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Troféus:
GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: CF-18 100 Years of Flight - Revell Monogram - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4F Galloping Horse - Italeri - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4E TURKISH Kara Sahin - HASEGAWA - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: QF-4N PHANTOM II 'DRONE" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4C D-Day Invasion Stripes - MONOGRAM - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4J VMFA-451 WARLORDS ITALERI 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B PHANTOM II VF-74 - Hasegawa 1:48 GT 03 - P-51 Mustang - Montagem: P 51D IAF Scorpion Squadron - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: Mirage IIIE BR - ITALERI - 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5EM FAB - F-5E AFV 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: AT-26 XAVANTE/MB 326 - ESCI - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5E - AFV - 1/48 GT 09 - Century Series - Montagem: F-104C Starfighter - Testors - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: LF Mk.IXe - Eduard - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Su-37 "Russian Terminator" - Mini Hobby - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 9-12 Late Type - G.W.H. - 1/48 GT 12 - Navy - Montagem: F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-27 "Royal Maces" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 14 - Artilharias - Montagem: Obuseiros de 105mm - AFV - 1/35 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: The "Black Spit" - Eduard - 1:48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: IAI Kfir C7 - AMK - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Israeli Avia S-199 - Ventura - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang D-190 - Tamiya - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang P-51D - HobbyBoss - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: AVIA S-199 - Hobby Craft - 1/48 GT 25 - Rivais Históricos - Montagem: F-4 PHANTOM (ACADEMY 1:48) X MIG 17 do Cesar2b GT 29 - Bombardeiros - Montagem: A-7E "MARAUDERS" - Hasegawa - 1:48 GT 34 - Spitfire - Montagem: Spitfire Mk.IX- EDUARD - 1:48 GT 37 - USAF - Montagem: F-16C 'ALASKA' Hasegawa 1:48 GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: F/A-18C "Chippie Ho" - MONOGRAM - 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: O israelense F-16 SUFA (Tempestade) - KINETIC - 1/48
 

F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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Quando o Luis Pacheco dos Açores lançou a notícia de que a ACADEMY ia lançar um PHANTOM "New Tooling" (novas formas) causou frisson. Enchi a paciência do amigo Daniel Chiu da HOBBY EASY para colocar em PREORDER (o que ele só pode fazer quando recebeu o preço do fabricante). e já reservei o meu!

(When Luis Pacheco from Azores island released the news that the ACADEMY would launch a "PHANTOM New Tooling" (new forms) caused a frisson. I filled the patience of my friend Daniel Chiu of HOBBY EASY to put on preorder (which he can only do when the price received from the manufacturer.) and already booked my!)

PREORDER

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Maker: Academy
Scale: 1/48
Material: injection
Release Date: 2012-11-10
Item No.#: 12232
Price: USD 35.90

http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/zq5ccm ... bos11.html

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O que é PREORDER? É uma maneira de você reservar um novo lançamento. Lembro-me de um Phantom da Accurate Miniatures que também causou frisson. Tentei comprar no lançamento e estava esgotado em todos os fornecedores (que haviam reservado para seus clientes).


(What is preorder ?

It's a way for you to book a new release. I remember a Phantom of the Accurate Miniatures that also caused a stir. Tried to buy at launch and was sold out in all vendors (who had booked for their customers).)



Então aprendi e desde então, compro todos os lançamentos que quero em PREORDER.

(I learned then and since then, I buy all the releases I want to preorder .)

Foi assim no EA-18G GROWLER e agora no PHANTOM.

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Abraços/Big hug e boas montagens/"happy modeling"!

