Since the F-86 is my favorite aircraft, I just had to have the Aires Wheel Bay detail set when it came up for review. This set is made to fit the Kinetic / Italeri kit in 1/32. They are both the same kit with different boxing.

I bought a couple of the kits last year and thought they were great, with super detail. This wheel bay detail sets takes it over the top.

The set is cast in very brittle light grey resin. The casting blocks are easy to remove with a razor saw and some sanding. Included with this set are all of the necessary struts and a set of very clear instructions.

Unfortunately, there are no color references, so I had to resort to Squadron’s very fine F-86 Walk Around book by Larry Davis. In this book are many fine detail photos and some wonderful drawings by Don Greer and Richard Hudson.

With this book and the fine set by Aires, any modeler should be able to produce a masterpiece model of the F-86F Sabre. I know I will be buying another of their fine wheel bay sets so I may complete more than one aircraft.

I wish to thank Aires for the set and IPMS/USA for giving me this set to review. I highly recommend it to all modelers.