Aires

1/32 F-8E/H Crusader resin cockpit set

 product # 2088 for Trumpeter kit

Review by Steve Bamford on Mar 16 2009

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This new release from Aires features a complete resin cockpit for the 1/32 F-8E/H Crusader.  

This cockpit set is designed for the Trumpeter kit and includes everything you need to do away with the kit cockpit and add this super detailed resin beauty.  

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free and the detail level is out of this world......that is the joy of 1/32.....you can really add the detail.  The ejection seat rails are cast as part of the tub.......but the delicate I Beams are perfectly cast.  

You also get a acetate sheet for the instrument panel showing all the instruments in full detail.  Plus you get a photo etch sheet with a wonderfully detailed instrument panel, seatbelts, rudder pedals, and sides for the HUD and so much more.  The seatbelts come with separate buckles.....you weave the seatbelts through the buckles........super detailers are going to have fun with this set.    

Attached to the casting block behind the seat is the ejection handles for the top of the seat.  The one problem with most plastic model kits is the weak cockpit detail and if you're building the F-8E/H Crusader from Trumpeter, then this resin cockpit set is a must have.  I love the detail level of this cockpit set.

You can purchase this and other fine resin detail items directly from Aires or from the many retailers that carry their products.  

Steve

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

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford