Alex.B Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hi! Just a little doubt about the F-4B's stabilator. I know it was non slotted and were replaced with a slotted one in aircrafts converted tho the F-4N standard. But I have recently purchased the 1/72 Hasegawa kit 00365, that represents both an F-4B and F-4N of VF-111. So I want to do the B version, but in the box there are only a pair of slotted stabilator. Looking at the F-4 gallery here at ARC, I've found a Tamiya 1/32 F-4 converted in F-4B in VF-111 markings.... with the slotted stabilator! It's possible that some F-4B (expecially those of VF-111) were upgraded with slotted stab? Hasegawa did a mistake in his kit... or the modeler in his Tamiya 1/32?? Help me please!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcunny Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 The B never had slots until the N modification. The J had them. JC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 no need to post this in two different places, you're gonna get a response in one place or another, bud. As I spoke of in the other thread, just cut off the slotted part of the stab and you should be fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alex.B Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 Sorry for the double post.. my mistake! I thought this post wasn't inserted correctly, so I reposted it in the other forum. By the way.. The problem is not how to do an unslotted stab from a slotted one, but if there were some F-4B with the slotted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StevenJ Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I replied to your other post first. Your VF-111 birds from that boxing will definitely have the slotted tailplanes. This is something I specifically investigated for my VF-154 1967 cruise build and what I noticed is that when the F-4B got the RHAW bumps on the infra-red seeker and on top of the tail, then it also got the slotted tailplanes. Most photographs don't always provide the correct angle to be conclusive either way, but when you do get a photograph that is conclusive, the RHAW equipped birds have the slotted tailplane. It appears that these retrofits began some time in 1967. For your markings, you'll definitely have the slotted tailplanes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 ya learn something new every day :) Oldcrow, wasn't trying to be mean or anything bud, just trying to let ya know that there are tons of people on hand who are happy to help in every forum! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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