Aires 1/48 F-14D Cockpit Set Hasegawa

[Ed DeVivo]

So....  I ordered the above mentioned set, and to my disappointment, one of the seats has several small resin parts broken off. Strangely, the small parts could not be located inside the bag. The set was both new and sealed, although I believe this is a very old set dating back away. The packaging seemed very secure and it was shipped/packed well. 

 

I located an F-14D on eBay sealed, and although the Hasegawa is not the standard any longer I bought it for nostalgia purposes.. lol.. I built the same kit early 2002 or so, but its disappeared since then. 

 

I can't seem to find any replacement seats, with the exception of Quickboost by Aires. The detail does in fact look good, but the belts are molded on and not photo etch like the original seats in the set. 

 

Any suggestions, or is this my only option?? 

[Nebbor]

I think Aires 4281 is what you are looking for, readily available. Example:

https://spruebrothers.com/ars4281-1-48-aires-sju-17-ejection-seats-for-f-18e-f-18f-f-14d-4281/

[Seaknight]

Options are:

KASL K48125; SJU-17(MK14) Ejection Seat for HasegawaF-14D

Legend Productions LF4047; F-14D Seat set (SJU-17 / 2ea)

Wolfpack Design WP48091; SJU-17/A NACES Ejection seats (2 pcs) for F-14D

True Details 48047; NACES SJU-17 Ejection Seats 

 

You may can find them on ebay or other online shops

Hope, this helps

[Ed DeVivo]

Thanks fellas.. In all opinion, which seat is the nicest being that I have to replace them?

[A-10 LOADER]

I'd go with either the Wolfpack or True Details.

Steve