Aires

1/48 F-14 Tomcat wheel wells

Product # 4132 for Hasegawa kit

Product Article by Jörgen Toll on Sept 7 2003

 

 

 

The wheel wells of the Hasegawa kit is a kit in itself! Everyone who has tried their hands on them understand the market for resin wheel wells for this kit... Not that the kit wells are bad, mind you! They're just hard to get right. Or so many seem to think. 

Anyway! Aires to the rescue!

This detail set consist of 2 main gear wells that are really beautifully detailed. They completely replace the "house of cards" that go with the Hasegawa kit, and are much sturdier. I haven't used them yet, but it seems like the Aires wells will save a lot of grief!

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There are also a nosewheel well that is of the same size as the default kit well, only more detailed.

Supplied with the set are also replacement gear doors of the same excellent quality as the wells. Some resin rods and pins, that's best replaced with evergreen plastic, are also supplied.

There is a small Photo Etched frame containing 2 vent grills and 2 levers.

Jörgen

Photos and text © by Jörgen Toll