1:32 UNIVERSAL SERVICE CART

Universal service cart in 1:32 scale from Temp Models

The set brings a 3D printed universal service cart in 1:32 scale from Temp Models. The manufacturer describes it as a cart for carrying ammunition and airfield equipment, that is for the work that goes on at the apron before every combat sortie. It is not a model of an aircraft but a separate piece of ground equipment for a diorama or for a base next to a finished model.

The real subject

Transport carts are the link between the store and the aircraft at an airfield. Bombs, rockets, pods, tools and the equipment of the ground crew are all brought to the aircraft on a low platform with small wheels. The low platform is deliberate: it makes transfer onto the carrier device under the wing easier, where there is little room. For modelers they are rewarding because they lend the whole scene movement and purpose, even when nobody happens to be standing at them.

Building and painting tips

The parts are printed from resin and are held only by thin supports. Cut them off with a sharp scalpel as close to the part as possible, sand the marks down with fine sandpaper and protect your airways while sanding. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue). Paint holds longer on a smooth print if you lay a thin coat of primer under it. Ground equipment is brought to life by a dark wash run into the recesses and by drybrushing on the edges.

Who the set is for

• Builders of airfield dioramas in 1:32 scale
• Modelers who want to add ground support to an aircraft
• More experienced modelers used to resin and cyanoacrylate glue
• Collectors of Soviet and Russian aircraft equipment

The set is an addition to building a model, not a model in its own right. It is supplied unassembled and unpainted, and glue, paints and the base kit are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.