Bf 109 G-6 & G-14 Seat
with Moulded In Belts

for Tamiya's Bf 109 G kit

BarracudaCast, 1/48 scale

Reviewed by Brett Green

Resin aircraft seats with harness straps cast in place are hardly a recent innovation.

I wrote up several reviews of resin seats from Canadian company Ultracast - still in business today - and Cooper Details (an earlier brainchild of Barracuda Studios' Roy Sutherland) on HyperScale 22 years ago, way back in 1998.

Barracuda Studios has widened the 21st Century modellers' choices with a new 1/48 scale seat designed specifically for Tamiya's lovely 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 kit.

Tamiya offers a decal seat harness for their kit, and there are also a number of photo-etched and multimedia separate straps available today, but Barracuda Studios now gives us the option of a custom-designed resin replacement with harness in place.

Barracuda's seat is cast with the rear cockpit bulkhead and the upper fairing.

It is cst onto a block at the rear. This will be best removed with a razor saw. Some minor surgery is required to the kit's plastic cockpit floor and the upper fairing. Full instructions are supplied in text and colour photos.

Casting quality is perfect on my sample.

The harness straps are cast with a natural drape. Buckles, mounts and other hardware are also cast in place. The whole effect is very convincing, and should be fun to paint.

Barracuda Studios' 1/48 scale Bf 109 G-6 & G-14 Seat With Molded In Belts is a high quality, simple to install update for Tamiya's superb Gustav.

Thanks to Barracuda Studios for the images and information

Barracuda Studio products are available online from their website

Text and Images Copyright © 2022 by Brett Green
This Page Created on 1 March, 2022
Last updated 3 March, 2022

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