seiran01 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Is there any option to make an F4H1 phantom in 1/32 aside from trying to track down the Cutting Edge set? I’m quite interested in building one but can’t find anything available. ...if only option is the CE set, what would a fair price be if I were to find a seller? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Besides a arm, leg and possibly a kidney who knows Mike? I know I read somewhere a few months back that some company was interested in doing a new cad version/resin conversion of the F4H-1, but nothing since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 The problem is also which prototype you want to make as there were many subtle variations. Moreover good documentation is not that common. I believe that CE also released an ebook about the mark that is possibly still available. The planes were visually attractive because of their colors but I am afraid the customer base for such a conversion is not that large considering the fact a proportion of the few interested people already have the old one. scvrobeson and ghatherly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 CE also never released the early cockpit they had planned on doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I forgot that! Quite annoying as the original MD seats were quite different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F16 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Hi In fact this conversion from the F-4B to the F-4H1 is not that all trouble. I have made this connversion some time ago in 1/48 using the Hasegawa kit, and I am in works again using the Academy F-4B . Here an interesting article by David Klaus : http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev2/1701-1800/rev1733-cec32177/00.shtm Hope it helps F16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, F16 said: Hi In fact this conversion from the F-4B to the F-4H1 is not that all trouble. I have made this connversion some time ago in 1/48 using the Hasegawa kit, and I am in works again using the Academy F-4B . Here an interesting article by David Klaus : http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev2/1701-1800/rev1733-cec32177/00.shtm Hope it helps F16 Not all that trouble? You must be a very optimistic person as the kit just needs a new cockpit, a new canopy, a new nose, new intakes and flat wings among other things! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Anyone ever seen a build, or one completed using the CE conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, phasephantomphixer said: Anyone ever seen a build, or one completed using the CE conversion? Nope! And I suspect this is linked to the lack of cockpit (mainly the seats). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks guys. If someone has one they won’t build because of the lack of seats, drop me a line :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F16 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Not all that trouble? You must be a very optimistic person as the kit just needs a new cockpit, a new canopy, a new nose, new intakes and flat wings among other things! :-) Thanks for your kind words Thierry, in fact I was a guy unable to make any model other than those the manufacturers "allow me" to buy ... and I like to model prototypes or "artistic concepts" so You can imagine my frustrations. One very good friend of mine, who lives in Heaven today, used to say that "the hard work was to build the original aircraft". What We need is good and serious references only, containing measures, data, drawings, scale references, some intelligent pics and the modelistic feelings to interpretate pics and sandpaper ... lots of sandpaper...! The ejections seat for the F4H1 : ---from the http://www.ejectionsite.com/ejctpic/earlyPhantom1.gif Sorry, I did not know that the Phantom II F-4B was not made in 1/32 scale so modifications will be necessary in the 1/32 F-4C/J wings, but it is a lot more easier sand down those bulges than the contrary. F16 Edited October 1, 2018 by F16 feelings thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 There’s a -B/N conversion set or two floating around in 1/32. Real Model makes one, maybe GT will do one too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 http://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=10958 I’m slow... GT did a -B conversion a few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcatfreak Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 A few years ago I sold mine to a guy in the US for almost 400 Dollar! Its extreme hard to find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 On October 1, 2018 at 12:32 PM, seiran01 said: http://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=10958 I’m slow... GT did a -B conversion a few years ago Gary has my B build on his website. One of my favorite builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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