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The F-4 had Mk7 seats. The Black Bunny was a J model, and later an S. Both had the Mk7. The F-14A had GRU-7 and the F-14D had SJU-17 NACES.

Ok I just checked my kit...as you can see, the slats fit nicely into the well on the wing. I think as long as you trim the extended part of the retraction arm so that only the fairing remains, you should be good. That's what I plan to do, anyway.

Smart choice in not caring about the fuselage issue. I cared and now I’m in over my head with the Hypersonic replacement set. I honestly wish I had just left it. Oh, and I’m also curious about the slats.

Maybe these will help?

Awesome, thanks!

Has anyone heard of UpRise Decals? Scalemates is showing some pretty interesting Phantom sheets but I can't seem to find them for sale anywhere. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/uprise-urs486-f-4j-s-phantom-ii-vmfa-232--1274362

Sprue Bros has GT Resin intakes in 1/48 for ZM, Academy, and Hasegawa.

I bought their 1/72 RF-4B sheet a few years ago and was underwhelmed. The markings were very pixelated. Someone else gave positive reviews to their recent low-viz 1/48 Phantom sheet, though, so who knows.

Super Scale already covers that VFP-63 jet. Definitely diggin' the rest, ESPECIALLY that VX-4 jet!

I doubt it. I need the clear light lens for the nose gear door, the anti-collision light that goes on the aft portion of the rear canopy, and the light that goes next to the IFR probe. If you have extra A-6 parts and you're willing to part with them, I'd be forever grateful!

Bump. Still looking.

Fascinating story! Except the part about Mare Island, LOL! I live near there....there's NO WAY a Nimitz class would fit into the Carquinez Straits. Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, on the other hand...

The slide guitar solo in Seger's "Like a Rock" still gets me after all these years...and I'm kinda over classic rock.

Ok, thanks! I appreciate your responsiveness here on this forum.

Hi Kursad, any update on when you plan to release this sheet?

Ok... so here's the CA Scooter all buttoned up. I had to position the right arms of each crew member in a raised position to leave enough room. The crew are a pair of Hasegawa figures leftover from the spares box. I wanted to position the canopy in the pop-up position but it may not work with these figures. Here's the Hasegawa cockpit all buttoned up. I'll be using Phase Hangar resin seats (sans crew) for this one. Intake lips are painted and installed on both and spot priming done on the he Hasegawa kit. Hasegawa has pulled way ahead by this point. The

Thanks!

Kurt, the pilots definitely need to go in before you close up the fuselage on a Hasegawa or Classic Airframes Skyhawk. It's a really tight fit in the cockpit, as it was on the real deal. The ejector pins actually weren't that bad. They came off with Sprue cutters and the plastic is really soft on this kit, so it didn't take long to sand everything down and make it smooth.

That depends on you...I've got two TA-4J Skyhawks on my bench right now. I'll get them finished, but they're not very complex builds. Last year, I had two Crusaders on my bench but I decided to add considerable extra work to both of them. One got converted to an RF-8G and the other incorporated an F-8H conversion set. It ended up being too much for me and I focused on the RF-8G. The F-8H went back in the box. I also built two Tamiya Tomcats last year, although I ended up focusing on one at a time once I got past basic construction. My attention span is the limiting factor and I can only handle

Update: I busied up the area behind the rear seat of the Hasegawa kit with some wire and styrene strips. The kit part is just a plain piece of plastic. Classic Airframes provides a resin part that served as the basis for my scratch work here. Here's the CA part: CA provides resin main gear bays, but they really aren't that much more detailed than the Hasegawa parts. The intakes of both kits install and fit in a very similar manner. But the CA kit has these pour stubs to deal with. Luckily the plastic is soft and the stubs are easily dealt with.

In addition to CAM/Mil Spec, the Tamiya F-14D has these markings in the box.

Damn, coulda used this last year!

Wings: the leading edge slat Bay has a smooth transition to the upper wing surface. There shouldn't be a step. ClassicAirframes got this right; Hasegawa did not. I added a thin strip of styrene and some Perfect Plastic Putty to smooth things out.

Thanks!

Thanks Kurt. I may have to go back and redo those instrument panels...maybe I can find the PE set somewhere. They're OOP right now.