This latest release
from Aires
features a complete
resin cockpit for the Spitfire Mk.IX from Tamiya. The 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire
Mk IX kit is a very popular kit, but this set will give you the ability to
improve certain areas of the cockpit even further.
This detail set
includes;
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Resin
cockpit floor and 1 pilot seat
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Cockpit
sidewalls
-
Cockpit
door with detail on both sides of the door
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Three
bottles for cockpit sidewalls
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Two
fuselage frame members that fit behind the pilot seat.
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One
fuselage frame member to fit forward of the instrument panel
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Small resin
bits to detail the cockpit including the control column and oxygen(?) hose
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images below to see larger images
The quality of the resin casting is
flawless and bubble free. The detail on the sidewalls has to be seen
to be appreciates...there are even rivets on the sidewall frame members.
The cockpit door includes detail on both sides including the canopy breaking bar
on the inside and recess rivet detail on the exterior of the door. The
resin seats is beautifully mastered with recessed rivet detail and more.
There is an oxygen hose with ever so slight ribbed detail along it's
length. The cockpit floor includes the wires and hydraulic lines(?) found
on the real aircraft.
The 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX
kit is a great kit and I'm amazed how well this resin cockpit set addresses just
certain critical areas on Tamiya's Spitfire to give you even more cockpit detail
on your big Spitfire.
You can purchase this and other
fine resin detail items directly from Aires
or from the many retailers that carry their products.
I would like to
thank Aires for
providing me with this review sample.
Steve
Bamford
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