Assembly and travel jigs – developed specifically for particular models – are a brand new idea of modelling accessories. What are these?

Jig 3D – for assembly and travel!

A few weeks ago we introduced a prototype of a new product – a assembly and travel model jig, printed on a filament 3D printer. The jigs are precisely tailored to specific model kits – first it was a 1/72 scale Ki-43 Hayabusa, then the Airacobra, now joined by the Yak-1b.

Last minute info! Already after the publication of this article, Marcin Ciepierski has designed another jig, this time for the Hurricane Mk I and Mk II. The jig is similar to the previous ones, to start with, it is sold in the Farewell Promotion of Hurricane Mk I kits, and soon it will also hit the shop as a stand-alone product.

The jig facilitates the construction of the model, aligning its components (e.g. the landing gear) and protecting them from damage during assembly and painting. Special notches allow the model to be fixed with rubber bands. Another important function of the jig is to secure the model for travel – to a club meeting or a contest – simply attach the model to the jig with rubber bands, and stick the jig to the bottom of the box with double-sided tape.

Ki-43 Hayabusa

We sent the prototype to several modellers for testing. Luftraum/72 from Canada has already tried it out and posted pictures and a comment on his Facebook profile:

‘I’m immediately liking the jig to simply keep the aircraft secure on, and moreso off, the bench without worrying about whacking one of the gear legs off. Calling this idea a winner. ’

Airacobra

Zbyszek Malicki tried out the jig for his Airacobra model. It helped him not only in positioning the undercarriage and protecting it from damage while painting the model, but also later when he brought the finished model to the Arma Hobby office for a photo shoot and then to the IPMS Warsaw meeting.

Yak-1b

The latest jig is for the Yak-1b. It is a complete novelty, being sold for the first time at the Farewell Promotion of Yak kits, of which the stock is just about to run out. This jig was the first to be tested by its designer, Marcin Ciepierski.

Farewell Promotion for Hurricane Mk I

Another important announcement! As happened with the Yak-1b, the stock of 1/72 scale Hurricane Mk I kits is also running out. As we are concentrating all our efforts on the work on completely new kits, also the Hurricane Mk I will not be relaunched for a long time.

But, as on the occasion of the Yak, we are doing a Farewell Promotion on the Hurricane Mk I kits, with cool 3D-printed extras (resin details and assembly and travel jig) and a 40% discount on the second kit!

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Modeller, son and father of a modeller. Loves digging through references and analysing old photographs. He builds aircraft, ship and vehicle models, the older the better. He has a weakness for Polish equipment, but does not despise the RAF, FAA and Great War topics. A journalist by training.

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