Help me decide which F-4 to get
Help me decide which F-4 to get
i've given up hope on ever seeing a 1/18 phantom, so i've decided to get an r/c one. There are two available and i'm having trouble deciding which way to go, so i'd like opinions.
This is the first one:
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... cts_id=890
it's a bit underscale but not much, around 1/18.7 to 1/19. Has clear canopy and a navy paint scheme. The nose is for an F-4E, which is incorrect of course for a navy phantom, so it would have to be modified. It's also a bit cheaper.
This is the other choice:
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... ts_id=1470
it's a bit overscale at around 1/17 or a hair bigger (about the same scale as the BBI F-16). Has an airforce paint scheme, which i like better. Tinted non clear canopy though. It's also a bit more expensive but that's not really a big issue.
This is the first one:
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... cts_id=890
it's a bit underscale but not much, around 1/18.7 to 1/19. Has clear canopy and a navy paint scheme. The nose is for an F-4E, which is incorrect of course for a navy phantom, so it would have to be modified. It's also a bit cheaper.
This is the other choice:
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... ts_id=1470
it's a bit overscale at around 1/17 or a hair bigger (about the same scale as the BBI F-16). Has an airforce paint scheme, which i like better. Tinted non clear canopy though. It's also a bit more expensive but that's not really a big issue.
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no, the camo one just has the tinted canopy option.
the poll is to help me decide which one to get, not whether i want one or should get one. I'm going to get one but am having trouble deciding which is the better option.
there are a bunch of f-22's out right now. The closet is 1/19 scale but has a big american flag painted on it, which i don't like. Otherwise it's pretty good.
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... ts_id=1376
there should be cheaper options available in time.....airframe only is what you want and should be around $120 or so.
the poll is to help me decide which one to get, not whether i want one or should get one. I'm going to get one but am having trouble deciding which is the better option.
there are a bunch of f-22's out right now. The closet is 1/19 scale but has a big american flag painted on it, which i don't like. Otherwise it's pretty good.
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... ts_id=1376
there should be cheaper options available in time.....airframe only is what you want and should be around $120 or so.
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well they're somewhat different in size so they'd look odd together, if i got both. The larger airforce one also has a navy painted version, but has the same F-4E nose, so it looks odd and the nose would have to be reworked a tad.
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... ts_id=1469
http://rc-castle.com/shop/product_info. ... ts_id=1469
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well, thanks for the input gang. The poll is closer than i expected. I thought it would be a landslide for the bigger, airforce scheme.
I've done some detailed calcs and the big one scales out to 1/17.3, however the wings are a bit big and scale out to 1/16.4....it's not unusual for r/c planes to have oversized wings.
The smaller one scales out to 1/18.9 in both length and span.
So technically the bigger one is slightly closer to scale while the smaller one is better proportioned.
The dark canopy of the big one doesn't bother me that much. I've got a few wooden aircraft models i've commissioned and they all have painted on canopies, so i'm used to non clear canopies. Besides it saves me the hassle of having to come up with pilot figures.
Given that i really like the SEA scheme, it is slightly closer to scale and there is an optional Navy version scheme that i can (and probably will) pick up at a later date, i've decided to go with the big one, i think. Besides the smaller one looks a bit funny in the nose to me.
I've done some detailed calcs and the big one scales out to 1/17.3, however the wings are a bit big and scale out to 1/16.4....it's not unusual for r/c planes to have oversized wings.
The smaller one scales out to 1/18.9 in both length and span.
So technically the bigger one is slightly closer to scale while the smaller one is better proportioned.
The dark canopy of the big one doesn't bother me that much. I've got a few wooden aircraft models i've commissioned and they all have painted on canopies, so i'm used to non clear canopies. Besides it saves me the hassle of having to come up with pilot figures.
Given that i really like the SEA scheme, it is slightly closer to scale and there is an optional Navy version scheme that i can (and probably will) pick up at a later date, i've decided to go with the big one, i think. Besides the smaller one looks a bit funny in the nose to me.
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Go for the camo....looks much better.
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So much for the poll - I guess you didn't need us!Given that i really like the SEA scheme, it is slightly closer to scale and there is an optional Navy version scheme that i can (and probably will) pick up at a later date, i've decided to go with the big one, i think. Besides the smaller one looks a bit funny in the nose to me.