This model of the Marut is a brand new release by Alliance models of the Czech Republic that I picked up at Hannants at Duxford for a whopping £20. The model is all resin with good detail and little flash. The model fits out quite well in scale but the nose cone shape is quite incorrect. In fact I had to invert it to make it look something like the real thing. Lots of putty was required on the nose and the wing joints to fill gaps and get the correct shape.
The vac formed canopy was good and fitted well after a little trimming. The decals as expected of model decal were excellent except that the orange in the national markings could be darker. Bright Spark decals make some nice IAF decals. The decals represent the first of two prototypes handed over to the IAF, BD-830. The first few aircraft were characterized by the VHF antenna forward of the cockpit for the STR-9X set. This was relocated to the fin in later aircraft.
The model was finished in several shades of Testors chrome with gloss and semi gloss panels to represent the Natural Metal Finish (even during the war Maruts remained in the NMF finish). The few stencils provided were correctly represented
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