In-Box Browse with Geoff Coughlin (August 2021)
After what seems like a very long wait here in the UK, we finally have the all-new-tool Tamiya McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II in 1:48 scale.
So, how good is it? Let’s see…
Three stunning schemes are included from Tamiya:
A
VF-51 “Screaming Eagles”
B
VF-111 “Sundowners”
C
VF-161 “Chargers”
Geoff C.
SMN Quick summary Star rating out of 5
| FEATURE | STAR RATING |
|---|---|
| Quality of moulding | ***** |
| Level of detail | ***** |
| Accuracy | ***** |
| Instructions | **** |
| Decals | **** |
| Subject choice | ***** |
| Overall | ***** |
John Thomson says
Hi Geoff,
Fascinated that you only give the instructions 4 stars. I’m currently working on my first version (Sundowners with folded wings) and have yet to spot an issue with the instructions. For me they are well laid out give good painting instructions for the details and the full scale colour sheets for the decals ensure highly accurate positioning of even the smallest decals. Am I missing something?
John Thomson
Geoff Coughlin says
Hi John,
Pleased you are having a good experience with the new Tamiya F-4B and I am looking forward to starting mine.
Yes, 4 stars not because there is anything wrong really but when you look at those supplied by Wingnut Wings, say, or Gaspatch and their lovely Hs123 in 1:48, they are exceptional offering colour, reference photos, easy paint refs and production is just top drawer and they got/get 5-stars in my view. So it’s good to hear the Tamiya instructions are good and deserve their 4-stars :) Of course, this is all very subjective though, isn’t it? Best wishes, Geoff