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109ROAMING · 02-24-2009, 10:41 PM

BT I know Fujimi do a 1/72 F-4K Phantom but its rare ,also I'm pretty sure I've seen a hasegawa 1/48 F-4K .(Both have RN decals)

I don't know of anyone else that makes a 1/72 F-4K besides fujimi?

Airframes · 02-25-2009, 02:05 AM

BT, Matchbox used to do a very nice RN/RAF Phantom in 1/72nd scale. Hasegawa have recently re-released their RAF Phantom, and I THINK the RN one, in 1/48th scale. Both are the same kit really, as the minor parts for the FGR2 and FG1 are included. I have the original 1980's RN version, which I did as a 43 Sqn RAF machine. If you can only get the RAF kit, and want to do the RN one, I've still got the decals, and the colour scheme sheet etc.
BTW, the kit price is the same as it was around 1986, about £26, and I believe both Hannant's and Model Hobbies have stock. I'm not sure, but I think I saw a Revell 1/72nd scale kit also, which will almost certainly be a re-issue of the Matchbox kit.

109ROAMING · 02-26-2009, 10:40 PM

Terry ,I maybe wrong but haven't revell released a new series of Phantoms?

Airframes · 02-27-2009, 09:42 AM

I believe so Daniel, that's why I think I've seen a RAF/RN Phantom under their label. If so, and if it is the old Matchbox one, then it was/is a very good kit. It might appear to be not as refined by todays standards, but it LOOKS like a 'British' Phantom, and builds nicely, with good parts , including boarding ladders.
The Hasegawa 1/48th kit is a beaut, although short on AIM9's, and still at the same price it was 20+ years ago, with metal wheels and rubber tyres as an option, and great decals and detail. Very good value for a big kit of a big bird.

badbear · 02-27-2009, 09:50 AM

A B25 in 1/32 scale .BB

rochie · 02-27-2009, 10:21 AM

wish someone would do a tempest and whirlwind in 1/48

Airframes · 02-27-2009, 11:57 AM

A B25 would be good, but bl**dy big! Are you listening Revell AG?
Like the idea of a Tempest in 1/48th - surprised there hasn't been a mainline injection kit yet. A Whirlwind would also be nice - a much under rated aircraft that did a lot of good work.
Now, a GOOD Mosquito, in both bomber and fighter bomber, in 1/32nd scale - now you're talking! Hello again Revell AG!

Lucky13 · 02-27-2009, 02:28 PM

A modern B-17, B-24, B-29, He-177, Stirling and a Halifax in 1/48 would be nice!

Trebor · 02-27-2009, 03:03 PM

I'd want a B-24 in 1:48!

Airframes · 02-27-2009, 07:30 PM

The Monogram (now Revell) 1/48th scale B24J is still a very nice kit Rob, and not too expensive, considering its size.

109ROAMING · 02-28-2009, 12:21 AM

I think theres a 1/48 Whirlwind made by Classic Airframes ,Bloody rare though last one I saw went for over a 100

BombTaxi · 02-28-2009, 10:20 AM

Thanks for the answers on the Phantom chaps

A 1/48 Tempest would be a nice idea - I think 1/72 is just too small for single engine fighters. And a Whirlwind in any scale would be welcome.

Actually, an RAF B-17 would be nice as well

Academy do a Coastal Command Fortress III (B-17E?), but I was thinking more about the Bomber Command Fortresses (B-17C?), which were so conspicuously unsuccessful as day bombers.

Lucky13 · 02-28-2009, 10:33 AM

AIRFIX!!!!

BombTaxi · 02-28-2009, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucky13

AIRFIX!!!!

Que?

Lucky13 · 02-28-2009, 02:06 PM

Are those at Airfix taking notes.....

