Otto Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Anyone familiar with this kit? Is it any good at all? Is the shape at least relatively accurate? I know it is an old kit and there are better kits but tis "may NOT" mean that it is still not a good kit. I have put together a lot of old kits that were still good models. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Can you provide photos of the sprues? That would assist alot. According to the SCM timeline, it is a 1987 repop of their 1985 new-tool F-4E kit, but with different decals. It looks like the 1985 release could also be made into a G, so those parts are probably in there also. It was later released in 2009 with RoKAF decals. Edited June 25, 2019 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I had one I picked up cheap - still a waste of money, gave it away. I don't think there was an interior not even an ejection seat, just a Very Crude pilot. IIRC it was underscaled at ~1/50, possibly a Fujimi rebox? Dunno. It was a long time ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 @habu2 I suspected it was a re-pop of the old Fujimi 1/50 kit, but was not sure. Academy also re-popped the Fujimi 1/50 Mirage IIIC kit as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otto Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 Thanks for the input. That helps a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Dutch said: @habu2 I suspected it was a re-pop of the old Fujimi 1/50 kit, but was not sure. Academy also re-popped the Fujimi 1/50 Mirage IIIC kit as well. pretty sure it's the fujimi. waste of time and money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cag_200 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Yes, Fujimi...I have one too, same AIM-7s... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otto Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 You guys are right. It is a 1/50 scale model. Anyone know of a good 1/48 scale F-4E? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seaknight Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hasegawa F-4E is currently the best Phantom in 1/48 IMO. Maybe the Italeri/ESCI Phantom can be also ok, if you add some additional work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Still waiting on the Zouki Mura line of long nosed F-4's that have been in development. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Not so much a Fujimi rebox as a copy of a Fujimi from Academy's early days. They did the same thing with the T-38/F-5B kit. At best, it would probably work as an experimental paint exercise or a quick slap together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I have the Fujimi T-38 and A-4, and the Academy T-38 and A-4. Sprues are identical with exception of raised panel lines on the Fujimi kits and engraved panel lines on the Academy kits. All are underscaled at ~1/50 scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otto Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 I have always liked the Esci/Ertl/ Italeri F-4 kits. I actually like thgeir F-4J/S better than the early Hasegawa kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, Otto said: I have always liked the Esci/Ertl/ Italeri F-4 kits. I actually like thgeir F-4J/S better than the early Hasegawa kits. I'm with you on that. I think the only things that need to be changed out on the ESCI kit to really bring it up to snuff are the cockpit, wheels, and engine area (burner cans and nozzles). I learned that the Hasegawa cockpit fits quite nicely in the ESCI kit, and there are plenty of options for wheels and nozzles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otto Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 I agree on all points. I found the same. I can even get away with the kit wheels. Especially if you build Navy versions. Tire pressure for Naval versions was much higher so there is no flatness to the lower part unless you build it loaded down with bombs. Obviously the E variant would have to get the new tires. I don't build much with USAF on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Darren Roberts said: I'm with you on that. I think the only things that need to be changed out on the ESCI kit to really bring it up to snuff are the cockpit, wheels, and engine area (burner cans and nozzles). I learned that the Hasegawa cockpit fits quite nicely in the ESCI kit, and there are plenty of options for wheels and nozzles. I was able to get a True Details F-4C pit to fit into an Esci kit fine, taking into account that crazy deep nose gear well. The pit was for the most part a Hasegawa F-4E pit with resin sidewalls anyway. I figure the True Details F-4J pit will probably fit in the Esci kit as well with some coaxing. Edited April 6, 2020 by Jay Chladek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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