so what do you get....
A nice sturdy box with drawn art work.
Inside we have everything apart from the instructions and decals all contained in one bag which unfortunately includes the clear pieces which I have now taken out to stop any scratches( fortunately mine have not got any but it's best to be safe than sorry.)
The parts total is 169 and the completed model dimensions are...Length 229mm, wingspan 302mm
Open the bag and take the sprues out we get...Three main sprues and two separate wing pieces.
Sprue A.
Sprue B are the two wing pieces.
Sprue C
Sprue D
Sprue E.
Decals
Instructions.
Paint schemes are for three machines.
1,(H)/32 Finland Dec 1941.
4,(H)/23, Russia, winter 1942
2,(H)/14, north Africa, 1941/1942
Well in the box it looks very good indeed with enough detail for it to be built OOB there are aftermarkets from Eduard et al that would would tart it up more if you heart so desires but I think for any normal modeler what is in the box would be sufficient.
I have never built any ICM kits before but I did hear that the decals could be dodgy so maybe I will get another set just in case.
Overall the detail on this kit is really good with some very fine panel lines though the plastic is a little soft and seems to pick up scratches easily but that is nothing to worry about as a bit of micromesh will get rid of them.
It's a big machine as the next picture shows a comparison of the kits wings to a Eduard 1/48 Bf108 and the Matchbox 1/72 Hs126.
Am I glad I now have a 1/48 version...hell yeah and looking forward to building it in 2014.
Regards
Mark
