The 737 really needs no introduction, and the modeling community is blessed with everything from the 737-200 all the way up to the 737-800. Both Minicraft and Daco offer 737-300 and 737-400 kits. Daco also offers a 737-500. Brengun has released this little resin detail set primarily for the Minicraft 737-300. The detail set includes new, crisper wheels/tires, landing gear doors, and a plethora of antennas. The molding is very fine.

The wheels and tires look very similar to the Minicraft parts, but they have a slightly finer edge between the wheel and tire, which makes painting much easier. The landing gear doors are very fine and thin. Take special care removing them from their pure stubs; I was trying to be careful and still broke one of the main landing gear doors. The set of antennas includes more antennas than you would use on a single 737. Take a close look at your references before choosing which antennas to use.

My set did not come with any instructions, and I’m not sure if Brengun actually intended this set to have any. For the most part, you really don’t need any instructions; however, they would have come in handy during the construction of the main landing gear doors. Just be sure to check your references to get the alignment of the doors correct. Other than that, the resin parts fit the kit landing gear legs perfectly, and the antennas really add to the fidelity of your build.

Even though the packaging says these resin parts are for the Minicraft 737-300, I see no reason why you couldn’t use them on any 1/144 scale 737 series. I cut down a Minicraft 737-300 to make a Peruvian Air Force 737-500; the wheels and landing gear are all the same on the 737-300/400/500 series and the antennas are pretty universal.

This is a nice little detail set for the venerable 1/144 scale 737. I definitely recommend it.

A big “thank you” goes out to Brengun for the review sample and to IPMS/USA for the opportunity to conduct this review.