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Brengun 1/144 A-4 Skyhawk Photoetch

By Matt Bittner

Brengun continues their excellent photoetch releases with this set  - #144027 - for the 1/144 Platz A-4.  While the initial descriptions (as well as header card) notes it's for the Dragon kit, Dragon never released an A-4 in 1/144.  Brengun has updated their website to reflect the fact it's for the Platz kit.

While the Platz A-4 is an awesome kit in its own right (see review elsewhere), the only interior detail it comes with out-of-the-box is an ejection seat (albeit nicely rendered).  Brengun "fixes" this problem with providing not only plenty of interior for the Platz kit, but also wheel well detail.  For the cockpit interior the set provides items for the seat (belts, ejection handles), instrument panel, HUD and a piece for the rear of the cockpit.  The set also comes with full wheel well detail for all of the insides of each well, along with vents for the rear fuselage, sway braces for the weapon pylons, and a wiper for the windscreen.

If you want to take the already awesome Platz A-4 to a higher level, then by all means pick up the Brengun set.  The photoetch fret comes with two of everything so you can populate both kits that come in the Platz box.  Excellent!

Lots of thanks to Brengun for the review sample.