alaninaustria Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Hello, I’ve been busy with so much other stuff that I am a little out of the loop on what is available for 1/32 scale F-4 Phantom kits… last I remember is that the Japanese firm (ZM) has created 1/48 scale F-4’s and that it was rumorred we would see them scaled up to 32nd scale. Will this ever happen? I am very interested in building a Vietnam era F-4 Phantom in 1/32. What options do I have? Thanks for the help and insights! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Options are limited. I went with the Tamiya F-4C/D kit for my recent build. It’s an older kit and has a few quirks but they are easily addressed and dimensionally, it’s pretty accurate. My build is over on the WIP page if you are interested. I tackled most of the kits’ issues during the 6 months it took me to compete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Your options are Tamiya (F-4E), Tamiya (F-4C/D) or Tamiya (F-4J)! The OOP Revell F-4E may depict one of the rare slat wings planes used very late in the war and the RF-4C one Recce bird. However you will have to find AM decals and both kits ask for far more work than the Japanese options. The Academy re-release of the Revell F-4E has SEA schemes AND the hard wings with TISEO. However, it has the same issues than the original kit. D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Tam's kits are maybe not perfect, but are the best options, with the help of some AF sets, namely: exhaust nozzles, the "Red fox 's" cockpit (or Quinta studio) a pair of bang seats ("sparkit's" ones are gorgeous), " Aerocraft models" clear parts, ...and a wide choose of decal options, you can get a very nice rendition .........go ........... Alain Anthony in NZ and John1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Just an FYI, BiggTim of B&B resin (the former AMS line) has hard wing tip conversions for the Revell kits so you can back date them. Thierry, didn’t you have something to do with the design of them when Harold brought them out? Also a corrected nose as well. D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichSpreier Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 The Tamika kit is my favorite model. I’ve built 5 converting 2 to F-4B’s. I have 6 more kits to build! Christa, alain11, Anthony in NZ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 9 hours ago, ScottsGT said: Just an FYI, BiggTim of B&B resin (the former AMS line) has hard wing tip conversions for the Revell kits so you can back date them. Thierry, didn’t you have something to do with the design of them when Harold brought them out? Also a corrected nose as well. Indeed. I made the masters of close to all the AMS Phantom sets as well as the CBU bombs and A-4C wiper and wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichSpreier Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I would love to get the A-4C wiper kit. I have built one A-4C and I am currently building another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 3 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Indeed. I made the masters of close to all the AMS Phantom sets as well as the CBU bombs and A-4C wiper and wheels. Excellent work! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 58 minutes ago, RichSpreier said: I would love to get the A-4C wiper kit. I have built one A-4C and I am currently building another. The wiper was part of the conversion. I did it to help Harold. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: Excellent work! Thanks! Harold did the nose. I made the rest! ScottsGT and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 By far the most complex set was the corrected variramp and accurately sized air intakes! That was a nightmare that took me two months of evenings to get correct and symetrical parts! Never again!!! BiggTim, Anthony in NZ and BloorwestSiR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Some excellent work, Thierry!! I marvel at your F-4 and A-4 parts every time I see them. Tim thierry laurent and ScottsGT 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 (edited) Thanks for the feedback - I wanted to confirm, is the Academy 1/32 F-4E kit the original Revell kit with new decals? Does any resin come with the kit? A few questions: are there any available after market cockpit sets for this kit? How about 3-D printed cockpit decals? I really like the late Vietnam War Phantoms. Cheers Alan Edited April 27 by alaninaustria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 7 minutes ago, alaninaustria said: Thanks for the feedback - I wanted to confirm, is the Academy 1/32 F-4E kit the original Revell kit with new decals? Does any resin come with the kit? A few questions: are there any available after market cockpit sets for this kit? How about 3-D printed cockpit decals? I really like the late Vietnam War Phantoms. Cheers Alan It is the original Revell F-4E / G kit, no resin, but with a new small extra sprue with amoung other things a Tiseo and two gun cameras, and a very large decals sheet with loads of stencilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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