tomcatfan Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi everyone, I was wondering if the Aires aftermaket sets can also be used on Tamiyas F-16 kits. Has anyone ever tried their cockpit set (comes with the WAR-HUD) on the F-16 CJ kit? Also I would like to use their exhaust pipe on the block 32/25 kit if that fits. So if anyone has any experience with these combinations please let me know. Daniel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 You make them fit! Har har har! No but seriously I doubt there should be any bigger issues with making them fit to any kit.....it´s all down to sanding and filling as usual. I have transfered many Aires resin sets to kits that they weren't ment for, at least manufacturer wise, and there might be need for some creative thinking at times but have no worries it´ll work out fine <_< Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomcatfan Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Alright, so I guess I´ll just give it a shot. I was worried mainly about the fit of the exhaust part, the cockpit will surely fit after al littel bit of sanding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Mmm...exhaust, fumes.....drool Well I don´t thing there would be any problems there either, if there´s any difference in diameter or such, that´s easily fixed as well....with eralier mentioned methods...sanding and/or filling <_< I´d think that both Gawa and Tamiya has got the right meassurments of the exhaust, anything else would be beneath them.....and that goes for Aires as well. Quality, quality and oh yes quality! (sounds like I´m trying to sell something doesn´t it) Good luck anyhow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I was wondering what the difference is between the aires pit made for the hasegawa kit and the one made for Tamiya? I got about half way through fitting the hasegawa to the tamiya kit when I realized I was running out of plastic to thin...and quick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomcatfan Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 I was wondering what the difference is between the aires pit made for the hasegawa kit and the one made for Tamiya? I got about half way through fitting the hasegawa to the tamiya kit when I realized I was running out of plastic to thin...and quick. So that means the Hasegawa pit cannot be fitted into the Tamiya kit? I was also wondering what the difference between those two pits would be. Any F-16 - Experts know more about this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedStar Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Does it even matter? Isn't the newest cockpit that's out (4364) made for the Tamiya kit? Why wouldn't you just go for that cockpit? As for the Pratt 'burners - haven't test fitted any of mine yet - but have noticed that they've done engines to match kits before - and that when you move them from kit to kit, they sometimes don't translate. A good example is their 1/32 J-79 cans for the F-4 - most will tell you that they are underscale in diameter. Of course, this leads me back to my campaign to have Aires make GE F110 cans - which they have here-to-fore ignored. e-mail info@aires.cz to make the suggestion. Perhaps we can start a petition here. Aires does nice stuff, and it can always be MADE to fit (with the exception of the F-18E/F wheel wells), it takes work, but it's almost always worth it. Sometimes they lose track of obvious releases, so we need to keep their feet to the fire on those! Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Isn't the newest cockpit that's out (4364) made for the Tamiya kit? Why wouldn't you just go for that cockpit? Because I had the hasegawa version in hand, and both pits look to be similar if not the same. If they are truely different, then I will order the Tamiya version. If not, then I'll continue to try and fit the one I've got. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedStar Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I don't have the older version, so I have no way to compare - sometimes Aires does that, but pay attention to dimensions as the detail may look the same, but the structure may be different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I don't have the older version, so I have no way to compare - sometimes Aires does that, but pay attention to dimensions as the detail may look the same, but the structure may be different. I'll have to order one to see. I'm guessing that's the case. When I look at the pit, there's really no scrap to remove, and it's clearly too wide and tall to fit the tamiya kit. I compared the black box pit to the tamiya stock pit, and all those parts (BB) are clearly wider as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomcatfan Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 The Tamiya sized Aires pit is lebelled a Block 25/32 cockpit, so I was wondering: is there any difference between a Block 32 and let´s say a Block 30 or Block 50 Cockpit? Because if there isn´t I guess I would simply use the new cockpit set on the Tamiya kit an not take any chances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger27 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 IMHO you don't really need a Aries pit in that viper. The cocpit is pritty good OOB, and the only thing I really missed was straps for the seat , and hoses for g-suit and oxygene. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 so I was wondering: is there any difference between a Block 32 and let´s say a Block 30 or Block 50 Cockpit? Yes, especially since CCIP. Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I don't think you'd notice them in scale form. I think they're all behind the seat for the most part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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