TankBuster Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Hi, I have this kit and want to purchase some new exhausts but am not sure which set is correct. I have been looking at eduard sets and Aires, the eduard look nice but not sure on which set and have heard aires to small. Regards Bob. Edited February 28, 2021 by TankBuster spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Needham Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 No Idea about the Aires ones Bob but the Eduard ones, just like the kit ones, are way too small as well and leave a sizeable gap all round where they fit. They seem to be simply super-detailed copies of the kit parts. I sent photos to Eduard of the dry fit on mine and asked them why they were so badly fitting and if they been tested before market but never got a reply. Gary TankBuster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Thank you for your reply, that eliminates the eduard ones. Cheers Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Aires, Eduard are both original size. You need Dmold, Wolfpack, GT resin or Sierra Hotel. They are the only correctly sized exhausts i know of. Highly recommend the SH and GT sets as i have used or test fitted and compared them. Ive said before having the right sized burners makes a massive visual difference to the Tamiya F-4. A base kit and modified one look noticeably different.. Well worth the effort. Bill M., TankBuster and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Thank you very much, I will start searching for them. Cheers Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Here's my F-4E with the GT Resin burner can on the right and the kit one on the left. I believe they're the same ones as on the J. These are the GT short cans on my F-4D Hope that helps. Carl TankBuster, Anthony in NZ, Model_Monkey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Wow, kit ones dont look good, I found these in stock at sprue Brothers but i am in Australia so just trying to work out shipping for them. cheers Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoobyDoo Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Is this true for the F-4C/D kits too in regards tothe kit and Brassin exhausts? Or is the smaller exhausts only a J issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 hour ago, ScoobyDoo said: Is this true for the F-4C/D kits too in regards tothe kit and Brassin exhausts? Or is the smaller exhausts only a J issue? I haven't tried the Brassin burners for the C/D kit so can't say for sure on that one. The kit ones all share the same diameter though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Try the QMT exhausts for the Revell kit. Really well cast, not expensive and fit really well. I don't trust the GT Resin stuff, too many bad experiences both myself and what others have received. TankBuster and Marcel111 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Darren Howie said: Aires, Eduard are both original size. You need Dmold, Wolfpack, GT resin or Sierra Hotel. are we sure that Wolfpack parts are correct sized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Needham Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Bob. IF you can get hold of a set from someone with a junked or 'for parts only' kit, then the Revell 1/32 F4 kit exhausts were an almost perfect fit to the Tamiya fuselage. The detail is somewhat basic granted, but you can always add more detail with with an Eduard etch set for the liners or add some scratch details yourself. Either way, it looks MUCH better that a gap equating to about a scale foot all way around the exhaust area (what on earth were Tamiya thinking?) If you look online, then you will rarely, if ever, see built versions of this kit showing close-up detail shots in that area of the model for that very reason I suspect. Gary Derek B and TankBuster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 The exhausts were made by one of their 1/35 kit designers! Kagemusha, firefly7, BloorwestSiR and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill M. Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Breaker said: Try the QMT exhausts for the Revell kit. Really well cast, not expensive and fit really well. I don't trust the GT Resin stuff, too many bad experiences both myself and what others have received. I have two sets of the GT Resin short burner cans for the B and C/D. Both look good to me. Breaker, TankBuster and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I have a set of GT short burner cans for the C/D as well. Quite satisfied! Mark Proulx TankBuster, Out2gtcha, Bill M. and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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