Aires

1/48 F-5E Tiger II speed brakes

 product # 4491 for AFV Club kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Jan 20 2011

 

This latest release from Aires features a set of resin speed brakes for the F-5E Tiger II from AFV Club. 

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  This is a beautifully cast set that has a very pleasing level of detail.  You will need to cut away parts of the AFV Club kit to fit these air brake bays, but the finished result will be well worth the effort.  You also get airbrake door and actuator rods.  as you can see in the photos below......the level of delicate detail of the plumbing is very well done. 

These resin airbrakes would be a definite improvement in detail to this area of your F-5E and are well worth adding to your next F-5E model. 

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