theseeker Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I am about to start a Tamiya F-4E "Chico" build ( once I finish the SE5) and need some clarification and help. I have the following aftermarket items for the build; AMS Intakes, gun pods and pylons...beautiful work Harold! True Details resin wheels ISRA stencils for camo Eduard interior & placards PE SAM publications F-4 Phantom II USAAF variants It appears that the nose is not the correct shape, any ideas? I know that a few of you have built this kit so your input would be greatly appreciated. Lastly, who makes good decals for the F-4? TIA, Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Hi Rocky, Not sure about the nose, but in terms of decals, the only maker of a Chico sheet is TwoBobs as far as I know. They make great decals so you should be in good shape there. Have you found any cluster bombs for it? Hope to see a thread! I want to do a Chico at some point as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hi Rocky, Not sure about the nose, but in terms of decals, the only maker of a Chico sheet is TwoBobs as far as I know. They make great decals so you should be in good shape there. Have you found any cluster bombs for it? Hope to see a thread! I want to do a Chico at some point as well.... Dave, Many thanks for the decal's, I just ordered them! Yes, I have the CB's but I cannot give away any more details, if I do I will be shot at dawn! I can say this, Harold's intakes, pylons and gunpods are the cats pajamas!!! Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Dave, Many thanks for the decal's, I just ordered them! Yes, I have the CB's but I cannot give away any more details, if I do I will be shot at dawn! I can say this, Harold's intakes, pylons and gunpods are the cats pajamas!!! Rocky I know! I have a set of the Chico guns and his centerline guns as well. Excellent stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVINCENT Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wait! AMS makes intakes for the Tamiya Phantoms?!? I just checked his site and I did not see them.. are they out of production? Gary V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wait! AMS makes intakes for the Tamiya Phantoms?!? I just checked his site and I did not see them.. are they out of production? Gary V. Gary, I am not sure regarding the intakes. I ordered mine about a year back and they are beautiful to say the least. Send Harold an e-mail and let him know what you want. At the time of my order, the Chico items were not posted on his website. He is outstanding to work with. He hooked me up with some other great people too! HTH Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I don't have the intakes, I have the FOD protection covers. I think the D-mold intakes will fill the bill it you don't want them covered. Cheers, Harold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I don't have the intakes, I have the FOD protection covers.I think the D-mold intakes will fill the bill it you don't want them covered. Cheers, Harold I have both Harold's FOD covers and the D-mold intakes and I can say that they are both masterfully done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I am about to start a Tamiya F-4E "Chico" build ( once I finish the SE5) and need some clarification and help.I have the following aftermarket items for the build; AMS Intakes, gun pods and pylons...beautiful work Harold! True Details resin wheels ISRA stencils for camo Eduard interior & placards PE SAM publications F-4 Phantom II USAAF variants It appears that the nose is not the correct shape, any ideas? I know that a few of you have built this kit so your input would be greatly appreciated. Lastly, who makes good decals for the F-4? TIA, Rocky Rocky, From what I've seen the Tamiya F-4E nose is more correct than either Revell's or Cutting Edge's. They even give you both the early short and late Midas long gun muzzles. There are only three real issues with Tamiya's F-4s, the raised battle damage repair patches molded on the fuselage, the under size J-79-10 exhaust nozzles in the F-4E, F-4EJ and F-4J kits and the air intake trunks. You can remove the BDR patches if they bother you by sanding down the BDR panels and then rescribing the panel lines. As for the undersize exhaust nozzles CAM makes the only accurately sized exhaust nozzles. They are larger at the rear end than the ones done by Tamiya, Cutting Edge or Aries. If you can't locate a set another option for the exhaust nozzles is to cut the feathers off of the Tamiya set and then to glue the Tamiya inside to a set of Revell outer nozzles. Then you add the Eduard PE exhaust set to the Tamiya/Revell composite nozzles. As for the intakes, you can go the Dmold, Seamless Suckers route or you can fix them yourself. Resulting in: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 FWIW, I had very good results from the Seamless Suckers on my F-4. Tim W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 In addition to the raised panels, AB nozzles, and the intakes, the only other thing on the kit that really needs attention are the outer wing panels. They're angled upward too much. I just cut out a cardboard template based on a front view drawing and used it to set the panels at the correct angle. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Nautilus Models offers a jig you can use to set the outer wing panel dihedrals and the horizontal stabilizer anhedral angles perfectly. I've got one and can't imagine building a Tamiya Phantom without one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 Nautilus Models offers a jig you can use to set the outer wing panel dihedrals and the horizontal stabilizer anhedral angles perfectly. I've got one and can't imagine building a Tamiya Phantom without one. Do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Do you have a link? http://nautilusmodels.com The Tamiya kit's Forward Instrument Panel is way under sized; as well as the other issued noted. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 Barry, Thanks for the tip. Does any one offer a resin cockpit set for the F-4E? I cannot seem to find one. Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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