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F-15DJ 1/32


Luca

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They started with the Tamiya F-15C or F-15CJ then bought the sprues for the forward fusealge and canopy of the F-15E Strike eagle kit. Can be bought from Tamiya, and IIRC someone was selling the sprues on EBay. I've done a CJ Aggressor from the Tamiya kit and a DJ Aggressor from the Revell Strike Eagle kit. I have to say, the Revell kit fit much better than the Tamiya kit but is far less detailed.

 

Don

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Can be bought from Tamiya, and IIRC someone was selling the sprues on EBay.

 

Hi Don, just checked the eBay seller, he only has the A sprue... it is not enough to make the conversion (they are missing the F, G, J sprues).

thanks anyway.

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You can purchase sprues from Tamiya kits currently in production from vendors like Time Tunnel Models here in the UK.  I have used them on a few occasions, and never had a problem.  The fastest I got the sprues were two weeks.  Sometimes they have to get them from Japan, and then it takes longer - up to six weeks.  You will need the kit number and sprue number (the seven-digit code).

 

Jens

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You dont need to buy the sprues for the fuse.

You buy an F-15E and an F-15J and you use the front fuse from the E on the J and the front fuse of the J on the E.

You end up an F-15DJ and a Confirmal fuel tank fitted F-15C.

You need to get some gear parts but they are easier to track down than the fuselage parts.

The Fast packs where slightly different shaped but i still havnt seen any photos which show any external shape difference worth losing sleep about.

So you get a Japanese Aggressor amd a 57th Iceland based long range interceptor which is a good deal out of the 2 base kits.

You need to do a bit more as i said like gear, rear pit panel, rescribing some panels but i think its a great trade off for something different.

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One of the great mysteries of the universe:

 

Why Tamiya never released a DJ whereas:

 

- it is a Japanese topic

- it offers the largest variety of the most colorful schemes you can imagine

- less than ten small parts had to be designed...

 

They can be very frustrating sometimes... :-(((

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"One of the great mysteries of the universe" is also why they haven't released a F-16D.: Explain that.

Chuck

I have always felt that about the RF-4EJ Photo-Phantom (amongst numerous possible marks), and wonder why Tamiya don't do regular new boxings with some new bits and decals.

 

Tony

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"One of the great mysteries of the universe" is also why they haven't released a F-16D.: Explain that.

Chuck

I can't.  When I visited the Shizuoka Hobby Show in May 2014, I asked them, and even told them people were buying Hasegawa two-seat F-16s to convert their kit (i.e. they were helping the competition).  Doesn't seem to have made an impact...  BTW, this was for 1:48 scale.

 

Jens

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It's one of the great mysteries why Tamiya only releases 2-3 versions of a kit (not counting the chrome or real sound boxings) when just an extra sprue and/or other minor mold changes would easily get another desired boxing for little more investment.

 

Why no slatted wing F-4?

Why no two seat F-16?

Why only two A6Ms?

Why no GE engined F-14?

Why no F-15D?

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