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Enhance your 1/48 scale aircraft models with precision aftermarket parts from Clear Prop, featuring high-quality resin detail sets, vacuum-formed canopies, painting masks, photo-etched parts, and wheel sets. This specialized collection delivers museum-quality upgrades for popular aircraft kits including F-86 Sabre, I-16 fighter, F-35A, A-10C Thunderbolt, and many others. Each component is manufactured with exceptional attention to historical accuracy and scale fidelity, transforming standard kits into highly detailed replicas with authentic cockpit details, realistic wheels, and precision-masked canopies.
Clear Prop has established itself as a leading manufacturer of precision aftermarket parts for aircraft modelers who demand exceptional quality and historical accuracy. Based in Poland, the company produces comprehensive upgrade sets that transform standard kit parts into museum-quality components worthy of competition-level builds. This collection represents Clear Prop's commitment to providing modelers with the tools needed to achieve outstanding results, whether upgrading cockpit details, replacing kit wheels with weighted resin versions, or masking complex canopy frames for perfect paint lines. Each product is designed to integrate seamlessly with popular kit manufacturers while providing superior detail that surpasses standard molded parts.
The North American F-86 Sabre receives extensive aftermarket support with numerous detail sets covering every aspect of the aircraft. The F-86A Ejection Seat Early and F-86A Ejection Seat Late provide highly detailed resin replacements for the pilot's seat with accurate harness details and proper configuration for different production periods. The F-86A Double-Sided Painting Mask simplifies canopy masking with pre-cut patterns that ensure crisp paint lines on both interior and exterior surfaces. Wheel options include F-86A Wheel Set Type 1, Type 2, Weighted Wheels Type 1, and Type 2 representing different tire manufacturers and wear patterns with realistic bulge under aircraft weight.
Additional Sabre upgrades include the F-86A Air Brakes providing detailed speed brake assemblies, F-86A Engine Exhaust Endface capturing the complex internal structure visible in the jet pipe, F-86A Open Gun Port showing the six .50 caliber machine guns with ammunition feed chutes, F-86A Canopy Frame Detailing Set adding fine framework details, F-86A Undercarriage Covers for maintenance configuration display, and specialized pre-cut patterns for numbers and lettering simplifying the application of fuselage codes and tail numbers.
The Soviet I-16 fighter receives comprehensive aftermarket support with parts for both early and late variants. Vacuum-formed canopies include I-16 Early Version and Late Version providing optically clear replacements with proper thickness and framing detail. Painting masks for I-16 Early Version and Late Version simplify canopy masking. Photo-etched sets include I-16 Type 5 Interior PE and Exterior PE adding fine details impossible to mold in plastic. The I-16 Brass Pitot Tube provides a scale-accurate replacement for this delicate component.
Contemporary aircraft receive precision wheel sets and masking solutions. The F-35A Wheel Set provides accurate main and nose wheels for this fifth-generation fighter, while the Mirage-2000 Wheel Set captures the distinctive French fighter's landing gear. The A-10C Double-Sided Painting Mask simplifies masking the Thunderbolt II's complex canopy configuration. The F-4G/E Phantom II Painting Mask handles the distinctive tandem canopy arrangement.
Propeller aircraft receive specialized masking solutions including the P-47B Thunderbolt Double-Sided Painting Mask for the early Thunderbolt variant, H-75M Hawk Painting Mask for the Curtiss export fighter, and B-26B Double-Sided Painting Mask for the Marauder medium bomber.
Rotary-wing aircraft receive attention with the UH-60A, MH-60L Double-Sided Painting Mask simplifying the complex glazing on Black Hawk variants. The A2D-1 Skyshark Double-Sided Painting Mask supports this unusual turboprop attack aircraft.
Clear Prop products are designed for straightforward installation with minimal modification required. Resin parts typically need only light cleanup of casting blocks and brief washing in soapy water before priming and painting. Vacuum-formed canopies should be carefully cut from their backing sheets using sharp scissors or a fresh hobby knife blade, then test-fitted before final installation. Photo-etched parts benefit from specialized PE bending tools that create crisp, accurate folds without damaging delicate components. Painting masks are applied to clean, dry surfaces and pressed firmly to ensure good adhesion, then removed immediately after painting while the paint is still slightly tacky to prevent lifting cured paint.
Resin wheels and detail parts accept paint readily after priming with appropriate primers for resin. Consider pre-shading wheel wells and landing gear bays before installing detailed gear components, dry-brushing raised details on resin parts to highlight texture and dimension, using washes to bring out panel lines and surface details on photo-etched parts, and applying realistic weathering including tire wear, brake dust, and hydraulic fluid staining on landing gear components. Vacuum-formed canopies benefit from dipping in Future/Pledge floor polish or similar acrylic floor finish to restore optical clarity and fill minor scratches.
Clear Prop has earned its reputation by focusing on subjects that combine modeling appeal with historical significance, producing aftermarket parts that deliver exceptional quality at reasonable prices. The company's attention to detail, commitment to historical accuracy, and excellent engineering make their products favorites among experienced modelers seeking to elevate their builds beyond out-of-box construction. The comprehensive range of products for popular subjects like the F-86 Sabre allows building highly detailed models using coordinated upgrade sets that work together seamlessly. Whether you're replacing basic kit wheels with weighted resin versions, adding photo-etched cockpit details, or simplifying complex canopy masking, Clear Prop delivers the quality and accuracy that make aircraft modeling rewarding.
For complete product specifications, installation instructions, and the full Clear Prop catalog, visit the official Clear Prop website.
