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Title: 1:48 scale VVS seatbelts? Post by: VelvetFrog66 on July 05, 2014, 07:26:45 PM Hi.
Just wondering about the availability of VVS seatbelts in 1:48 scale? Saw a tiny PE set from AML but that's about all I've come across. Is there anything else available? Are the AML ones good? Cheers, Robert Title: Re: 1:48 scale VVS seatbelts? Post by: 66misos on July 11, 2014, 09:13:44 AM Hi Robert,
Czech company HGW http://shop.hgwmodels.cz/en/ (http://shop.hgwmodels.cz/en/) has nice seatbelts, and also other stuff. From VVS they have belts only for Il-2 http://shop.hgwmodels.cz/en/148-scale/353-iljuschin-il-2-seatbelts-148-148531.html (http://shop.hgwmodels.cz/en/148-scale/353-iljuschin-il-2-seatbelts-148-148531.html) I do not know whether Il-2 seatbelts were something standard applicable also for other planes, or something specific only for Il-2 Regards, 66misos Title: Re: 1:48 scale VVS seatbelts? Post by: VelvetFrog66 on July 11, 2014, 06:14:54 PM Thanks 66misos.
My first two 1:48 VVS subjects are IL-2s so they are perfect. Thanks too for providing the link. Makes things much easier. Hopefully one of the experts here can tell us if the IL-2 seatbelts would be applicable to other types. Regards, Robert Title: Re: 1:48 scale VVS seatbelts? Post by: 66misos on July 13, 2014, 04:18:06 PM Hi Robert,
I do not know how familiar you are with another Czech company EDUAR. You wrote you have two Il-2. So probably some aftermarket stuff from Eduard could be interesting for you http://www.eduard.com/store/index.php?stoken=ABB2587B&force_sid=506cff578176d6cdc68a074f7fb6242b&lang=1¤cy=0&cl=search&listorderby=oxarticles.oxactivefrom&listorder=desc&sendSearchForm=1&searchparam=Il-2+1%2F48 (http://www.eduard.com/store/index.php?stoken=ABB2587B&force_sid=506cff578176d6cdc68a074f7fb6242b&lang=1¤cy=0&cl=search&listorderby=oxarticles.oxactivefrom&listorder=desc&sendSearchForm=1&searchparam=Il-2+1%2F48) If you click on the picture, anothe page will open showing that particular PE parts added to the unpainted plastic kit like here: (http://www.eduard.com/store/out/media/gallery/2650/zoom/00.JPG) Here are already prepainted PE parts: (http://www.eduard.com/store/out/pictures/1/49607_1.gif) Title: Re: 1:48 scale VVS seatbelts? Post by: Seawinder on July 13, 2014, 04:39:18 PM The AML set isn't bad, although it's unpainted (which may or may not be a drawback). In the USA it's available from UMM. I've also got a couple of generic VVS seat belt sets made by ExtraTech, another Czech company. Don't remember from where I obtained them, but they're available at Hannants. Also unpainted. They look usable, but not as well detailed as the AML set.
Title: Re: 1:48 scale VVS seatbelts? Post by: VelvetFrog66 on July 17, 2014, 08:28:28 PM Thanks 66misos and Seawinder.
Quite a few new options there. I'll have a good look and work out which ones would suit my purposes best and order some in. I'll need three sets now I have added a Sukhoi Su-2 to the collection. I'm guessing the Il-2 seatbelts would also be suitable for the Su-2. Regards, Robert Title: Re: 1:48 scale VVS seatbelts? Post by: Bonehammer on August 30, 2014, 03:50:42 PM Just wondering about the availability of VVS seatbelts in 1:48 scale? IIRC the Soviets acquired the licence for the Sutton harness system before the GPW. According to Radu Brinzan, "Soviet aircraft of WW2 such as MiG-3, Yak-1, Yak-7, Yak-9 and Yak-3" and others carried A-type Sutton harnesses. The harness for the Il-2 pilot is different, with a round clip. |