20% OFF Sale Until Wednesday!
MASTER • KELIK • RESKIT • QUINTA STUDIO • EDUARD • GUNZE • VALLEJO • HGW • DEAD DESIGN • FIRMA49 • KOVOZÁVODY PROSTĚJOV • AZ MODEL • RS MODELS
Sale Ends Wednesday, November 11, 2026!
Aber 1:48 - a set of two turned barrels for the German 7.92 mm lMG 08/15 Spandau aircraft machine gun replaces the plastic barrels on models of German aircraft of the First World War.
Responsibility details are not available.
A detail accessory from the Polish maker Aber in 1:48 scale. In the package you will find two turned brass barrels for the German aircraft machine gun of 7.92 mm caliber, the lMG 08/15, with a drilled cooling jacket. It is not an aircraft kit but a replacement part with which the coarser plastic barrels from the box are replaced and the armament gains a correct slenderness for the scale as well as a realistic metal look.
The lMG 08/15 was a lightened version of the German heavy machine gun of the Maxim system in 7.92 mm caliber. In aircraft form it became, from 1916, the standard fixed armament of German fighters: it fired forward through the propeller disc by means of a synchronizing mechanism and was mounted in single or twin form ahead of the cockpit. The nickname Spandau arose among Allied airmen from the name of the arsenal marked on the weapon, even though the type itself was made in several places. Its characteristic feature is the perforated cooling jacket, which comes out far better on a turned barrel than on injection-molded plastic.
The method is simple: cut the plastic barrel off, drill a hole of matching diameter in the remaining part and glue the metal barrel in with super glue. Work with a sharp knife and a drill in a hand holder so that the plastic does not tear. Degrease the brass before painting and give it a good primer, otherwise paint holds badly on the smooth metal; an alternative is chemical blackening, which gives the weapon a dark steel shade. The perforation of the jacket only needs bringing out with a dark wash.
This is a detail accessory, not an aircraft model. Glue, paints and the base kit are not included in the package.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
Texts from customers in the advice section reflect solely the opinions and views of the customers. MNF trade s.r.o. does not approve or verify customer texts in advance.
There are no questions here yet. Be the first to ask!
