MENG F-4G Phantom 'Wild Weasel' 1/48 Kit review & chat
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- čas přidán 26. 11. 2023
- Review of this recent release from Meng, a company I have a chequered history with...will this impress, or just depress me...-another disaster or an epiphany??? 🫣
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I wish more companies would option for GEAR UP and STAND options.
Meng's kits.. look fantastic.. and that is bad for my wallet.. I want both of their phantoms.. and their larger AH-64D.. They just look so well molded and designed!
Every modeller seeing that masking sheet "oooooooo"
Lol! 🤣 Glad it wasn’t just me! 😯
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Labif they did it in 1/72 i would be tempted....then again i already have four phantoms in the stash as it is
It wasn't just me then!! 😂😂😂👍
Hi Peter, I realise this is a month old now, but just a small note on the F-4G and the AN/APR-38 RHAW system. It's not actually contained in the pod you pointed to that's the AN/ALQ ECM pod. The AN/APR-38 RHAW system is in the big fat tube thing under the nose and is a replacement for the F-4E gun. Great review by the way.
Thanks for the review. I’m tempted to get this kit. Nice to see the wine back. Cheers. Also in step 24 the front gear doors have two parts that glue together that cover up those ejector pin marks,
Thanks for that! 👍🏻
Too bad I missed this one yesterday, I was away all evening with friends. My phone told me this review was coming up but... At least I can watch it now during dinner. I haven't finished the review yet but the kit seems to fine. Nice Doctor Who sound effect. I DENY I ever went crazy over all the silly ejector pins I sometimes have had to remove from certain kits!
So. I have to say - the lead in sound effects drove me crazy. That is the same sound as my ringtone on my phone and I kept wondering if for some reason the phone was casting to the computer. :) Nice. Nice work, Gallifreyan. And this kit.. is impressing. I have not been too enthusiastic over Meng for a bit, but this one really does look sharp. I did just get done doing the F-4 in the Jolly Rogers scheme and this review tempts me to break my habit and actually build another of the similar subject. Nice review. Thanks.
Joined you for a drink, enjoyed some Abbots ale
Ohh...I like that one too. 👍🏻🤪
The US still uses the drogue basket system. The big tankers can use the boom on one plane and fuel two more on the outer wings IF the planes/helicopters have a fuel probe. For the planes that have to use a boom, they only have to get "close". The boom operator in the tanker then "flies" the probe into the receptacle.
Interesting...I didn't know that! 👍🏻
Might be bit late, but i would like to add some tidbits to the subject.
US indeed uses both systems, but it's a bit more complex. As the Navy uses only the drouge basket.Which is needed as they use buddy-to-buddy refueling from pods using the F/A-18 nowadays, and i think the Viking previously, and you can't really fit a boom/operator on them 😅
On the other hand the Air Force has the boom (probably as they have to refuel larger aircraft ((bombers and transports)) so it is easier to have the operator do the docking than mess around with a massive aircraft)
And i think the boom had a higher refuelling rate as it's a solid connection 🤔
But all of that adds a next level of complexity as not all tankers can refuel all planes.
For example the KC-135 only has the boom, but can be adapted with a drouge, but still can only refuel one type at a time, the. You have the KC-10, which has both and so does the new KC-46. And then we have the Airbus A330 MRTT which can have both systems, and for some reason the UK has two types of it, a only drouge one and a type with both.
Also also, in order to "fly" the probe in, the boom has small wings on it which work as control surfaces for it :)
Sorry for the rambling :)
@@greendude96 Don't be sorry, it's most interesting, thanks. 👍🏻
I would buy this over the ZM version. I can’t get over ZM’s miss-shaped fuselage just forward of the engine exhaust. It’s a deal killer for me now that I know about it from my own experience. I know there is a correction kit for it but I’m not doing it again like I did on the J version
I don’t like the frosty texture on the ZM kit either. Highly overrated kit IMO
Another great review, Peter, well done 9.75 out of 10.
Another fantastic review, Peter. The F-4G looks an absolute gem of a model kit. I wish a manufacturer would do a British F-4 in 1/48. Kind regards and enjoy your weekend ahead.
