Aires

1/48 F-100C Super Sabre cockpit set

 product # 4456 for Trumpeter kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Aug 17 2010

 

This latest release from Aires features a complete resin and photo etch cockpit for the F-100C Super Sabre from Trumpeter. 

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

  • Resin side wall panels

  • Small resin bits to detail the cockpit (control stick, parts to detail the seat etc) 

  • Photo etch detail parts including seatbelts, canopy mirrors, canopy latches and much more

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

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

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  This cockpit set is detail rich in every area as you can see in the photos.  There are resin parts that will need to be attached to your canopy  CA glue fumes will fog canopies, so make sure you coat your canopy parts in Future before you try to CA glue the photo etch parts to your clear canopy parts.  

The details on this cockpit set are very well done and this is a excellent choice if you are building the 1/48 F-100C Super Sabre from Trumpeter.

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