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Troféus:
GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: CF-18 100 Years of Flight - Revell Monogram - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4F Galloping Horse - Italeri - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4E TURKISH Kara Sahin - HASEGAWA - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: QF-4N PHANTOM II 'DRONE" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4C D-Day Invasion Stripes - MONOGRAM - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4J VMFA-451 WARLORDS ITALERI 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B PHANTOM II VF-74 - Hasegawa 1:48 GT 03 - P-51 Mustang - Montagem: P 51D IAF Scorpion Squadron - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: Mirage IIIE BR - ITALERI - 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5EM FAB - F-5E AFV 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: AT-26 XAVANTE/MB 326 - ESCI - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5E - AFV - 1/48 GT 09 - Century Series - Montagem: F-104C Starfighter - Testors - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: LF Mk.IXe - Eduard - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Su-37 "Russian Terminator" - Mini Hobby - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 9-12 Late Type - G.W.H. - 1/48 GT 12 - Navy - Montagem: F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-27 "Royal Maces" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 14 - Artilharias - Montagem: Obuseiros de 105mm - AFV - 1/35 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: The "Black Spit" - Eduard - 1:48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: IAI Kfir C7 - AMK - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Israeli Avia S-199 - Ventura - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang D-190 - Tamiya - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang P-51D - HobbyBoss - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: AVIA S-199 - Hobby Craft - 1/48 GT 25 - Rivais Históricos - Montagem: F-4 PHANTOM (ACADEMY 1:48) X MIG 17 do Cesar2b GT 29 - Bombardeiros - Montagem: A-7E "MARAUDERS" - Hasegawa - 1:48 GT 34 - Spitfire - Montagem: Spitfire Mk.IX- EDUARD - 1:48 GT 37 - USAF - Montagem: F-16C 'ALASKA' Hasegawa 1:48 GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: F/A-18C "Chippie Ho" - MONOGRAM - 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: O israelense F-16 SUFA (Tempestade) - KINETIC - 1/48
 

Re: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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O primeiro REVIEW na Internet, como sempre, foi da CYBERMODELER, por Michael Benolkin

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Background

Unlike most military aircraft developments, the F4H was a company-funded development that initially did little to interest the US Navy. Nevertheless, the Navy started warming to the idea of a powerful carrier-based all-weather interceptor. First flown in May 1958, the prototype displayed impressive performance with the help of its twin afterburning J79 engines. The Phantom II was born.

Developed as the guided missile interceptor, the F4H, re-designated as the F-4 in 1963, featured a powerful intercept radar, a two-man crew, and up to eight guided missiles. This aircraft was supposed to make the air-to-air gun obsolete. That didn't happen, but that's another story. Typical loadout for the aircraft was four IR-guided AIM-9 Sidewinders on the inboard stations, four radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow missiles in semi-recessed bays under the fuselage, and three external fuel tanks, two on the outboard stations and one centerline.

The Navy operated a limited number of F-4As for a brief time while their preferred initial configuration, the F-4B was under production. Combat experience with the F-4B and advancements in avionics and engine technology led to the next USN version - the F-4J. The F-4J featured the new AWG-10 radar, the J79-GE-10 engines, slatted tail surfaces and drooped ailerons. When the next Navy fighter was cancelled (F-111B) and its follow-on was experiencing some delays (F-14), the Navy performed service life updates to its Phantom fleet with the F-4B and F-4J receiving avionics upgrades and airframe life extensions. The upgraded F-4B would be designated as F-4N while the updated F-4J would be designated F-4S.

The Kit

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When I first heard that Academy was going to produce the F-4B Phantom II in 1/48 scale, I was skeptical. How could anyone possibly unseat the king of 1/48th scale Phantoms - Hasegawa? Hasegawa has produced nearly every variant of the F-4 though the F-4B was one of the first off Phantoms off their production line many years ago. Perhaps beating the Hasegawa F-4B wouldn't be that difficult given that the kit, along with their original F-4C/D and F-4J releases, featured raised panel lines before Hasegawa switched all future kits to the scribed surface detailing. Even so, can this Academy kit contend with the other Hasegawa Phantoms? Let's take a look:

The kit is molded in Multi-Colored Plastic (MCP) as indicated on the box. The intent was to mold the kit with enough color separation as to allow the younger or less-experienced modeler build this kit without painting and have a reasonable Navy color scheme. Of course many modelers (including this one) will prime the airframe and repaint accordingly.The kit is molded in gray styrene and presented on three parts trees, in white styrene and presented on eight parts trees (two duplicate weapons trees are not shown), in black styrene and presented on three parts trees plus two separate parts, and one tree in clear styrene. In all, there are 15 parts trees in this box (plus the two separate black parts).