Thanks Mark, & same to you! There is the old Revell (Hasegawa) FGR.2, quite decent, though not in this league obviously: czcams.com/video/SY9L6g3ibVY/video.htmlsi=XRzLOJJ3PzeGmfAG
Hey Peter, if you liked this kit then you’ll love the F/A-18 E/F kits that meng have released recently too, lovely detail & fit there too
As l am watching this could it be a 10/10 looks like a lovely model from the instructions, when l was at Telford l saw a few people had bought this with good reason great detail, l wonder could this be the future Peter do you see them doing away with the seam lines that would be something hope other manufacturers take note, so close and yet so far with the score 😤 as always you get a 10/10 from me 👍
Thanks Barry...more on this when "Let's talk about CHINESE kit makers"...coming soon!
Aim-7 is not the sidewinder. Its the Sparrow. The AGM-65 is not a bomb, its a shortrange, optically guided missile. No laser needed for guidance like a hellfire from an apache. Locks on either via a targeting pod which passes the data to the missile OR, most cases the optical sight is replicated on a display in the back seat, allowing the EWSO to slew the seeker head around and lock onto a target. Once fired, the display updates to the next missile on the rack and the process repeats. A wild weasel typically will not employ weapons that need to keep the aircraft in harms way in order to provide guidance to a target. Everything the F-4G carried is essentially fire and forget so that they could get in, piss off whatever they needed to, shoot at it and get out while that weapon is inbound to the target.
I've got one these, got mine from black mike models, who was a lot cheaper than anyone else at the time. Not built mine yet, but it does look fantastic.
Nice review, building this kit as I watch your video, fits as good as it looks
That looks like a stonker. I wish I had room and cash for one. I see that these Meng Phantoms seem to be available for anything from about £45 (slow boat from China) to £75 (get it in 2 days) Still quite cheaper than a similar Tamiya offering. One of the instruction options for the pitot is indeed plastic (F37), with a small plastic base that is used with the metal part(F31). The metal PE plates are the sliding portion of the Tailplane that sit in the horseshoe shaped guides on the fuselage.. PS AA Refuelling. Don't forget that it is only the USAF that uses that system, AFAIK, the USN and US Marines use the drogue and hose, the same as every one else in the world. The *slots* on the tailplane were fixed, there was no mechanism to move them, hence they are not slats. Only certain types (including FGR2) had these.
Hi Peter, another great review. Keep up the good work. I work on my bench with your reviews/videos going, they give me motivation, humour and interesting info, plus I enjoy a drink with you. Looking forward to the Tamiya review.
Thank you. ☺️ The Zoukei Mura and Tamiya reviews are coming before Xmas...👍🏻
I built one of those kits, lovely things. Posted on Flory Forum back in July.
I will take a look, Dave. 👍🏻
Looks amazing, can't believe I missed that one back in the summer. Great work, Sir! 👍🏻☺️
@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab thanks boss 🙏
I have a Meng 1/72 F-106 which looks jaw dropping. A beautiful kit.
I love your flair for the dramatic "Doctor" 😅 Enjoy the vino!, tis the season!
Thanks Jim! 🤣
I quite fancy that kit. I think the Wild Weasel aircrews are among the bravest - baiting AA guns and SAM sites so that they can mark and destroy them.
Hmm when I kept hearing you say 'you are most welcome' I wondered if you had a Dr. Who interest
Peter because Meng doesn't imported to Greece i would like if you can to review the Italeri's F-4e/g 1/48 and 1/72 and the RF versions in both scales.Also i would like to review if you can the Hasegwa's F-4s
I am not a fan of Italeri kits but I did the Hasegawa F4 (Reboxed as Revell) here: czcams.com/video/SY9L6g3ibVY/video.htmlsi=NvZte5G27plRCSRu
In the Netherlands you can order this 1/48 Meng kit from several detailers, but there is a surprising wide range of prices they are asking.
.....PETER сделай обзор GANNET от AIRFIX в масштабе 1\48-ооооочень интересно взглянуть.......
Not as detailed but easier to build than the Z-M.
I have the F-4E and it is superb...
If you want to do an odd one on Meng, you should look at the McLaren MP4/4 kit.
Ooops... you mentioned it...
@@EricAitala it is tempting, plus I know a lot about the subject and saw it in action in 1988...🤔
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab I have the kit... and it is going to be interesting to build.
.....оооочень симпатичный набор,однако требует апгрейд наборов....
Boeing, need every $ they can get from "Marketing" !
Starliner has sent them Bankrupt ! 🤣🤣🤣
.....да,да,да обзоры необходимо максимально увеличивать......
100% Serial killer.