Bücker Bü 131D
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Kit Review
This is a new tooling from ICM.
Inside the box you get one clear and two medium grey-coloured plastic sprues. Surface detail is via engraved lines combined with raised areas for those details best depicted in this manner; the fabric-covered control surfaces use raised ribs that are softly defined. All colour call-outs are via Revell and Tamiya paint ranges, so you will be able to substitute your preferred range if you so choose. Construction is straightforward and details includes a complete engine that will just require a bit of extra pipework adding plus you also have a nice multi-part cockpit interior with the internal structure as separate 'tubes' and the floor built into the inside of the lower wing. You get a decal for each instrument panel and the access doors for both cockpit are also separate, there are no seat belts as decals, etched or moulded detail, which in this big scale is kind of obvious. All the other details are well done, just remember to fit the undercarriage legs (stage 46), then go straight to Stage 49 and fix part #B48 to ensure everything is aligned properly.
The kit offers four decal options:
• KG+GB of 2./JG54 in Russia in March 1942 with winter white distemper over the base scheme
• KG+GB of 2./JG54 in Russia in the summer of 1942 now back in its standard green over blue scheme
• SA+ZV of Stab III./NJG1 in Germany in 1943 (RLM 02 overall)
• TA+AH, 'Red 102' of an unknown unit at Bad Aibling, Germany in 1944 (RLM 02 overall)
The decals are beautifully printed, with perfect register and colour and they are very glossy, as is the norm nowadays with ICM. The sheet includes all national markings etc., what stencils the type usually had and the decal for the instrument panel dials.
Conclusion
This is an excellent looking kit and of a subject that lends itself well to this big scale, but which has been totally overlooked by mainstream manufacturers to date. Hopefully it will build well and sales will be such that ICM may consider other neglected trainers like the Tiger Moth. Our thanks to ICM for the review sample (www.icm.com.ua), UK modellers can obtain this kit from Hannants here for more details.
This is a new tooling from ICM.
Inside the box you get one clear and two medium grey-coloured plastic sprues. Surface detail is via engraved lines combined with raised areas for those details best depicted in this manner; the fabric-covered control surfaces use raised ribs that are softly defined. All colour call-outs are via Revell and Tamiya paint ranges, so you will be able to substitute your preferred range if you so choose. Construction is straightforward and details includes a complete engine that will just require a bit of extra pipework adding plus you also have a nice multi-part cockpit interior with the internal structure as separate 'tubes' and the floor built into the inside of the lower wing. You get a decal for each instrument panel and the access doors for both cockpit are also separate, there are no seat belts as decals, etched or moulded detail, which in this big scale is kind of obvious. All the other details are well done, just remember to fit the undercarriage legs (stage 46), then go straight to Stage 49 and fix part #B48 to ensure everything is aligned properly.
The kit offers four decal options:
• KG+GB of 2./JG54 in Russia in March 1942 with winter white distemper over the base scheme
• KG+GB of 2./JG54 in Russia in the summer of 1942 now back in its standard green over blue scheme
• SA+ZV of Stab III./NJG1 in Germany in 1943 (RLM 02 overall)
• TA+AH, 'Red 102' of an unknown unit at Bad Aibling, Germany in 1944 (RLM 02 overall)
The decals are beautifully printed, with perfect register and colour and they are very glossy, as is the norm nowadays with ICM. The sheet includes all national markings etc., what stencils the type usually had and the decal for the instrument panel dials.
Conclusion
This is an excellent looking kit and of a subject that lends itself well to this big scale, but which has been totally overlooked by mainstream manufacturers to date. Hopefully it will build well and sales will be such that ICM may consider other neglected trainers like the Tiger Moth. Our thanks to ICM for the review sample (www.icm.com.ua), UK modellers can obtain this kit from Hannants here for more details.