Among the kit's features and options:

Fuselage is molded in one part, just like the Tamiya 1/32 kits
Kit is modular hinting at multiple variants, more on this later
Cockpit is nicely detailed
Rear cockpit has correct starboard sidewall
Nice Martin Baker ejection seats
Optional seated crew figures
Optional boarding ladder
Positionable canopies
Nicely detailed main gear wells
Main wheels and tires molded separately for ease of painting
Positionable rudder
Positionable speed brakes
Outer wing panels molded separately and can be folded (wing hinges not included)
Intakes have ducts to the compressor faces
Nice afterburner chambers with turbine faces
Positionable air refueling probe
External stores included for this version:

4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder
4 x AIM-7D/E Sparrow
12 x Mk.82 Slicks
2 x 370 gallon wing tanks
1 x 600 gallon centerline tank
2 x triple ejector racks (TER)
2 x multiple ejector rack (MER)
It would have been nice to have the options needed to pose the model as depicted in the box art which would mean positionable leading and trailing edge flaps as well as the extended nose gear strut option. After all, the afterburner nozzles are already set for maximum power.

Markings

This kit provides markings for one example:

F-4B, 15100, VF-111, NL/200, USS Coral Sea, 1975, CAG aircraft
The decal sheet not only provides the color CAG markings for this aircraft, it features a very thorough set of maintenance stenciling for the airframe and a nice set of stencils and markings for the weapons as well. Nice!

Future

If I stopped the review at this point, I'd have to say that Academy did a great job with this kit and it easily surpasses the details and options in the Hasegawa kit. If you've looked at the sprue tree images though, you know the story doesn't end here. This kit is designed to take Hasegawa on across a number of variants and the the hints are not at all subtle:

Two radomes - one for the F-4B/N, one for the F-4C/D
Four radome chin pods - F-4B/N, F-4C, F-4D, F-4D (Herpes)
Four vertical fin caps with options through at least the N-model
Lateral intake ECM antennas, short for the F-4J (late) and F-4S, long for the F-4N
The Navy pylons are on their own small sprue tree and I bet the gated off area have the USAF pylons
The upper wing halves are on their own tree so the later upper halves with the wheel well bulges are easy to substitute by the factory
Unslotted (early F-4) and slotted (late F-4) stabilators
Two different types of instrument panels are included (didn't look too close to see what the other panel layout looked like)
Afterburner nozzles include the short nozzles for the F-4B/C/D/N and the long nozzles for the F-4E/G/J/S. One note on these, both sets of nozzles are molded full-open - not my preferred configuration, but there are loads of aftermarket nozzles out there
Main wheels include high and low-pressure tires (USN and USAF)
The rear cockpit has full rear sidepanels with starboard insert for USN/USMC versions but will still do USAF as well
There are no doubt other details I've overlooked, but you get the idea, Academy has big plans for this tooling in our near future. Now for a complete external stores inventory of what's in the box:

4 x AIM-9B
4 x AIM-9D
4 x AIM-9E
4 x AIM-9J/N/P
4 x AIM-9L/M
4 x AIM-7D/E
4 x AIM-7F
1 x ALQ-119
You can see from the weapons that there are a variety of USN, USMC, and USAF variants in our future.

Conclusion

As I said in the beginning, I was skeptical that Academy could unseat Hasegawa as best F-4 kit maker in 1/48 scale but I am convinced. The proof will be in a quick-build soon to see if this kit goes together as nicely as it looks in the box. Stay tuned. Aside from the colored plastic which isn't a plus for my tastes and the wide open nozzles, Academy has done a great job of putting everything in this box that we've had to seek from the aftermarket world to fix in the Hasegawa kits such as intake ducts and external stores. Overall, I think we have a winner here! I'm assuming that Academy will be using the same designs to render the F-4 in 1/72 scale, so it is a safe bet that they'll dominate that scale as well.

For a look at this kit build-up, take a look at our quick-build review.
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/build ... 2232.shtml

This kit is definitely recommended!

My sincere thanks to Model Rectifier Corporation for this review sample!
Abraços/Big hug e boas montagens/"happy modeling"!

