Aires

1/48 P-38J Lightning cockpit set

Product # 4564 for Academy kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Jan 3 2012

 

 

This latest release from Aires features a complete resin cockpit for the P-38J Lightning from Academy.  

This detail set includes;

  • Resin cockpit floor and 1 pilot seat

  • Instrument panel coaming in resin

  • Acetate panels for the instrument panel

  • Photo Etch panels for the instrument panel

  • Small resin bits to detail the cockpit (gun sight and control column etc)

  • Photo etch detail parts including seatbelts, canopy release handle, throttle levers and much more

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

  • The resin gun sight has a clear acetate center glass.

 

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free. The resin parts are loaded with detail and the photo etch parts are a fine compliment to further all an enhanced level of detail to the cockpit set.  The instructions are well laid out and easy to follow.

You will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The Small Shop, then this will be an easy process.  They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.

This is an excellent cockpit set and just the ideal thing for the Academy P-38 kit. 

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