Master

1/48 German aircraft machine gun MG 131 (13mm) barrels (2pcs)

 product # AM-48-014

Review by Steve Bamford on Sept 28 2009

 

This latest release from Master features 1/48 German aircraft machine gun MG 131 (13mm) barrels (2pcs) machined out of brass.

This type of gun was used in many German fighters and bombers (Bf 109, Me 410,Fw 190, Ju 88, Ju 388, He 177 and many more).

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The quality of the machining has to be seen to be appreciated........these are amazingly detailed and of the highest quality.

This set includes two turned brass barrels with drilled cooling jacket. It is very simple to use on your model, and makes it extremely realistic. Simply cut off the original plastic barrel and drill a hole in the remaining plastic parts and insert the metal barrel using Cyanoacrylate adhesives.

You can purchase these and other fine detail items from the many retailers that carry their products.  A list of those retailers can be found on their website.   

These guns were used on a large number of Luftwaffe aircraft during WW2 and the drilled out cooling jacket is just the sort of detail you need on your next model to bring it to life. 

Steve

I would like to thank Master for providing me with this review sample.  Visit their website for more finely crafted detail items in a variety of scales. 

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford