Aires

1/72 A-7E Corsiar II (early v.) cockpit set

 product # 7228 for Hobby boss kit

Product article by Steve Bamford on Dec 18 2009

 

This latest release from Aires features a A-7E Corsiar II (early v.) cockpit set from Hobby boss.

This detail set includes;

  • Resin cockpit tub and 1 ejection seat

  • Instrument panel in resin

  • Acetate panels for the instrument panel

  • Photo Etch panels for the instrument panel

  • Small resin bits to detail the cockpit 

  • Photo etch detail parts including seatbelts, canopy mirrors, canopy handles, canopy breakers on top of the resin ejection seat, ejection handles and much more

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

  • The HUD has Photo etch side with a clear acetate center glass.

  • Resin coaming above the instrument panel

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  You will be required to grind away some of the fuselage interior detail on the Hobby boss kit parts to make this cockpit set fit, but that is pretty standard stuff when fitting a resin  cockpit. 

This multi-media cockpit set is very well thought out and I do like the multiply smaller resin and photo etch parts that are included to give the finished cockpit a delicate very highly detailed final appearance. 

You can purchase this and other fine resin detail items directly from Aires or from the many retailers that carry their products.  A list of some of those retailers can be found here.    

Steve

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

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford