Aires

1/32 A-1D (AD-4) Skyraider cockpit set

Product # 2194 for Trumpeter kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Mar 27 2015

 

      

This detail set from Aires features a complete resin cockpit for the A-1D (AD-4) Skyraider from Trumpeter.  

This detail set includes;

  • Resin cockpit tub and 1 realistic textured pilot seat

  • Instrument panel in resin

  • Acetate panels for the instrument panel and gun sight glass

  • Photo Etch panels for the instrument panel

  • Small resin bits to detail the cockpit including cockpit sidewalls and rudder pedals assembly

  • Photo etch detail parts including seatbelts

  • You get photo etch seat belts to pose any way you please

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  

There are 3 pages of instruction in the usual line drawing format that Aires is famous for and which are so easy to follow.  You will be required to sometimes cut away detail on the kit parts to fit these parts.

You will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The Small Shop, then this will be an easy process.  They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.

This is a beautifully detailed cockpit set that adds plenty of exceptional detail. 

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 product sample.

Steve Bamford

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford