SPLENDID SPOTTER
Czech firm Brengun has filled a gap in the market with a modern tooling of Luftwaffe ‘eye in the sky’ – the Hs 126.
HENSCHEL’S Hs 126 reconnaissance and light attack aircraft is represented poorly in model form, with just four kits (all dating from the 1970s) – but Brengun’s newly tooled offering fills a notable absence.
This initial boxing (BRP72044) features the A-1 sub-variant and comprises five styrene runners, with decals for four Legion Condor machines during the Spanish Civil War.
Above: Brengun’s exterior detail relies on fine recessed panel lines, while the engine cowling is a three-piece sub-assembly to capture the bulged shape of the real item.
While the lack of locating pins betrays its limited-run nature, the detail is actually superb, from the integrally moulded sidewalls to the superb four-piece radial engine. Panels are represented as fine engraved lines on the exterior, and the control surfaces are supplied as individual items, which allows them to be posed.
Above: The wings are supplied in halves, with separate flaps and ailerons; the slots in the lower section are for the main support and cabane struts.
Modellers seeking greater refinement will find the firm’s resin and photo-etched brass update (BRL72247) ideal, with replacements for the instrument panel and bomb, plus seatbelts and throttles. A B-variant is already planned (BRP72045), with markings for four Luftwaffe airframes. Visit: www.brengun.cz for more details.
