F4DPhantomII Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Are they any better than the kit intakes?Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 They're not scale intakes. They have a shortened intake, with a small compressor face, sort of an attempt at an optical illusion so it looks deeper than it really is. I guess it's better than the kit set-up, but not as good as what you'd get with Cutting Edge's or Seamless Suckers' full intakes. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j-fever Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 That is good to know about the True Details sets, still a great deal at only $3 a set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j-basset Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Just ordered the new True Details F-4C cockpit yesterday. Didn't know about the intakes, and can't find it either. Can anyone here post a link to it? Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j-fever Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Squadron lists them in their Dec catalog, but it is not in their computer system yet. I tried to order them and they will not have them available until later this month due to a packaging error. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcunny Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 OK guys, The cockpit isn't really new, its the old KMC stuff. Still decent, but it ain't new. Haven't seen the intakes, so I can't tell you about them yet. Years ago Sqaudron bought the KMC masters and molds. They sat for a couple of years, and now are SLOWLY being released one at a time through the TD line. If they follow suit, look for eventual release of the E, and J set in 48th as well. I am still awaiting a couple of the resin items they just relased last month for the Skyraider/Spad. KMC had some good stuff. Jef V. of Black Box (now Combat Series and Avionix) did alot of thier masters, Willy Peeters did some as well. With Black Box scarcity, I would think the marketing folks at Squadron are trying to fill a void in the market here since Jef hasn't popped out a 48th scale F-4 cockpit in a long time. A little history lesson for Y'all this morning, Jarrod Cunningham Austin, Texas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 OK guys,The cockpit isn't really new, its the old KMC stuff. Still decent, but it ain't new. Haven't seen the intakes, so I can't tell you about them yet. Years ago Sqaudron bought the KMC masters and molds. They sat for a couple of years, and now are SLOWLY being released one at a time through the TD line. If they follow suit, look for eventual release of the E, and J set in 48th as well. I am still awaiting a couple of the resin items they just relased last month for the Skyraider/Spad. KMC had some good stuff. Jef V. of Black Box (now Combat Series and Avionix) did alot of thier masters, Willy Peeters did some as well. With Black Box scarcity, I would think the marketing folks at Squadron are trying to fill a void in the market here since Jef hasn't popped out a 48th scale F-4 cockpit in a long time. A little history lesson for Y'all this morning, Jarrod Cunningham Austin, Texas As for the F-4 cockpits, they are not as detailed as the black box items, but are almost direct replacements for the kit parts. Therefore, the cutting and sanding (and cursing) required is much less and IMHO look very good once installed. You get very nice sidewall detail, detailed inst. panels with wiring for the rear decking as well as nice seats that are specific to either USAF or USN versions. Their F-8 and F-105 pits are really awesome for the monogram kits and the price can't be beat! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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