Aires

1/48 F-16D Block 40 cockpit set

Product # 4537 for Kinetic kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on May 7 2012

 

 

This latest release from Aires features a complete resin and photo etch cockpit for the F-16D Block 40 from Kinetic.  

This detail set includes;

  • Resin cockpit tub and 2 ejection seats

  • Instrument panel in resin with coaming and HUD for front cockpit

  • Instrument panel in resin with coaming for rear cockpit

  • Acetate panels for the instrument panels

  • Photo Etch panels for the instrument panels

  • Four cockpit side walls.

  • Small resin bits to detail the cockpit 

  • Photo etch detail parts including seatbelts with separate buckles, rudder pedals ejection seat handles and more

  • 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 detailing on the cockpit tub is extensive with every tiny switch beautifully reproduced.  The photo etch parts are very fine and wonderfully detailed.  The instrument panels and coaming are a delight to see and with the addition of the photo etch parts...they will look spectacular.  The seats have detail on all 4 sides and with the addition of the photo etch, these seats will be a highly detailed focal point of the cockpit. 

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 a fantastic cockpit set and it will be a terrific addition to the F-16D Block 40 kit from Kinetic.

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 product sample.

Steve Bamford

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford