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Just curious if anyone has any experience building or knowledge of this kit or its predecessors. Not counting rivets but the quality of the kit in general. It happens to have the correct USAFE markings for my dad's squadron when we were stationed in the Netherlands, although the description is not correct. It shows the 2nd TFS out of Stenberg. It was actually the 32nd TFS stationed at Soesterberg.
Thanks, Dave
It's a re issue of the late 70's/early 80's vintage ESCI kit. Recessed panel lines, early non slatted wings. It's decent, but not cutting edge or state of the art. The Sidewinders are best replaced by others. The cockpit could use help as well.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
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Thanks. I'm thinking I'll probably grab one. He was flying them in the early '70s so it sounds about right. Worth it just for the decals, if nothing else.
mississippivolThe cockpit is totally wrong, but can be easily replaced. Apart from that, it builds up nice.
Well they used the same basic fuselage and wings to make kits of the F-4C/D/E/J with separate noses and afterburner cans. Not to mention they have the AF and Navy pylons. All that aside I would not pay too much for that kit. The new decals that you want are probably the high point of the kit.
Scalehobbyist.com got for about 35. Not too bad. Resin cockpit and photoetch kits bring it up to around 80. Those kits are for the hasegawa kit. I'm gambling I can make them work.
Right... I picked up a couple of the original ESCI kits for good prices years ago. And a couple of the AMT/ERTL reboxes for cheap.
If you pick up this kit, instead getting better Sidewinders, you could get Falcons and model the early F-4E air to air load out like here.
stikpusher If you pick up this kit, instead getting better Sidewinders, you could get Falcons and model the early F-4E air to air load out like here.
Thanks, stik, I'll have to do some checking. When I tackle it I plan on doing a diorama of the alert shack. As I recall, it was a small building st the end of the runway where two aircraft sat idling. When they got the alert they had 5 minutes to be airborne. The crews slept right there in rooms in the hanger.
My mother is still in communication with a few of his squadron mates. I'm going to be contacting them for details such as loadout, etc.
On a side note, when he was in SEA he was a bear in F-105 Wild Weasels. His pilot is still around the last I knew. I'll be doing contac him to for similar information regarding a 105 build
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