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Troféus:
GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: CF-18 100 Years of Flight - Revell Monogram - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4F Galloping Horse - Italeri - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4E TURKISH Kara Sahin - HASEGAWA - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: QF-4N PHANTOM II 'DRONE" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4C D-Day Invasion Stripes - MONOGRAM - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4J VMFA-451 WARLORDS ITALERI 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B PHANTOM II VF-74 - Hasegawa 1:48 GT 03 - P-51 Mustang - Montagem: P 51D IAF Scorpion Squadron - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: Mirage IIIE BR - ITALERI - 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5EM FAB - F-5E AFV 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: AT-26 XAVANTE/MB 326 - ESCI - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5E - AFV - 1/48 GT 09 - Century Series - Montagem: F-104C Starfighter - Testors - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: LF Mk.IXe - Eduard - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Su-37 "Russian Terminator" - Mini Hobby - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 9-12 Late Type - G.W.H. - 1/48 GT 12 - Navy - Montagem: F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-27 "Royal Maces" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 14 - Artilharias - Montagem: Obuseiros de 105mm - AFV - 1/35 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: The "Black Spit" - Eduard - 1:48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: IAI Kfir C7 - AMK - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Israeli Avia S-199 - Ventura - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang D-190 - Tamiya - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang P-51D - HobbyBoss - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: AVIA S-199 - Hobby Craft - 1/48 GT 25 - Rivais Históricos - Montagem: F-4 PHANTOM (ACADEMY 1:48) X MIG 17 do Cesar2b GT 29 - Bombardeiros - Montagem: A-7E "MARAUDERS" - Hasegawa - 1:48 GT 34 - Spitfire - Montagem: Spitfire Mk.IX- EDUARD - 1:48 GT 37 - USAF - Montagem: F-16C 'ALASKA' Hasegawa 1:48 GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: F/A-18C "Chippie Ho" - MONOGRAM - 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: O israelense F-16 SUFA (Tempestade) - KINETIC - 1/48
 

Re: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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MONTAGEM RÁPIDA por Michael Benolkin

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Academy 1/48 F-4B Phantom II


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Background

For a look at this kit as it appears out of the box, check out our Academy 1/48 F-4B Phantom II review here.

The Project

With a kit like this taking on the undisputed king of 1/48th scale Phantoms, it only makes sense to do a quick build of this kit to see if there are any bugs or challenges in the kit. Given that we are taking on the king of the Phantoms, is also makes sense to build the Hasegawa F-4B to see how the two kits compare. As always, I'm building this kit straight out of the box with no aftermarket parts and assembling it using Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. No fillers or painting will happen so you can see the results without any cover-ups.

Before we start on the build, let's take a look at how the fuselages line up:

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The light gray fuselage half is the Hasegawa 1/48 F-4B with raised surface details. The dark gray fuselage is the new Academy 1/48 F-4B with scribed details. As you can see in the images above, the aft engine fairing edge, intake trunk, canopy sills and radome edge all align almost perfectly. You won't get a sense of height comparison simply because I don't have the fuselage bottom installed on the Academy kit at this stage.

The Build

The first step was to build up the ejection seats. Both sets of seats go together but the Academy kit has around twice as many parts to create its seat. While I was impressed with the details in the Academy seats, you can see in the image below that the final results aren't that different. You can see that the basic seat does pretty well though it lacks the harness detail. If you're putting a crew in your model, you need to use the kit seat and then add lead foil (or whatever) straps to depict your crew properly strapped into the seats.

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The resin seat is what they should look like and with some proper photo-etched harness details added to the kit seat, either seat could do the job. It looks like the Academy seat is wider, so I'll have to do some butt measurements to see if the original Hasegawa (and the resin aftermarket) seat is too small or if there is a not-so-subtle supersizing going on in the Academy kit for contemporary American butts.

Next is the cockpit. The cockpits have some great details and I like the separate side panels in the kit to make painting the details even easier. The Academy kit provides the starboard sidewall for the rear cockpit (there's a retractable refueling probe on the other side of that wall) while the Hasegawa kit doesn't capture that detail. Neither kit provides throttles.


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The next steps build up the wings and engine ducts. I wasn't sure how those intake ducts were going to fit but I placed them into their mounting points per the instructions. Ditto with the afterburner chambers and nozzles. Before adding the upper wing surfaces, I build each of the main wheel well boxes which consist of five parts. The instructions have you assemble them and set them aside. I elected to ignore that approach and mounted them straight to the lower wing half while the glue was still wet so I could shape the wells to fit into the molded-in recess for the wells.

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I had one of the aftermarket F-4 seamless intake ducts sitting on the bench and compared the parts with the kit intake ducts. The kit's ducts are a bit smaller at the far end as is the engine compressor face, but what's interesting is that the proportions are right. Rather than engineer a full duct, Academy provides a 'forced perspective' to give the illusion of a full-depth duct and it is deep enough to look right as you can see in the image below. Unless IPMS judges start carrying laser range finders, it will be difficult to tell the difference between this forced perspective and the aftermarket ducts after the model is finished.

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Here is where I deviated from the kit instructions. The instructions have you mate the subassembly that has the cockpit, nose gear well, and the underside of the nose with the wing centersection. I dry-fit the two assemblies and the mechanical fit of the two parts is very poor. I decided to mount the wings to the fuselage and then add the nose underside. In the image below, I mounted the fuselage to the wing and it dropped into place with a snap. The wing/fuselage join is perfect - no gaps! It is so rare to have one of those perfect moments in modeling where you want to have a cigarette afterwards (too bad I don't smoke!).

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Adding the nose section separately wasn't as successful as there is a slight gap there at the underside joint. I had aligned the front of the nose section for a flush mounting of the radome which left that slight gap, but you can see that this also slightly displaced the undersides of both intakes. The takeaway here is that there isn't anything wrong with the kit, I should have trusted the instructions. When I do this build again, I'll probably reinforce that joint with some Evergreen strips to make a more solid subassembly before mounting the whole thing to the upper fuselage.

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Here are the radome and tail feathers installed. This kit really does go together nicely. Note that the square hole atop the fuselage is now plugged. There are two parts that go in that hole - this one which is blank for the Navy Phantoms while the other has the air refueling receiver doors (closed) for the Air Force variants.

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The model is now on its landing gear with the outer wing panels and ailerons also installed. I really do like the superior design of the landing gear mounts in this kit over the Hasegawa kit.

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Here is the model completed with the ejection seats, canopies, and a few other small details installed.


Conclusion

This kit goes together very easily. It takes a little longer to build than the Hasegawa kit only because there are more parts. Nevertheless, with all of the external stores options and the multitude of aftermarket decals available, you won't be lacking for subjects to build.


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With an MSRP of $69.00 USD, this kit is only a few dollars more than the Hasegawa kit when it is available. Street prices will definitely be lower. Oddly enough, Hasegawa's 1/72 F-4 kits are even more expensive than the 1/48 scale kits (?!?) and Academy has also announced that they're doing the Phantom series in 1/72 soon.

Should you throw out your Hasegawa kits and start collecting these Academy releases? No and yes. No, the Hasegawa kits are still good models but they are somewhat dated now. And yes, with these new Academy Phantoms, you now have scribed panel lines for the F-4B/C/D/N as well more accurate cockpits and even intake trunks provided. The choice is yours but now that I've build both kits, I like this new Academy kit and plan on doing some full-build and fully armed examples in the near future.

Definitely recommended!

My sincere thanks to MRC for this review sample!

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F-4 Phantom II Modelers' Online Reference

http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4_all.shtml
Abraços/Big hug e boas montagens/"happy modeling"!

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GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: CF-18 100 Years of Flight - Revell Monogram - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4F Galloping Horse - Italeri - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4E TURKISH Kara Sahin - HASEGAWA - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: QF-4N PHANTOM II 'DRONE" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4C D-Day Invasion Stripes - MONOGRAM - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4J VMFA-451 WARLORDS ITALERI 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B PHANTOM II VF-74 - Hasegawa 1:48 GT 03 - P-51 Mustang - Montagem: P 51D IAF Scorpion Squadron - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: Mirage IIIE BR - ITALERI - 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5EM FAB - F-5E AFV 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: AT-26 XAVANTE/MB 326 - ESCI - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5E - AFV - 1/48 GT 09 - Century Series - Montagem: F-104C Starfighter - Testors - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: LF Mk.IXe - Eduard - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Su-37 "Russian Terminator" - Mini Hobby - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 9-12 Late Type - G.W.H. - 1/48 GT 12 - Navy - Montagem: F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-27 "Royal Maces" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 14 - Artilharias - Montagem: Obuseiros de 105mm - AFV - 1/35 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: The "Black Spit" - Eduard - 1:48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: IAI Kfir C7 - AMK - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Israeli Avia S-199 - Ventura - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang D-190 - Tamiya - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang P-51D - HobbyBoss - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: AVIA S-199 - Hobby Craft - 1/48 GT 25 - Rivais Históricos - Montagem: F-4 PHANTOM (ACADEMY 1:48) X MIG 17 do Cesar2b GT 29 - Bombardeiros - Montagem: A-7E "MARAUDERS" - Hasegawa - 1:48 GT 34 - Spitfire - Montagem: Spitfire Mk.IX- EDUARD - 1:48 GT 37 - USAF - Montagem: F-16C 'ALASKA' Hasegawa 1:48 GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: F/A-18C "Chippie Ho" - MONOGRAM - 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: O israelense F-16 SUFA (Tempestade) - KINETIC - 1/48
 

