Aero Bonus

1/48 SPPU-22 Soviet Gun Pods

 product # 480 001 

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Jan 5 2011

 

Aero Bonus is a product line from Aires.  This set features a pair of SPPU-22 Soviet Gun Pods.  This gun pod was used by the Su-17/22, Su-25 and the Mig-27.  

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The quality of the resin casting is excellent and bubble free.  The gun barrels are slightly curved, but a tiny bit of time in hot water will soften them and permit you to straighten them.  These are 3 piece units that will be simple enough to assemble and paint.  There is also a sheet of stencils to add to your painted gun pod to make them as accurate as possible.  The 3 pages of instructions include 4 view color drawings that show you how they should look when finished, which will help you with painting and decal placement.

I'm very impressed with this first offering from Aero Bonus and I look forward to their next product offering. 

You can purchase this and other fine resin detail items directly from the many retailers that carry their products.  A list of some of those retailers can be found here.    

Steve

I would like to thank Aero Bonus for providing me with this review sample.

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford