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I'm not aware of any aftermarket company making one in any scale. They were modified from LAU-10 rocket pods by the USAF's Aerospace Audio-Visual Service (AAVS), part of Military Airlift Command., when they were tasked with developing a motion-picture strike camera system. AAVS called them the Type IV but they doon't seem to have received a more official designation. They don't seem to have lasted long since they obviously had the drawback of occupiying an external store station and so reducing ordnance capacity. They seem to have mostly disappeared by the time the Phantom adopted SEA camoufla

Bringing this back in view; for those who miss out on the BAM conversion, Meng will be releasing a F-4E Terminator 2020 sometime this year maybe in August: http://www.meng-model.com/contents/5/1775.html (currently only visible on their Chinese language site) It'd be a good reason to bump this sheet up the list 😉 Jonathan

The standard height specified for RAF day fighter codes was 30 inches although some Hurricane squadrons applied 36 inch ones. Spitfires due to their smaller fuselage usually had 24 inch codes, some units used 20 inch. Serials were specified as 8 inch high although 4 inch examples were sometimes used. I have the Arma Hobby 1/72 scale Dieppe Special Edition boxing with the 175 Sqn Hurribomber markings shown in the blog linked by seawinder. I've measured the codes on the decal sheet and they scale out to 30 inches with 36 inch diameter roundels. Black 8 inch serials option

While it would be great if the parts were for strike cameras, as I'm sure neither has been done in 1/72, I don't think that they are those. Except for the KB-18 forward camera module being on Israeli Kurnasses, I don't remember seeing these versions used on F-4Es; most of the time it's the small rectangular dual pods under the wing roots. I wonder if they will be included by Fine Molds? To try and work out what the mystery parts could be, I've done some comparison of the lengths against those of the missile wells adjusting the measurements of actual kit parts f

Another option for USAF pylons is the old KMC/True Details set for the Hasegawa kit which you might find for sale somewhere. Maybe put up a wanted post for those or the Zoukei Mura pylons from someone who has used the Reskit or Phase Hangar ones as an upgrade. You could even aask Z-M if they'll sell you Frame J from their F-4C and F-4D kits; as a bonus it has lots of USAF specific parts and will give you a much more accurate pair of horizontal stabilisers than the Academy ones. Try service@volksusa.com to see what the cost will be. Also, early in Air Force service F-4Cs were equipp

The only aftermarket F-4 unslatted outboard wings I'm aware of were the Wolfpack Design set for the Hasegawa Phantom WP48146 These are long OOP so you might find they're difficult to track down. Alternatively you could try and get hold of the Zoukei Mura outboard wings from either Frame B (F-4J) Frame O (F-4/C/D) or Frame G (Early F-4E/F-4EJKai). You should be able to buy them direct from Zoukei Mura (you have to order the complete frame (email info 'at' zoukeimura.co.jp) or maybe put up a wanted post to ask for a set from someone who has converted the Z-M Early F-4E into a slatte

Depending on the company doing the work, these conversions take from 6 to 9 months so it was already done when you saw it landing. Most of the visible work is to the left side of the fuselage: smaller crew entry door, installation of the main deck cargo door; as well as deletion of the aft doors plus reinforcement of some frames and plugging the passenger windows. You wouldn't have seen any of the work on the right side from a distance. From this Airliners.net thread: Airbus Freighter Conversions – Overview (post #292) "A321-231 MSN 2190 VP-CBQ (ex-British Airways,

Almost certainly it'll be the Revell F-16, they have reboxed many ICM kits over the years so it's logical that there'd be an exchange the other way. The 2025 ICM catalogue states 'new parts', probably pylons based on one of the ECIPS or PIDS versions, inferring that the base kit is a rebox. The lead time for a new tool wou;d be too short considering the jets were only 'in country' six months or so ago. In addition, I doubt the UAF would want a model company crawling over their latest acquisition so soon. The catalogue also has 'new' 1/72 Marder 1A3 and M2/M3 Bradley IFVs to follow