Re: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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Interessante é que o kit vem com 3 figuras!

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Mas o parabrisa verde, você é quem vai ter de fazer...

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:saudacao:
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Troféus:
GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: CF-18 100 Years of Flight - Revell Monogram - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4F Galloping Horse - Italeri - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4E TURKISH Kara Sahin - HASEGAWA - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: QF-4N PHANTOM II 'DRONE" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4C D-Day Invasion Stripes - MONOGRAM - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4J VMFA-451 WARLORDS ITALERI 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B PHANTOM II VF-74 - Hasegawa 1:48 GT 03 - P-51 Mustang - Montagem: P 51D IAF Scorpion Squadron - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: Mirage IIIE BR - ITALERI - 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5EM FAB - F-5E AFV 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: AT-26 XAVANTE/MB 326 - ESCI - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5E - AFV - 1/48 GT 09 - Century Series - Montagem: F-104C Starfighter - Testors - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: LF Mk.IXe - Eduard - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Su-37 "Russian Terminator" - Mini Hobby - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 9-12 Late Type - G.W.H. - 1/48 GT 12 - Navy - Montagem: F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-27 "Royal Maces" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 14 - Artilharias - Montagem: Obuseiros de 105mm - AFV - 1/35 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: The "Black Spit" - Eduard - 1:48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: IAI Kfir C7 - AMK - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Israeli Avia S-199 - Ventura - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang D-190 - Tamiya - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang P-51D - HobbyBoss - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: AVIA S-199 - Hobby Craft - 1/48 GT 25 - Rivais Históricos - Montagem: F-4 PHANTOM (ACADEMY 1:48) X MIG 17 do Cesar2b GT 29 - Bombardeiros - Montagem: A-7E "MARAUDERS" - Hasegawa - 1:48 GT 34 - Spitfire - Montagem: Spitfire Mk.IX- EDUARD - 1:48 GT 37 - USAF - Montagem: F-16C 'ALASKA' Hasegawa 1:48 GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: F/A-18C "Chippie Ho" - MONOGRAM - 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: O israelense F-16 SUFA (Tempestade) - KINETIC - 1/48
 

Re: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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O kit já foi despachado pelo Daniel da HOBBY EASY...

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Agora é aguardar chegar! (São dois, um, presente do Dia das Crianças da Mergulhinha)

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:aeee: :aeee: :aeee:
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GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: EE Lightning - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: F-16I SUFA - Kinetic 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Comparação: MiG-21MF - Academy X MiG-21MT - Eduard - 1/48
 

