Eduard SPACE 1:32 — Heinkel He 162 A is an add-on detail set for the Hobby 2000 kit: 3D-printed color instrument panels on decal carrier film plus color steel photo-etch including seat belts. This is not a kit, but a cockpit upgrade for a model you already own.
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Note: this is not an airplane kit. It is a detail set from the Czech manufacturer Eduard, which you buy in addition to the Hobby 2000 plastic He 162 model. The SPACE line rests on two technologies: the main and side instrument and control panels are 3D-printed directly on decal carrier film — they have real raised relief (dial bezels, levers, switches) and are already colored at the factory. Alongside them comes a small steel photo-etched part, also pre-painted, with seat belts and small details that cannot be 3D printed. The modeler therefore does not need to paint either the panels or the belts.
The Heinkel He 162 was a German jet fighter from the very end of the war, developed under the so-called People's Fighter (Volksjäger) program. The requirement was as follows: the cheapest possible aircraft, buildable from wood by scarce, low-skilled labor, on which even very young pilots could fly after shortened training. Only a few weeks passed from the requirement to the first flight. The distinctive feature is the jet engine mounted on top of the fuselage, right behind the cockpit. In practical terms it was an improvisation born of necessity, and it saw only marginal combat use — which is exactly why it is one of the most interesting aircraft of its time.
The 3D panels are not soaked in water: only moisten the backing paper under them, lift the panel off the carrier, and set it in place with tweezers; they do not stick on their own, so fix them with a drop of white glue — cyanoacrylate does not belong on them. Just moisten the backing paper; longer soaking would swell the element. The volume is printed directly into the part — set it down, seat it and press gently, but do not force it into shape. Cut the photo-etched parts with photo-etch scissors or a sharp knife on a hard surface, never snap them off with your fingers. Make the bends on a photo-etch bending tool or against the edge of a steel ruler — steel photo-etch is harder than brass, you cannot bend it cleanly with your fingers, and the factory paint can crack at a sharp fold, so shape the belts in gentle curves rather than sharp bends. They are glued with cyanoacrylate; polystyrene cement does not hold on metal. If you do repaint or varnish a photo-etched part, degrease the metal first — paint will not hold on a greasy surface.
An add-on detail set, not a kit. The plastic model, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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