Homebee Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) New special limited boxing - ref. 72838 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II "Last flight memorial blue" Sources: https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/72838.html https://www.facebook.com/finemolds.co.jp/posts/3550111545103157 V.P. Edited December 16, 2020 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 Another limited boxing - ref. 72938 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II "Last flight memorial yellow" Sources: https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/72938.html https://www.facebook.com/finemolds.co.jp/posts/3552237051557273 V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 As they have on the Yellow Commemorative model page, FineMolds has now posted high resolution 1/72 drawings on the Blue Commemorative page. Gene K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldwin8 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Taking advantage of the love we all have for this jet. FineMolds with a special release of their F-4EJ which has a limited edition decal sheet and the addition of two antenna which can be seen added to the tail section sprue. Full credit to FM for adding this small difference in antenna. The "Phantom Forever" special markings are extremely hard to see in certain lighting conditions on the actual aircraft. https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/72937.html Please note the triangular stab patches are on both top and bottom sides on this particular aircraft. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 6 hours ago, baldwin8 said: The "Phantom Forever" special markings are extremely hard to see in certain lighting conditions on the actual aircraft. No better or worse than the white JASDF "60th Anniversary" markings this aircraft wore back in 2014. I thought this aircraft, the first JASDF Phantom, had been grounded several years ago, but it looks like it is back in the air again: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9987088 Although the Phantom squadrons have been dis-established, a couple of airframes still fly at the test base at Gifu, presumably with the Test Pilot's School. Given the markings on the belly I assume they intend to fly it through at least some of 2021. And potentially as well as being the first JASDF Phantom, it may end up being the last. > Full credit to FM for adding this small difference in antenna. Indeed. The larger aerial is on the F-4EJkai sprue, but it was probably more cost effective to include both the new aerials on the stabilator sprue usually included in the kai boxings. Jonathan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) - ref. FP41 - McDD F-4E Phantom II - USAF Vietnam War Sources: https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP41.html https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3576153952498916&id=1443136929133973 V.P. Edited December 26, 2020 by Homebee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) -ref. FP40 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II Sources: https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP40.html https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3575866025861042&id=1443136929133973 V.P. Edited December 26, 2020 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Thanks Homebee for the heads up. The great F-4E box art will spur sales of an already highly anticipated model. In that regard, HLJ has already put a Stop Order on the E as well as the RF-4EJ - meaning orders have already exceeded their expected initial allotment from FineMolds. Hobby Search, however is still taking reservations. So, based on the sold out status of the first releases , I recommend that if one "needs" any/all of the four future releases, now's the time to get on the list. I haven't seen any availability outside of Japan at this point. Gene K 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) I couldn't resist - new desktop: Gene K EDIT: looks like I need to "fix" the stab metallic area to make it smaller. And paint the inboard pylon and launchers. Edited December 26, 2020 by Gene K 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 18 hours ago, Gene K said: Thanks Homebee for the heads up. The great F-4E box art will spur sales of an already highly anticipated model. In that regard, HLJ has already put a Stop Order on the E as well as the RF-4EJ - meaning orders have already exceeded their expected initial allotment from FineMolds. Hobby Search, however is still taking reservations. So, based on the sold out status of the first releases , I recommend that if one "needs" any/all of the four future releases, now's the time to get on the list. I haven't seen any availability outside of Japan at this point. Gene K Just for this boxart I am gonna add more to my pre-orders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Since there's a lull in the action, here's an excellent Tom Grigat video that may be of interest in comparing the 1/72 FineMolds kit to the 1/48 Zoukei Mura. Gene K Edited December 30, 2020 by Gene K 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Anyone knows if the kit in commemorative blue and yellow also contain the full weapons sprues and weapons decal like the first two kits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky W Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 hours ago, CasualModel98 said: Anyone knows if the kit in commemorative blue and yellow also contain the full weapons sprues and weapons decal like the first two kits? I got the yellow one. There is no weapon sprue, but you would have sprue of seat belt, mirrors, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 @CasualModel98 both kits do not include the weapons set. Regards Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 17 hours ago, CasualModel98 said: Anyone knows if the kit in commemorative blue and yellow also contain the full weapons sprues and weapons decal like the first two kits? There are no weapons in the first two kits ... or the commemorative kits. The weapons are a separate kit, if you are referring to these: https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP39.html Gene K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 No more airliners.net photos please gents. It’s getting tedious to have to dip in and out of posts to remove them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 24/12/2020 at 17:32, baldwin8 said: Taking advantage of the love we all have for this jet. FineMolds with a special release of their F-4EJ which has a limited edition decal sheet and the addition of two antenna which can be seen added to the tail section sprue. Full credit to FM for adding this small difference in antenna. The "Phantom Forever" special markings are extremely hard to see in certain lighting conditions on the actual aircraft. A little reference material for the ""Phantom Forever" boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzoNirlvARE Jonathan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 6:14 PM, Stilwell said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzoNirlvARE Enjoyable video, but I was a little surprised at the shaky formation flying at the beginning of that clip. Gene K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackman Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Gene K said: Enjoyable video, but I was a little surprised at the shaky formation flying at the beginning of that clip. Gene K Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Was also surprised they didn't edit that out. Maybe, given the Japanese weather lately, they finally got a sunny day but unfortunately, it was too windy (turbulence?). I did enjoy the scenes taken from inside the RIO's cockpit. Great stuff! Edited January 16, 2021 by Jackman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) On 1/16/2021 at 6:19 AM, Jackman said: I did enjoy the scenes taken from inside the RIO's cockpit. Great stuff! Then you'll enjoy this from-inside-the-cockpit video. It's 360VR, so use your mouse to look around while the video is running! I haven't (yet) found a similar 360 video of the JASDF Phantoms. That is an amazing 2015 video ... even better video technology exists these days! Gene K Edited January 18, 2021 by Gene K 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Next boxings and release dates Source: https://www.facebook.com/finemolds.co.jp/posts/3644858245628486 - ref. FP40 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II - JASDF 8Sqn - release February 15th, 2021 https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP40.html - ref. FP41 - McDD F-4E Phantom II (early) - USAF Vietnam War - release March 8th, 2021 https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP41.html V.P. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldwin8 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I love to see the various aspects of model manufacturing processes. If I didn't already have two EJ(Kai)s already, this next release would be an easy choice. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I just received the F-4EJ Kai 2020 Special Marking (Blue). In my experience, this is the finest F-4 kit I've ever seen in this scale. Haven't built it yet, of course, so I don't know how it goes together. But it sure looks sweet! I can't wait to see how many more versions FineMolds produce. Cheers, Bill 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Anybody know whether there are alternative marking options in the F-4E "Vietnam" boxing. I've got a few of them on pre-order, but now I'm thinking I might need to treat myself to some aftermarket decals too.... Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Club Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Hi all, I wonder how the FM kit compares with the Hasegawa offering ? I don't know if Fine Molds will produce other Phantoms (B,C,D,H and G) ? We are still waiting also for the first Phantom II, the F4H (never produced in 1/72 and in plastic All the Best, Violet Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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