Aires

1/72 Su-27 Flanker B cockpit set

 product # 7249 for Hasegawa kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Oct 14 2010

 

This latest release from Aires features a complete resin and photo etch cockpit for the Su-27 Flanker B from Hasegawa.  

This detail set includes;

  • Resin cockpit tub and 1 ejection seat

  • Instrument panel and coaming in resin

  • Acetate panel for the instrument panel

  • Photo Etch panel for the instrument panel

  • Resin sidewalls

  • Small resin bits to detail the ejection seat and other parts of the cockpit 

  • Photo etch detail parts including seatbelts, rudder pedals, canopy mirrors, canopy frame rails and side panels for HUD.

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

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

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The quality of the resin casting is flawless and bubble free.  The detail is beautifully done....especially considering that this is 1/72 scale.  The seat is very involved and detailed with it's separate headrest and resin and photo etch detail parts that are added to the seat.  The 5 pages of instructions are well laid out and easy to understand.

The Su-27 is a very attractive looking jet and this very detailed cockpit set will do wonders to bring your Su-27 to life by adding so much more detail to the cockpit area. 

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