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O Phantom 1/48 definitivo!
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Os "contadores de rebites" já andam a apontar 1001 defeitos no kit. :roll:
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Re: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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Caraca! Que kit perfeito!
Um show de F-4 Phantom! :agitado:
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Troféus:
GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: CF-18 100 Years of Flight - Revell Monogram - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4F Galloping Horse - Italeri - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4E TURKISH Kara Sahin - HASEGAWA - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: QF-4N PHANTOM II 'DRONE" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4C D-Day Invasion Stripes - MONOGRAM - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4J VMFA-451 WARLORDS ITALERI 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B PHANTOM II VF-74 - Hasegawa 1:48 GT 03 - P-51 Mustang - Montagem: P 51D IAF Scorpion Squadron - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: Mirage IIIE BR - ITALERI - 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5EM FAB - F-5E AFV 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: AT-26 XAVANTE/MB 326 - ESCI - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5E - AFV - 1/48 GT 09 - Century Series - Montagem: F-104C Starfighter - Testors - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: LF Mk.IXe - Eduard - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Su-37 "Russian Terminator" - Mini Hobby - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 9-12 Late Type - G.W.H. - 1/48 GT 12 - Navy - Montagem: F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-27 "Royal Maces" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 14 - Artilharias - Montagem: Obuseiros de 105mm - AFV - 1/35 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: The "Black Spit" - Eduard - 1:48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: IAI Kfir C7 - AMK - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Israeli Avia S-199 - Ventura - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang D-190 - Tamiya - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang P-51D - HobbyBoss - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: AVIA S-199 - Hobby Craft - 1/48 GT 25 - Rivais Históricos - Montagem: F-4 PHANTOM (ACADEMY 1:48) X MIG 17 do Cesar2b GT 29 - Bombardeiros - Montagem: A-7E "MARAUDERS" - Hasegawa - 1:48 GT 34 - Spitfire - Montagem: Spitfire Mk.IX- EDUARD - 1:48 GT 37 - USAF - Montagem: F-16C 'ALASKA' Hasegawa 1:48 GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: F/A-18C "Chippie Ho" - MONOGRAM - 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: O israelense F-16 SUFA (Tempestade) - KINETIC - 1/48
 

Re: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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Motta escreveu:O Phantom 1/48 definitivo!

Como diz o cara do REVIEW, desbancou a rainha dos Phantom, Hasegawa.

Ninguém jamais construiu tantas versões diferentes de um aeroplano como a Hasegawa com os F-4...

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Troféus:
GT 00 - Viva a Liberdade - Montagem: CF-18 100 Years of Flight - Revell Monogram - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4F Galloping Horse - Italeri - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4E TURKISH Kara Sahin - HASEGAWA - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: QF-4N PHANTOM II 'DRONE" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4C D-Day Invasion Stripes - MONOGRAM - 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4J VMFA-451 WARLORDS ITALERI 1/48 GT 02 - F4 Phantom - Montagem: F-4B PHANTOM II VF-74 - Hasegawa 1:48 GT 03 - P-51 Mustang - Montagem: P 51D IAF Scorpion Squadron - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: Mirage IIIE BR - ITALERI - 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5EM FAB - F-5E AFV 1:48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: AT-26 XAVANTE/MB 326 - ESCI - 1/48 GT 04 - Aviação Militar Brasileira - Montagem: F-5E - AFV - 1/48 GT 09 - Century Series - Montagem: F-104C Starfighter - Testors - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: LF Mk.IXe - Eduard - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: Su-37 "Russian Terminator" - Mini Hobby - 1/48 GT 11 - Maquinas Voadoras Russas - Montagem: MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 9-12 Late Type - G.W.H. - 1/48 GT 12 - Navy - Montagem: F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-27 "Royal Maces" - Hasegawa - 1/48 GT 14 - Artilharias - Montagem: Obuseiros de 105mm - AFV - 1/35 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: The "Black Spit" - Eduard - 1:48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: IAI Kfir C7 - AMK - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe - Airfix - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Israeli Avia S-199 - Ventura - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang D-190 - Tamiya - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: Mustang P-51D - HobbyBoss - 1/48 GT 19 - Israeli Air Force - IAF - Montagem: AVIA S-199 - Hobby Craft - 1/48 GT 25 - Rivais Históricos - Montagem: F-4 PHANTOM (ACADEMY 1:48) X MIG 17 do Cesar2b GT 29 - Bombardeiros - Montagem: A-7E "MARAUDERS" - Hasegawa - 1:48 GT 34 - Spitfire - Montagem: Spitfire Mk.IX- EDUARD - 1:48 GT 37 - USAF - Montagem: F-16C 'ALASKA' Hasegawa 1:48 GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: F/A-18C "Chippie Ho" - MONOGRAM - 1/48
 
GTs em Andamento:
GT 46 - Guerra ao Terror - Montagem: O israelense F-16 SUFA (Tempestade) - KINETIC - 1/48
 

Re: F-4B - ACADEMY New Tooling - VF-111 SUNDOWNERS - 1/48

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Luís Pacheco escreveu:Os "contadores de rebites" já andam a apontar 1001 defeitos no kit. :roll:

Sempre tem gente querendo aparecer...

:raiva:
Abraços/Big hug e boas montagens/"happy modeling"!

Luiz Mergulhão

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