Quickboost QB48550 Hawker Hunter ejection seat with safety belts 1/48

Quickboost QB48550 is a unique detail set designed for collectors and modelers working with the 1/48 scale. The product features an ejection seat used in the legendary British Hawker Hunter jet aircraft, additionally fitted with faithfully reproduced safety belts. The set is made of high-quality resin, which allows for an extraordinary level of detail unattainable with standard plastic seats offered by most model manufacturers.

The ejection seat used in the Hawker Hunter fighter was a crucial piece of equipment in this aircraft – a jet that served in the air forces of the United Kingdom and numerous NATO countries and export customers, including Switzerland, India, and the Netherlands. The Hawker Hunter participated in NATO exercises during the Cold War and in armed conflicts such as the Suez Crisis in 1956. Its period of active use was mainly from 1954 to 1970, although some countries operated it into the 1990s.

• Scale: 1/48 – the product fits perfectly with models from top manufacturers such as Airfix and Academy
• Country of use: United Kingdom and various other Hawker Hunter user nations
• Material: high-detail resin, handcrafted and cast
• Additions: realistic safety belts cast together with the seat
• Category: resin upgrade set designed for 1/48 scale model kits
• Historical period: Cold War

The product is recommended for intermediate and advanced modelers requiring precision and authenticity when replicating details in their projects. Its detail quality, ease of processing, and perfect fit for leading brand models make the Quickboost QB48550 seat a significant enhancement to the realism of the Hawker Hunter cockpit, while also being a simple-to-install component. The assembly difficulty is rated at 2 out of 5 – it requires precise cutting and gluing of resin but poses no challenge for experienced modelers.

It is an excellent choice for anyone wanting to increase the realism of their Hunter jet model or upgrade the cockpit of this iconic aircraft.