Aires
1/48 - Phantom FGR.2 Wheels & Paint Masks
For the Hasegawa/Revell Phantom FGR.2
Stock Number: 4415
Reviewed By  Paul Bradley, IPMS# 35554

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MSRP: $17.95
Website: www.aires.cz

Hasegawa/Revell's Phantom FGR.2 kit makes a very nice model, but it is let down in a couple of areas. One of these is the wheels, which do not have the correct hub detail for an RAF aircraft. This new wheel set from Aires corrects that problem, as well as providing a set of paint masks for the hubs.

There are 4 resin pieces - two main wheels and two nose wheels. Each has finely rendered detail and, in addition to being correct, looks far better than the kit parts. Painting is a breeze with the vinyl masks and overall, while rather pricy, this is a worthwhile purchase if you are modelling an RAF Phantom.

My thanks to Aires for the review sample. Aires products can be seen at their website: http://www.aires.cz and are available from most major online retailers.