Aires

1/32 BAE Lightning F.6 cockpit set

Product # 2114 for Trumpeter kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Mar 31 2011

 

This latest release from Aires features a complete resin and photo etch cockpit for the BAE Lightning F.6 from Trumpeter.

This detail set includes;

  • Resin cockpit tub and 1 ejection seat

  • 2 cockpit sidewalls

  • Instrument panel coaming in resin

  • Acetate panels for the instrument panel and the HUD

  • Photo Etch panel for the instrument panel

  • Small resin bits to detail the cockpit including ejection seat handles, control stick

  • Photo etch detail parts including seatbelts, canopy mirrors and a few other parts

  • You get very involved and highly detailed multi-part photo etch seat belts to pose any way you please

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  The instrument panel and coaming are beautifully done and will look excellent once the photo etch instrument panel and acetate panel are installed.  The cockpit tub and ejection seats are loaded in detail and once you install the very involved multi-part seats belts, then you will have a masterpiece.  It's amazing the level of detail that is available in 1/32.  

The instructions are very well laid out line drawings that cover the assembly process in the usual easy to follow fashion. 

This is a very detailed cockpit set and it will add a much improved level of detail to the cockpit of your 1/32 BAE Lightning F.6 cockpit set.

You can purchase this 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