Anthony in NZ Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Hi team Well as you know I have been busy (slowly) building my 1/32 RAF Phantom conversion from the Tamiya kit. A company pretty new (to me at least) has been quietly releasing a bunch of beautifully designed and printed Parts for 1/32 Jets. Anyway on Friday the postman dropped off a box all the way from beautiful Peru with a gorgeous set of Phantom underwing fuel tanks. Designed as a complete replacement for the Tamiya kit ones. As with new companies you wonder what their quality is like. Well, all I can say are these are just amazing and some of the nicest 3D printed parts on the market presently. I must say that I have no financial affiliation or anything with Eduardo from JPSM (sorry I had to shorten it as I didnt want to type that long name again lol) just a VERY happy and impressed customer! And I thought I must absolutely post here as I know a lot of you guys have Phantoms in your stashes. I'll do a quick mini review and there will be more on my next RAF Phantom build update. So this is the product item There is the Tamiya part I was about to start detailing.... And here are the contents of the box Notice the little jig in the foreground for setting up the correct position for redrilling the holes to mount the tanks in the correct position, and thos pale circular items are apparently to ensure perfect alignment of the end caps. Look at this detail....excuse my crappy pics Nose cone (perfect shape and contour......just needs a few dings and dents added LOL) And finally end caps with rear part of pylon There is a separate fuel filler cap that drops in as well. Anyway, I am super impressed and just wanted to post this as a public service announcement. Actually I think whilst I type this Eduardo is a member here... @Jet Passion There we go...found him! Thanks Eduardo...I hope you sell lots and bring us some more amazing products! Well look out for them on my RAF Phantom build, I think the tanks are a super iconic and extremely visible on the Phantom, (whatever version) and will really add a lot to the look of your finished build as they are just so prominent Cheers Anthony LSP_K2, Stevepd, Paul in Napier and 23 others 22 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Great looking parts. I need to get caught up on your build. I've been away from the hobby for a while but am enjoying getting back to it and seeing what you guys have been up to. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Sigh. Time to order about 10 sets for all myuy stashed F-4s. Anthony in NZ and Gene K 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Nice! Where can they be ordered from? Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Found ordering details on their FB page. Mark Proulx Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 i have the tornado gunbarrels and they are amazing Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 (edited) They look great! There are plenty of “issues” with Tamiya’s Sargent Fletcher tanks: oversized, lacking in detail and improperly located under the wing (leading to misproportioned pylons). These new tanks appear to correct most, if not all, of these problems. Edited September 25, 2023 by allthumbs Mark P, phasephantomphixer, thierry laurent and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Boy that is some nice work!! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Needham Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Detail of the parts is phenomenal and if post & duties isn't a deal killer, I may well get some of these sets! Thanks for bringing the company and product to our attention. Gary Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 An order for two sets placed. Process was painless. I am sure these tanks will be a welcome addition. While at it, I made suggestions for a few other items that appear to be welcomed with interest. I will leave it to them to make any announcement's. Mark Proulx Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 BNA seems to stock them too - https://www.bnamodelworld.com/jet-passion-scale-models Paul in Napier and Anthony in NZ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Received my F-4 tanks this week. Very nice and I believe you can order with confidence. The new mounting template for correct location of the tanks a nice extra treat! Mark Proulx Anthony in NZ, CRAZY IVAN5 and Bill Cross 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Those do look awfully nice and the jig is a nice touch to be sure . All we need now is an F-4 kit this nice to go with it, small steps I suppose. At least we got these! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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