1:24 AN-M64 bombs (500 lbs) for all USAF & RAF of WW2 & Korean War (2 pcs)

A pair of AN-M64 bombs in 1:24 scale

The Ukrainian Reskit offers a pair of 500-pound AN-M64 bombs in the large 1:24 scale. The parts are made by printing in photopolymer resin, which with ordnance of this format means sharply legible welds of the casing, suspension lugs and fine detail of the fins with no photo-etch to add. The kit of the machine you hang the ordnance under is obtained separately.

The real subject

The AN-M64 was the most common American general-purpose bomb of its weight class. Of the total five hundred pounds, roughly 262 pounds were the explosive filling, and it was precisely this high ratio of charge to casing that made it a universal weapon against airfields, depots, railway stations and columns. It was carried by the Thunderbolt and Mustang fighter-bombers, by the medium Mitchells and by heavy four-engine machines, and the RAF used it unchanged. It was still flown unaltered over Korea, so it suits machines from 1943 right to the start of the 1950s.

Finishing tips

Remove the supports left by printing with a thin saw or a sander, level the mark with fine sandpaper and polish the surface. Before spraying, rinse the parts in lukewarm water and let them dry. For the war period an olive green casing with a yellow band at the nose, which marked a high-explosive filling, is right; later examples tend to be olive all over. You can strengthen the attachment to the pylon with a short steel pin.

Who the set is for

• builders of large 1:24 models of American and British machines
• modelers who want faithful external stores instead of plastic blanks
• makers of dioramas with an ordnance crew and trolleys
• collectors of scale aircraft ordnance

The set is unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and pylons are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.