1:32 Red Pill F-4B Phantom II Model

[Fran]

I just came across this....

a brand new 

1:32 F-4B Phantom II Model

 

from ..... Red Pill???

 

As Its better be good as it listed at the price tag of (pre-order price) - 340€....

 

 

 

For more pics check here:

 

https://hobbyzero.com/news/red-pill-models-to-release-new-f-4b-phantom-ii-model/

 

 

I will try to get more info...

 

Fran

[ScottsGT]

Interesting thread over on LSP. Getting shot down big time due to the cost.  That’s the side I’m on myself.  Just no way to justify another Phantom at that price point.  I built my B model for right at $300 USD back in 2015.  That was the Tamiya kit, intakes and GT Resin B conversion.  
I wish RPM all the best luck in this adventure as I’m sure a few guys will flex their wallets and go there.  But will it be enough to keep RPM in business?  

[BlrwestSiR]

The price is definitely going to be a challenge for some folks. They'll have to decide if the value preposition is there.

@ScottsGT, it's not much further off what you paid for your build, just in one box and not spread out over a base kit, conversion, and other AM. 

I think it's similar to what happened when Border Models released the Lancaster kits. Those who want one will get it and others will either wait for it to go on sale or possibly pick one up second hand. 

Of course a lot will also depend on the final quality of the kit. 

Carl

[nmayhew]

i think the difference with the Lanc is that looked ground-breakingly different / better than a) any other Lanc (yes I know there was 'just' the HKM in 1/32), but also b) arguably better than *any* other aircraft kit in any scale, ever; the cockpit looked (and still looks) like you have the best Aires resin detail set for sidewalls etc, and it's all injection moulded, and we know the engineering was at the time the best in the business being ex-WNW

I'm no Phantom SME, so I just look at surface detail, and if the first word that comes into my head is 'Italeri', then Houston we have a problem; in addition, I'm still seeing drop tanks moulded in halves, sprue attachment points on the surface of the part that 'shows' and therefore needs clean up etc, rather than hidden on the back side etc (I realise most companies still persist with this)

I think unless the final model's finish is significantly better than what we have seen so far then this will have an extremely narrow audience

I build almost exclusively WWII armour and aircraft in 1/35 and 1/32, but if - for instance - Kotare did a Phantom (and it's the Vietnam B as well as Brit later models for me) then I would jump at one; this however has little appeal