02-24-2009, 10:41 PM	#46
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,869	BT I know Fujimi do a 1/72 F-4K Phantom but its rare ,also I'm pretty sure I've seen a hasegawa 1/48 F-4K .(Both have RN decals) I don't know of anyone else that makes a 1/72 F-4K besides fujimi? __________________ RIP Wigram AFB 1916-1995-2009

02-25-2009, 02:05 AM	#47
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,517	BT, Matchbox used to do a very nice RN/RAF Phantom in 1/72nd scale. Hasegawa have recently re-released their RAF Phantom, and I THINK the RN one, in 1/48th scale. Both are the same kit really, as the minor parts for the FGR2 and FG1 are included. I have the original 1980's RN version, which I did as a 43 Sqn RAF machine. If you can only get the RAF kit, and want to do the RN one, I've still got the decals, and the colour scheme sheet etc. BTW, the kit price is the same as it was around 1986, about £26, and I believe both Hannant's and Model Hobbies have stock. I'm not sure, but I think I saw a Revell 1/72nd scale kit also, which will almost certainly be a re-issue of the Matchbox kit. __________________

02-26-2009, 10:40 PM	#48
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,869	Terry ,I maybe wrong but haven't revell released a new series of Phantoms? __________________ RIP Wigram AFB 1916-1995-2009

02-27-2009, 09:42 AM	#49
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,517	I believe so Daniel, that's why I think I've seen a RAF/RN Phantom under their label. If so, and if it is the old Matchbox one, then it was/is a very good kit. It might appear to be not as refined by todays standards, but it LOOKS like a 'British' Phantom, and builds nicely, with good parts , including boarding ladders. The Hasegawa 1/48th kit is a beaut, although short on AIM9's, and still at the same price it was 20+ years ago, with metal wheels and rubber tyres as an option, and great decals and detail. Very good value for a big kit of a big bird. __________________

02-27-2009, 10:21 AM	#51
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,629	wish someone would do a tempest and whirlwind in 1/48 __________________

02-27-2009, 09:50 AM	#50
badbear Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 385	A B25 in 1/32 scale .BB

02-27-2009, 11:57 AM	#52
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,517	A B25 would be good, but bl**dy big! Are you listening Revell AG? Like the idea of a Tempest in 1/48th - surprised there hasn't been a mainline injection kit yet. A Whirlwind would also be nice - a much under rated aircraft that did a lot of good work. Now, a GOOD Mosquito, in both bomber and fighter bomber, in 1/32nd scale - now you're talking! Hello again Revell AG! __________________

02-27-2009, 02:28 PM	#53
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,329	A modern B-17, B-24, B-29, He-177, Stirling and a Halifax in 1/48 would be nice! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

02-27-2009, 03:03 PM	#54
Trebor Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,291	I'd want a B-24 in 1:48! __________________ THANKS NJACO FOR THE SIG PIC!! Southern Comfort III of the 8th Air Force, 44th Bombardment Group. Captain George R. Insley (pilot) commanding, Rudolph Jandreau Engineer/top turret gunner

02-27-2009, 07:30 PM	#55
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,517	The Monogram (now Revell) 1/48th scale B24J is still a very nice kit Rob, and not too expensive, considering its size. __________________

02-28-2009, 12:21 AM	#56
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,869	I think theres a 1/48 Whirlwind made by Classic Airframes ,Bloody rare though last one I saw went for over a 100 __________________ RIP Wigram AFB 1916-1995-2009

02-28-2009, 10:20 AM	#57
BombTaxi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brownhills, W. Mids, UK Posts: 1,189	Thanks for the answers on the Phantom chaps A 1/48 Tempest would be a nice idea - I think 1/72 is just too small for single engine fighters. And a Whirlwind in any scale would be welcome. Actually, an RAF B-17 would be nice as well Academy do a Coastal Command Fortress III (B-17E?), but I was thinking more about the Bomber Command Fortresses (B-17C?), which were so conspicuously unsuccessful as day bombers. __________________ Good generals think about tactics. Great generals think about logistics. "If freedom is to be saved and enlarged, poverty must be ended. There is no other solution." - Nye Bevan "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" - John Donne, Meditation XVII

02-28-2009, 10:33 AM	#58
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,329	AIRFIX!!!! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

02-28-2009, 02:06 PM	#60
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,329	Are those at Airfix taking notes..... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

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