AMS Resin 1/48 F-84F Detail Set (Late) First Look
By Michael Benolkin
| Date of Review | July 2007 | Manufacturer | AMS Resin |
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| Subject | F-84F Detail Set (Late) | Scale | 1/48 |
| Kit Number | 48003 | Media | Resin |
| Pros | Fine details to update the interior of the FM/Heller 1/48 F-84F kit | Cons | |
| Skill Level | Intermediate | MSRP (USD) | $29.00 |
First Look
AMS Resin is a new company with an interesting product line. They've created not one, but NINE different cockpit configurations for the 1/48 F-84F Thunderstreak and RF-84F Thunderflash kits. There are three different configurations targeted at three different kits. The starting line-up is listed at the end of this review.
AMS Resin presents the F-84F cockpit in its late service life configuration with the late type ejection seat used in the later block F-84F aircraft. This set included a new cockpit tub, forward cockpit bulkhead with rudder pedal wells, instrument panel, control stick, AMI ejection seat, rear tank housing, instrument panel cover/gun sight, tailpipe (ejector in Republic-speak), and nosewheel well.
Take a look at that image, there are some beautifully cast parts in this set and you can see details down on those side consoles as well as everywhere else. There is some really nice engineering done to render these sets!
Some of you will recall the first set we looked at ( 48001 here) which is also designed for the FM/Heller kits, but this set provides the later type ejection seat and cockpit tub details.
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The instrument faces are deep with needles cast into place to make painting and detailing easy. Paint the instruments black, the needles white (yellowed white actually), fill the instruments with Future, and you're all set.
This set represents the late production version of the F-84F. These aircraft were delivered with the later type of ejection seat used in the USAF and abroad that is beautifully cast with seatbelts, harnesses, and oxygen hoses. The detailing on this resin seat is nicely done too.
Despite the fact that AMS resin is providing you with a completely new super-detailed cockpit, a very nice nosegear well up inside that intake splitter, and even a new exhaust tailpipe, each of these sets is only selling for $24.95 plus S&H. Contact AMS Resin directly for shipping costs to whereever you are (especially since US Postal Rates have gone up).
If you have one of the Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-84Fs, the Heller or Fonderie Miniature (FM) F-84Fs, or even one of Heller's classic RF-84Fs, AMS Resin has a detail set tailor made for you.
AMS Resin also noted that there are some subtle differences in fit between the Monogram and Kinetic kits, so they've engineered some special parts for the Kinetic kit. While the Monogram and Kinetic cockpits share the same part numbers, be sure to tell them which kit you're building.
Recommended for experienced modelers!
My sincere thanks to AMS Resin for this review sample!
| Set # | Subject | Target Kit | Price (USD) |
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| 48002 | F-84F Early blocks, prior to block 55 with G type seat | Monogram/Revell/Kinetic | $29.00 |
| 48004 | F-84F Late Blocks, with AMI seat | Monogram/Revell/Kinetic | $29.00 |
| 48006 | F-84F European version with MB ejection seat | Monogram/Revell/Kinetic | $29.00 |
| 48001 | F-84F Early blocks, prior to block 55 with G type seat | Heller/Fonderie | $29.00 |
| 48003 | F-84F Late Blocks, with AMI seat | Heller/Fonderie | $29.00 |
| 48005 | F-84F European version with MB ejection seat | Heller/Fonderie | $29.00 |
| 48007 | RF-84F Early blocks, prior to block 55 with G type seat | Heller/Fonderie | $29.00 |
| 48008 | RF-84F Late Blocks, with AMI seat | Heller/Fonderie | $29.00 |
| 48009 | RF-84F European version with MB ejection seat | Heller/Fonderie | $29.00 |