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Need F-4E Advice
Juggler
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Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 11:31 PM UTC
I would like to get some advice on who makes the best 1/48 F-4E kit.
Bigskip
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Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 01:02 AM UTC
Have a look to see it Hasegawa do one - I have 3 hasegawa Phantoms of various types and they are very good.

Andy
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Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 06:37 AM UTC
As Andy stated get the Hasegawa kit, good to great fit with engraved panel lines. I've never build the E' but built the N' model which really was a J''. So there may be some inaccuracies. There are an abundance of resin cockpits/conversions, decals and PE set out that would make one beautiful Phantom.

Joe
Juggler
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Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 12:53 PM UTC
Thanks guys, I thought I read somewhere that the 1/48 Monogram 'Pro Modeler' F-4E is a rebox of the Hasegawa. Anyone know if that is fact?

Cheers
Juggler
Kriegshund
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Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 01:49 PM UTC

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Thanks guys, I thought I read somewhere that the 1/48 Monogram 'Pro Modeler' F-4E is a rebox of the Hasegawa. Anyone know if that is fact?

Cheers
Juggler


I do not know about a ProModeler F-4E, but I do own the ProModeler F-4F and it is definitely a reboxed Hasegawa kit. It has markings for the Blue Angels and for a Marine Corp squadron. Hope this helps.
jhoog59
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Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 07:01 PM UTC

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Thanks guys, I thought I read somewhere that the 1/48 Monogram 'Pro Modeler' F-4E is a rebox of the Hasegawa. Anyone know if that is fact?

Cheers
Juggler

I have one and It is a reboxed hasegawa with different decals for an early production plane. Still a great kit though.
Jim
Juggler
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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 06:56 AM UTC
Thanks gents. Do those pro modeler kits have pilot figures included?
Kriegshund
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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 02:52 PM UTC

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Thanks gents. Do those pro modeler kits have pilot figures included?


Hi Juggler, the one that I have does not.
Netz-16A
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Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 03:30 PM UTC
Can you give a little more info on which F-4E your wanting to build(not kit but actual A/C), early ones had the hard wing (as the Pro-Modeler does) so you really need to know which kit to look for.
Curt
DonSS3
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 04:01 AM UTC

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Thanks guys, I thought I read somewhere that the 1/48 Monogram 'Pro Modeler' F-4E is a rebox of the Hasegawa. Anyone know if that is fact?

Cheers
Juggler


I do not know about a ProModeler F-4E, but I do own the ProModeler F-4F and it is definitely a reboxed Hasegawa kit. It has markings for the Blue Angels and for a Marine Corp squadron. Hope this helps.


Dude,
Are you sure about those decals? Sounds like someone in QC wasn't quite doing their job(s). Those Blue Angels and USMC markings would NOT be for an F-4F.
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