Alternative 4 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 One for you phantom experts? I have a Hasegawa F-4E (non slatted wing) and a Hasegawa F-4B. Could I make an F-4C out of these two kits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) Well......yes......sort of. But that's a lot of work. It would be much simpler to trade one of them for a C. More people would be after the non slatted E. Oh, postage from Canada to New Zealand is far too expensive. Edited March 27, 2021 by phantom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PouK9 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Postage to New Zealand can't be inexpensive 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 12:22 AM, phantom said: Well......yes......sort of. But that's a lot of work. It would be much simpler to trade one of them for a C. More people would be after the non slatted E. Oh, postage from Canada to New Zealand is far too expensive. Thanks, I thought that might be the case. It would probably be cheaper for me to fly to Canada than pay for any postage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 What scale are we talking about? If it’s 1/48 scale, the F-4B is a raised panel line kit, while the F-4E is a recessed panel line kit. I think there may also be some slight dimensional differences that make mixing wings and fuselages not completely straightforward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) Short answer - No. Get a 1/48 F-4C/D kit instead of kit-bashing from 2 F-4 kits. Long answer - Not without some degree of work. If you overlay the Hasegawa F-4B and F-4E wings, you'll see that the dimensions of the parts are slightly different. This is noticeable at the wingroots where the intakes, wings, and AIM-7 wells all come together. If you do mind the mix of raised and recessed panel lines, you'd end up rescribing the F-4B wings to make them match. Rather than kit-bash them, it would be a shorter path to trade both the kits you have for a 1/48 F-4C/D kit. Hasegawa F-4C/D and Monogram F-4C/D kits are commanding much lower prices on the second-hand market now that there are newer kits. If you are someone who prefers recessed panel lines and don't mind buying aftermarket engines & cockpit parts, the old ESCI F-4C/D is also an alternative. There are plenty of folks in this forum with experience building F-4C/D kits from the different manufacturers, I'm sure they can chime in on specific questions for each kit. Don't hesitate to ask. I'm sure other have many of the same questions you would have. Good luck, be safe and keep building! Edited April 3, 2021 by John B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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