Kit No: FP4
Scale: 1/72Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: FineMoulds
UK Importer: Frome Model Centre
www.fromemodelcentre.com www.fmc-wholesale.com
This kit is a new mould of a very popular subject in all scales. The variant I chose is Tan attractive two-tone blue scheme carried by the 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the JASDF, FineMolds having released a variety of boxings of different Japanese F-4EJs, plus a USAF F-4E Vietnam-era scheme.
The kit arrived in a sturdy lid-and-tray box, with each sprue individually cellophane-wrapped. The crystal-clear transparency sprue offers a choice of a windscreen and single-piece closed hood or three-piece open canopy option. The instructions are a ten-page black and white A5 booklet with a lot of Japanese in it, but enough English to get by! The decal sheet is packed with a mass of grouped stencils, plus squadron and individual aircraft markings for a total of five aircraft, all from the 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron based at Misawa, and all in the two-tone blue scheme.
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