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PSP Airfield

Arma Hobby, 1/72 scale

S u m m a r y :

Description and Item No.:

Arma Hobby Kit No. 70059 - PSP Airfield

Contents and Media:

One plastic 152x152mm (6 inches by 6 inches) PSP airfield. Link to 3d printed accessory files and additional material.

Price:

€8.64 plus shipping available online at Arma Hobby

GBP£8.99 EU Price (GBP£7.49 Export Price) plus shipping available online from Hannants

and hobby retailers worldwide 

Scale:

1/72

Review Type:

First Look

Advantages:

Simple, neatly moulded and a suitable size for small fighters. The QR link to a 3D printing set of accessories is a new and interesting idea..

Disadvantages:

None noted.

Recommendation:

This is a most useful product that comes highly recommended to modellers who like to have something under their model that will certainly take away the stress of handling the finished masterpiece.

Reviewed by Graham Carter

Introduction

 

Pierced Steel Planking or PSP or Marston Matting was produced  and introduced by the USA in 1941 for use on poorly prepared airfields and was used widely throughout the Pacific, Europe and Africa during and after WWII.

 

 

Each mat weighed about 25kg/60lb and contained drainage holes and hooks for linking the pieces together into large sheets that could cope with surprisingly large aircraft. They are made of a corrosion resistant manganese steel and were common on Allied airfields throughout the 1940s and early 50s.

 

 

FirstLook

 

This simple diorama accessory comes in a small flat box and comprises a single plastic sheet on a raised plinth 152x152mm square. Detail is fine and regular and would suit a small fighter such as a P-51, P-47 or Spitfire. It does seem to be rather regular and I think that it would be a bit more realistic if it had some undulations or dents, but that is just me.  

 

 

No instructions come with the item but a visit to the ARMAHobby web-site gives more details such as uses and colours, including a step-by-step painting guide called PLAYING WITH THE PSP AIRFIELD.

 

 

A great addition to the base is a free 3D-printing file for some universal airfield equipment: fire extinguisher, 3 toolboxes, 2 fuel barrels, 4 British ‘flimsy’ fuel cans, 8 wheel chocks and a wooden trestle.  This is accessed via a QR code on the box and allows the user to print up their own set of accessories. This is the way our hobby could be going folks!

 

 

Anyway it is a most useful product that I think will find many a home under some of your masterpieces and I am sure we will start to see it in model shows soon. As such it comes highly recommended to modellers who like to have something under their model that will certainly take away the stress of handling the finished masterpiece.

 

 

Conclusion

 

This is a most useful product that comes highly recommended to modellers who like to have something under their model that will certainly take away the stress of handling the finished masterpiece.

Highly Recommended.

Thanks to Arma Hobby for the sample

Review Text Copyright © 2024 by Graham Carter
Images Copyright © 2024 by Brett Green
Page Created 6 November, 2024
Last updated 6 November, 2024

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