KIT:

Black Box 1/48 F-4J Cockpit Set

SET #

48044

PRICE:

$22.00 MSRP

FOR:

Hasegawa 1/48 F-4J Phantom II

REVIEWER:

Scott Van Aken

As many of you know, the Hasegawa Navy Phantoms do not come with a proper cockpit, especially when it comes to the back seat. With the demise of KMC a number of years ago, finding a good early Navy F-4 cockpit set was a problem. Well, no more as here is one that you can use. It may look somewhat familiar to those who have the KMC set.

The set itself includes a complete tub, side walls, the appropriate instrument panels and (since the front instrument panel is molded into it), an anti-glare panel. You also get the required sticks and throttles. A bit of work will need to be done on the kit fuselage halves to get this set to work properly, but the results should be well worth it. You'll also have to find something to use for the bang seat pull handles. Wire works well for this. If you think that there is no Hasegawa F-4B, you are technically correct. However, the F-4N kit can easily be backdated to a B version.

Review set courtesy North American Hobbies, where you can get this item at 20-30% below retail.

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