OK, before my fellow 1/48 guys bite my head off, YES, the 1/48 F-4B/N conversion for the Hasegawa "late" (engraved panel lines) F-4J kit is 10-14 days behind the release of the 1/32 kits! For you 1/32 guys, I guess it was not clear before that these sets will fit ONLY the Tamiya F-4 series, and NOT THE REVELL F-4s! Let me be completely clear: we are NOT doing parts for the Revell kit, and these parts will NOT fit the Revell kit, so you'll have to look elsewhere if that's where you want to start. Also for modelers of both 1/48 & 1/32, YES, we are working on quite a few decal markings sets for the F-4B and F-4N. We're following the guidance you all gave us in our F-4 online survey a few months ago. It will be a while before our decals are ready, and we'll let you know what the subjects are and when they'll be released a bit later. I expect to be able to start shipping our 1/32 F-4B/N sets by Friday or Monday, and since as of tonight the pricing has not yet been set, it's still too early to order. We'll let you know via email and modeling website announcements when we're prepared to take orders for these sets, which may be as early as a day or two. I saw some commentary on LSP regarding the "flat" wing tops and bottoms. Yes, we have you covered! We give you a complete "flat" upper wing (left and right) in the basic conversion set (CEC32180), as well as "flat" insert parts for the lower wings. This photo shows the lower wing parts in place, and also gives a peek at the revised forward and aft landing gear bay walls required for the "flat" wing. Note that there is one very small area aft and inboard of the flap bay that you will have to sand flat on each side. It's not very "humped" to begin with and I decided it was actually less work for you to sand this area flat than cut it out and replace it with a resin insert. This is the "hatched" area in the photo.
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Here are the set descriptions and parts lists: Set #1: CEC32180 F-4B/N Basic Conversion Set for Tamiya (starting from F-4C/D or F-4J)
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These are the parts you will
need REGARDLESS
of which Tamiya F-4 kit you start from (F-4C/D or F-4J)
Wings
Fuselage
Set #2: CEC32185 F-4B/N Conversion from Tamiya F-4C/D (also requires CEC32180)
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above to see a larger photo)
These are the ADDITIONAL
parts you will need if you start from the Tamiya F-4C/D kit
Wings
Fuselage
Set #3: CEC32187 F-4B/N Conversion from Tamiya F-4J (also requires CEC32180)
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above to see a larger photo)
These are the ADDITIONAL parts
you will need if you start from the Tamiya F-4J kit
Wings
Fuselage
Additional Future F-4 Sets from Cutting Edge
OK, I'm tired and need sleep
(again--what's with these late nights??). This is it for tonight, but BE SURE to
watch your email over the next few days for the official release announcement!
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