Aires

1/48 F4U-7 Corsair wheel bay set

Product # 4494 for Hasegawa kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Feb 17 2011

 

This latest release from Aires features a set resin main gear bays for the F4U-7 Corsair from Hasegawa.   

This detail set includes;

  • 2 main wheel bays

  • 6 main wheel bay doors

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  You'll need to cut away the wheels bays from the Hasegawa kit wings and then trim off excess resin from the back of these wheels bays to get them to fit.  Then is is a simple matter of attaching the 3 resin doors to each wheel bays.  You will need some wire for the short actuator arms between the resin wheels bays and the resin wheels bay doors.  This is all explained in the easy to follow instruction sheets.

These wheels bays are loaded with delicate detail and once installed and painted, they will be a stunning improvement over the kit wheels bays. 

You can purchase these 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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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford