Aires

1/48 Junkers Ju 87D Stuka air coolers

 product # 4404 for Hasegawa kit

Review by Steve Bamford on Aug 13 2009

 

This latest release from Aires features a complete resin and photo etch air coolers set for the Junkers Ju 87D Stuka from Hasegawa.

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  The detail on the photo etch parts is very good as you can see in the photo below.  

This set is for the 'air coolers' (oil coolers?) under the wings on the Junkers Ju 87D Stuka from Hasegawa.  Some of the photo etch parts are designed for dressing up the chin radiator under the nose.  This set does include all the fine details that are on the full sized plane and sadly lacking in the 1/48 model from Hasegawa including photo etch for the drop down scoops at the opening and exit area of the under wing oil coolers.  Neat set and much welcomed, as this area can definitely use added detail.

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