Aires 4273 is a 1:48 scale resin detail set for model airplanes. It is made by the brand Aires. This kit upgrades the wheel wells (landing gear bays) on the Hasegawa brand Grumman F6F-3 and F6F-5 Hellcat model planes.
A "wheel well" is the empty space in an airplane's wing where the wheels hide when the plane is flying.
- Scale: 1:48 (1 inch on the model equals 48 inches on the real plane).
- Material: Resin (a hard plastic) allows for much sharper, highly detailed parts than standard kit plastic.
- Details included: Intricate structural ribs, plumbing lines, and tiny mechanical parts for the gear doors.
- Installation: Requires cutting parts of the plastic kit and using super glue to attach the resin pieces