompanying photos of chocks in use have been poorly reproduced; better quality images are easy to find on the internet.

At the end of this process, if all goes well, you will have eight chocks – four each of two different varieties.  Use your references to decide which type is most appropriate for the aircraft you are modeling, although I suspect that in the midst of operations there were no hard and fast rules.

 

 

C o n c l u s i o n

 

These chocks will add a nice touch of detail to your latest 1/32 Luftwaffe project.  The slightly thicker brass will take a little getting used to, but it will also give the final product structural integrity.  Highly recommended, and also available in in 1/144, 1/72 and 1/48 scales.

Thanks to Brengun Models for the review sample.

Review Text and Images Copyright © 2014 by Brad Fallen
Page Created 20 August, 2014
Last updated 20 August, 2014

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