SWS 1/48 scale F-4EJ Kai Phantom Ⅱ

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SWS48-12 1/48 scale F-4EJ Kai Phantom Ⅱ

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1/48 F-4EJ Kai Phantom Ⅱ
SCALE	1/48 Scale
MODEL	Plastic Model Kit (including 2-color molded parts, clear and grey)
PARTS	Total Parts: 490
Release	Shipments out from Japan are planned to begin from June 12, 2021
Price	8250 JPY (tax included)Base price (before tax/fees): 7500 JPY

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(in Japanese Yen)
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About the 1/48 F-4EJ Kai PhantomⅡ Color Guide

The color guide included with the "SWS48-12 1/48 scale F-4EJ Kai PhantomⅡ" kit released on June 12, 2021 is missing part of the instructions about the camouflage pattern on the top of the wings.

●This applies to:: SWS48-12 1/48 scale F-4EJ Kai PhantomⅡ
●How to respond:: A PDF of the complete color guide instructions is available for free download here.
(PDF includes instructions written in English and Japanese.); Download: 1/48 F-4EJ Kai complete color guide instructions

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The Major Highlights of the F-4EJ Kai "302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron":

The Highlights of SWS 1/48 F-4EJ Kai "302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron":: This model replicates the F-4EJ Kai of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron. This kit is one of the seven to be released in the SWS long nose F-4 kit series (the full lineup will include F-4E Early, F-4E Late, F-4EJ, F-4EJ Kai, F-4F, F-4F ICE, and F-4G).; The aircraft's nose, elongated in order to be armed with the Vulcan cannon, creates the distinctive "long nose" form. The F-4EJ Kai features an additional seven static dischargers on the nose radome and a long flash suppressor at the tip of the nose fairing. Don’t miss the ECM pod underneath the fuselage.; The white-tailed eagle on the tail signifies the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron’s initial stationing at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, Japan. The shape of the eagle symbolizes "302" with its three blue feathers, angular "zero" tail, and two yellow talons. The final flight of the F-4EJ Kai was conducted by the 302nd TFS on March 19, 2019, at Hyakuri Air Base. On March 26, 2019, the squadron was relocated to the Misawa Air Base and became the first squadron in the JASDF to pilot the F-35A, the next generation of fighter aircraft.

Explanation of each part

Nose Shape and Vulcan Cannon: As a long-nose Phantom, the F-4EJ Kai’s nose has much to offer.
The F-4EJ Kai (“kai” meaning modified) is the modernized version of the F-4EJ, which was adopted for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force from the USAF F-4E. The F-4EJ removed the ground attack and aerial refueling functions from the F-4E, and added a data link to make the aircraft serve as an interceptor. The “Kai” variation was further modified to improve and modernize the F-4EJ, with changes mainly to the avionics including the radar and FCS (fire-control system) modernization. Even just for the nose area alone, the visible outward differences from the F-4EJ included the added lightning strips on the nose radome, the long flash suppressor at the tip of the fairing for the Vulcan cannon, the modified antenna for VHF/UHF transmission on the undercarriage door and more.
Cockpit: Explore the internal structure of the F-4EJ Kai’s evolved avionics.
The inside of the cockpit varies significantly between the U.S. Navy variations including the F-4J/S and the U.S. Air Force variations including F-4C/D/E. The most significant difference is that the U.S. Air Force variations had a control stick for the rear seat as well as the front. In that respect, the F-4EJ and F-4EJ Kai are based on the U.S. Air Force layout. The F-4EJ Kai features radar and FCS (fire-control system) modernization, navigation and communication system improvement, missile modernization, and bombing system improvement, with the AN/APG-66J contained in the nose radome. The radar scope and optical sight in the upper center of the instrument panel for the front seat were also drastically changed and the radar scope and radar antenna controller for the rear seat have a different shape and placement from the F-4EJ as well.
Wings and Weapons: Discover the wings of this interceptor, entrusted with the burden of national defense.
As an inceptor for the JASDF, the F-4EJ did not have the ground attack and aerial refueling capabilities of the aircraft it was based on, the U.S. Air Force’s F-4E (early production version). However, the wings retained the same hard-wing design, engineered with a priority on acceleration. The Hi-G tank is mounted to the center of the F-4EJ Kai undercarriage. When the aircraft was updated to the F-4EJ Kai, J/APR-6 antennas were added to the tips of both wings and to the fin tip. The TACAN (tactical air navigation system) antenna on the fuselage spine was enlarged for VHF/UHF transmission. A 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon is equipped under the nose as a fixed armament. And don’t miss the fairing’s complex shape with three-dimensional curved surfaces.
Stabilator, Tail, Engine: No details left out, including the faithfully-replicated engines.
F-4EJ Kai J/APR-6 antennas for the new RWR (radar warning receivers) on the fin tip caused a blind spot for the tail light at the tip of the tail, so an additional tail light was added to the tailcone popup door. The stabilators have slots on the leading edge, and there are additional arrow-shaped reinforcement panels on upper and lower surfaces for both sides for some of the aircraft. The engines are the same as U.S. F-4 aircraft, General Electric’s J79 jet engines. The specific type used, J79-GE(IHI)-17, is almost exactly the same as the J79-GE-17 used to power the USAF F-4E, and can be self-started with MXU-4/A gunpowder cartridge starters. This SWS kit gives the option to assemble with the nozzles opened or closed.