Pro Resin

1/72 Hal Ajet T.2 resin model kit

Product # R72-042

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Jan 27 2012

 

This resin model kit is of the Hal Ajeet T.2 Trainer.  India converted the Hal Ajeet jet to a two seat trainer, but the project never got past the prototype stage.  One prototype crash and a second flew in 1983, but the project was dropped after a period of intensive trials.

This new resin kit from Olimp Models is part of their Pro Resin line of resin kits.  This little 1/72 kit comes packed in a VERY sturdy little box.  Upon opening the box, I was treated to a beautiful sight of a delicate little multi-media kit which includes mostly resin parts, a clear vac-u-formed canopy and a decal sheet.  I was very impressed by the level of fine detail especially when I saw the fine details including microscopic recessed rivets on the wings.  

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Now....this is a resin kit, so it will require the use of CA glue (Crazy Glue) to assemble it and the parts are going to need a tiny bit of cleaning up, but this is very minimal and will not in any way detract from the joy of building this kit.  If you've ever done any work with resin parts before you will have no problem tackling this kit......go slow....be patient and enjoy the build.  I did a dry fit of the fuselage halves and they lined up very well but you will need to clean up the mating surfaces before assembly.....this kit should go together well if the rest of the kit has the same very good level of fit.  

As you can see from the sample of photos of the resin parts above and below, the cockpit sidewall detail on the sides of the fuselage is well done.  The wings have excellently done panel lines and recessed rivets and will look quite convincing on the finished kit.  The seats look great with molded in seat belts and the instrument panel also looks quite good....as does the cockpit  and once you paint it up....it will look very good.

The attachment points for the resin parts is wonderfully thin making the removal of the parts from the resin casting blocks a quick and easy job.  Detail is very crisp on most parts and the finished products will be a treat to behold. 

I really do get a kick out of seeing the latest kit from Pro Resin as they produce kits of an interesting variety of aircraft .  

The canopy is vac-u-formed and you get 2 canopies incase you mess up the first one or if you want to cut them up and pose it with the canopy open.  And an open canopy is an option worth considering as the cockpit detail is quite good.  

The kit parts are pretty straight forward and the 4 pages of instructions cover the assembly process in a clear and easy to follow way.  The instructions include paint codes in Humbrol, Model Master and Revell colours.

There are one decal option for Hal Ajeet T.2 with No. 2 Squaron IAF, Kalaikinda.  This aircraft is overall Aluminium with a flat black anti-glare panel in front of the canopy on the nose and behind the canopy.  

The decals are very clearly printed....not too thick...not too thin and of good colour coverage.  

In 1/72 you are dealing with tiny tiny model kits but this kit goes to great lengths to provide cockpit detail that is very well done and better than most kits in this scale.

I have always had a strong interest in 2 seat trainer, so seeing this latest kit of this rare prototype was  a special treat for me.  You can buy this Pro Resin kit directly from Olimp Models.

I would like to thanks Oleg at Olimp Models for sending me this product sample.

Steve Bamford

 

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford