Soviet Pilot - The Cold War Period

Published on
December 31, 2015
Review Author(s)
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00
Product / Stock #
480 120
Company: Aerobonus - Website: Visit Site
Provided by: Aires Hobby Models - Website: Visit Site
Product Picture

A perfect addition to your diorama or display base is this Aires Aerobonus figure. This Soviet Pilot figure is designed to be used with any Cold War aircraft (La-9, La-11, La-15, La-250, Yak-15, Yak-23, MiG-9, MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-19, MiG-21, Su-7, Su-9, Su-11, Su-13, etc.). Aires Aerobonus provides you with a resin figure with separate arms and head on one pour stub with side bars to protect the figure. Of note is the re-sealable packaging that Quickboost uses that makes the parts easy to review and then stuff back into the package securely. The supplied instructions provide color drawings for painting.

Aires Aerobonus has molded the figure in light grey resin with no bubbles that I could find. The mold seams clean up easily and the resin plug is easily removed from the shoes with a razor saw or Dremel. The arms were attached with superglue. I added a just a touch of putty to refined the transition on the shoulders to the arms. The head is currently attached with Future. The sculpting is great with the proportions of the figure perfect. The jacket and pants are well executed with appropriate wrinkles and folds.

Although most paints will adhere to resin alone, I would recommend that you wash the parts to remove any remaining mold release and prime them first. I primed the figure with Vallejo light grey, and then followed up with additional Vallejo paint to match the colored illustration in the instructions. I followed that with a wash and then dry brushed in some highlights. Now I just need to find a fighter that needs a pilot….

Highly recommended!

Thanks to Aires Aerobonus and IPMS/USA for the opportunity to review this set.

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