Zvezda haven't produced a 727 or a DC-9 of any variant. If you're looking for a 1/144 727-200, there is a new company CRM (Counting Rivets Models) that have just released a 727-200 kit that blows the old Airfix and Minicraft ones out of the water. They're only available direct but shipping is quick and reportedly at a pretty reasonable cost from Germany to the US. There's a 727-100 planned; possibly this summer, but no firm release date. Zvezda are very much still in business though and producing new kits having just released an A330-300 with the A330-200 announced for

Are you looking for a F-4E during the Vietnam war or a SEA camouflaged Phantom operated by the USAF in general? Note that the Meng kit is limited to a Vietnam era F-4E no earlier than mid to late 1972 into 1973 when a few slatted jets were operated from Korat in Thailand as part of project Rivet Haste. However, none appear to have carried tail codes and had minimal white stencils. Also, since Meng omitted to include either you'll need to add the belly reinforcing strap and a TISEO pod on the left wing leading edge. I recommend either the Flying Leatherneck Scale Creations or Quinta versions if

By no means knowledgeable on the Indian Air Force, but I do know a little bit about Israeli weapons (mainly those carried on Kurnasses/ F-4E Terminators 😀) and looking at this photo of the same aircraft which has better exposure of the underside: https://www.airliners.net/photo/India-Air-Force/Dassault-Mirage-2000TI-Vajra/5494775/L?qsp=eJxtjbEOgkAQRP9lawoJguY6aSy18Ac2e6NegnDZ20JC%2BHfPI7Gym7w3mVlIptHwttscQY4SWOVJFUVWfiVyC3FQUb5bzynIVtvv2qb6iTNG6H9Frj623aGiNKn1cz7wbDiJIBo8bfyiHvpVSFKeH3mnzgF6LZmaLnMfUhy4bMA4DLSuH%2BpJPp0%3D Although similar, the pod would be Litening III rathe

Hi Ken, As Marco says go look at Reskit 😀 They have just released an absolutely amazing 3D printed intake and wheel bay set. It's on the pricey side but the detail in the wheel bays has to be seen to be believed. They also have a replacement tail cone and exhaust nozzle, wheels and pylons; you can download the instructions to see what the sets include: https://reskit-models.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Corsair&ocf=F16S2V3607417149F1S0V8 If you can wait, keep an eye on the site as they do regular sales events with 10%-20% discounts a

Strictly speaking the RF-4 kits were announced at the previous IPMS-USA show in August 2023, but it wasn't hugely publicised. We probably won't see an official 'Old Man's Blog' about them until a 3D print is ready. This is the post from the Caracal RF-4C decal thread with the same Z-M advertisement: Unfortunately I don't think we'll see in plastic form much before late 2026 - as well as the (E)F-4C mentioned above, they still have the F-4F, F-4F (ICE), a basic F-4EJ and possibly a RF-4EJ plus maybe a later 'late F-4E' (with TISEO but without the belly strap) to relea

These were made by modifying a LAU-10 rocket pod. The ends were cut off, an internal track to carry the film cameras installed and fairings made for each end with windows for the cameras. You can see how they were converted in this article from a 1966 Air University Review magazine (jump to page 67 for pictures). https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/ASPJ/journals/1966_Vol17_No1-6/1966_Vol17_No5.pdf There's more pictures and information here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235135422-f-100d-with-strike-camera/#comment-4872634 HTH,

That's an A300 fuselage: If it's 1/200, then it could be a Hasegawa A300B4. There is an A300B4-622R boxing in JAL colours but I believe it just the same A300B4 kit with a new decal sheet. Assuming it's 1/144 scale, that would then be the Airfix A300B2 kit. If it is the fuselage should be about 36.5cm long and the raised spine section 6cm long. It's a very nice kit and reasonably accurate despite its age - about 50 years IIRC! It lacks the air conditioning ram air 'canoes' forward of the MLG bay and the Trimmable Horizontal Stabiliser plates on the aft fuselage (they wer