F-4B Non-IRST Pod (early)

This is a non-IRST chin (radome) pod for early F-4B's, specifically for the Tamiya kit. This pod/fairing was fitted to early F-4B's before and after the short "era" of the IRST system. While in development during the F4H /F4H-1 phase, the first regular F-4B off the production line were not yet fitted with the IRST pod until ca. 1962. Instead, they were fitted with this early, empty pod under the radome.

However, the IRST sytem wasn't working as well as anticipated and it was deleted soon, to be repalced again with either this short, empty pod, or later on with the pod in the Tamiya kit which is the late type, having longer forward fairing. This pod has the shorter, early forward fairing, seen on many early operational F-4B's. Please check your reference photo(s). A simple one-piece like-for-like resin replacement part.

This is not a toy, suitable for modellers 14+ years old.
Keep out of reach of small children (below 3 years old),
may contain small parts. Paint or glue are not included.
A detailed product risk assessment can be found by clicking here.

Hypersonic Models commits to continuous quality control to comply with its promise of product quality.

In case of any problems, please contact us immediately.