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That's why I had around 12 F-4C/D on my stash, because the loadouts of certain units were different from others. Ubon and Udorn Phantoms especially the ones used on night mission or with PGM had other gigs installed, Zotz laser designator on RIO/WSO canopy, asymmetric loads and so on Luigi

It all depends on what squadron you are going after, Wolfpack? The Gunfighters? EF-4Cs? Fox One decals and Twobobs had a dedicated sheet for them, I don't know if there is someone still doing stuff on 72th but for the wrong scale of things you can find this chart Also remember that if you put Aim-9s on USAF F-4 you can't place bombs on the TER station under the missile Luigi

Hasegawa 01962 doesn't come with reinforcement stripes which are present on the other four boxes 01913 - 01980 - 01997 - 02172. As for Italeri as Giorgio said box 1271 comes with ADF parts so does box 1337, also some later 188 reboxes do come with ADF parts so sometime does the Tamiya rebox, it's a big if. Fujimi had at least two F-16 ADF boxes but they are also more hard to find than Hasegawa ones About later F-16ADF used by italian air force, possibly Portugal samples too they all have F-16C style gun vents and other gigs that were not present on USAF machines Luigi

* No Navy antenna bumps on underside of wings and intakes (easy to make): if you are talking about them https://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/sanders-analq-51-51a-100.html you should be aware that very few variants and a bunch of airframes kept them F-4B/N had them F-4J some single airframes on reserve/training units F-4S same as above RF-4B you are in the dire need to find a picture of your selected machine and be sure of it RF-4C found nothing but I don't have pictures of RF-4C flying during the Vietnam conflict, instead I have lots of pictures of Spanish and Korean RF-4C and they don't have a single bump RF-4E so far nothing, at least nothing from Greek and German units, 'spose is the same for Japanese versions F-4E one US sample from Wikimedia, zero from F-4F and F-4EJs and Greek units, I'm ignoring the rest as they do not interest me F-4G I suppose nothing but I don't have a collection of F-4G pictures F-4 UK variants zero, maybe some early FG had them? I don't have B&W pictures Turkish variants had a single or maybe dual strike/release camera installed in place of intake antenna bumps Luigi

If they ship your items with Air Parcel or Air Mail, it takes around 20 days to reach your workbench, DHL is also faster but pricey, despite stupid restrictions I usually get all the stuff I order from Japanese stores to Italy in 15 days, the only times it takes a bit longer is because sunglasses and vanity items are more prone to be stopped for customs check Luigi

I need a Chardonet Stratos in light blue, not another Alitalia one 😕 Luigi

the sleek? pylon visible here for the Pave Tack pod, was also compatible with MER? Because I remember an IDF Phantom sporting it Luigi

For outer pylons I think there are three types of them; Navy style present on Fujimi kits USAF style that require some scratch building by using Fujimi pylons Exclusive to drop tanks, not sure if early drop tanks had a different pylon, not sure if there it was a fixed type and a detachable type for later drop tanks Now Hasegawa and their once again Limited Edition kit does come with a single outboard pylon to attach the dust collector pod, I'm not sure if it's correct for USAF specimens or not but there is just one, for centerline pylons I think Hasegawa (R)F-4EJ has the one needed for pods and Fujimi the one needed for MER rails, the third type should be for drop tanks and not sure if there it was fourth type for the not so comfy Recce and Pave Tack pods Luigi

Anything related to anniversary events painted with flashy colors that are not aircraft from Red Flag, Aggressor and Tigermeet Luigi

It is probably the "seed" or the "heart" not sperma, but if it was the heart then he should have said tamashii. Regarding flashy schemes I have counted around 20 if not more camouflages that are readily available through the internet by stealing the camouflage scheme from instructions and I had them sorted somewhere on my PC but I either lost that document or forgot to save it upon exiting so here is a part of it, I'm not including aircrafts painted with standard camouflage and some stripes here and there ala early F-15DJ aggressors 07-8428 301 Squadron 1984 #428 Mig-21 Silhouette decals and instructions available from Hasegawa 00752 1/72 and 1/48 09617 box 07-8429 306 Squadron 1982 #429 decals and instructions (incomplete) available from Fujimi G4 box (2nd edition), complete scheme available from a Koku Fan magazine 07-8430 305 Squadron 19XX #430 decals and instructions available from Fujimi 1/48 F-4EJ box (can't find its code) 07-8432 302 Squadron 1984 #432 decals and instructions available from one of the early 1/72 Hasegawa F-4EJ that had an extra set of decals on it 07-8432 302 Squadron 19XX #432 decals and instructions available from Fujimi G-4 (1st and 3rd edition) Testors No.687 1/72 box and also from Fujimi 1/48 F-4EJ box (can't find its code) 17-8437 301 Squadron 1992 #437 decals and instructions available from Tomytec AC-112 1/144 F-4EJ box 17-8438 305 Squadron 1992 #438 decals and instructions available from Tomytec AC-122 1/144 and Tamiya 1/32 F-4EJ box 27-8305 305 Squadron 1982 #305 decals and instructions available from Tomytec AC-111 1/144 F-4EJ box 27-8305 301 Squadron 1999 #305 decals and instructions available from Hasegawa 00058 1/72 box 47-8328 303 Squadron 1981 #328 snatched from a Koku Fan magazine 47-8329 301 Squadron 1999 #329 decals and instructions available from Hasegawa 00058 1/72 box 47-8335 306 Squadron 1982 #335 decals and instructions available from LS 1039 1/144 F-4EJ box 47-8338 306 Squadron 1984 #338 snatched this build from a Japanese blogger 47-8347 306 Squdaron 1984 #347 decals and instructions available from one of the early 1/72 Hasegawa F-4EJ that had an extra set of decals on it 57-8354 301 Squadron 1992 #354 decals and instructions available from Hasegawa SP-73 1/72 box 57-8357 301 Squadron 19XX #357 decals and instructions available from Fujimi 1/48 F-4EJ box (can't find its code) 67-8383 305 Squadron 1992 #383 decals and instructions available from Hasegawa SP-73 1/72 box 77-8397 303 Squadron 19XX #397 snatched from a Koku Fan magazine 77-8398 301 Squadron 19XX #398 Mitubishi F-1 silhouette, decals and instructions available from Tomytec AC-119 1/144 F-4EJ box 87-8407 306 Squadron 1981 #407 decals and instructions available from an early Hasegawa P-2 1/48 box (option was latter removed cause wiffle you) 87-8414 301 Squadron 1980 #414 decals and instructions available from Tomytec GK-101 1/144 F-4EJ box 97-8424 303 Squadron 1980 #424 Aero-Master did a decal sheet with this aircraft, sadly the camouflage scheme it's incomplete, Koku Fan magazine has the complete scheme they should prioritize aggressor schemes instead of wasting decal film and ink for flying beer cans Luigi

I suspect that for the F-16 and the F-4 Italeri will do what they already did with their EF-2000, Rafale, Mig-29, F-15C and F-5E, correct or replace drop tanks, weapons and pylons then add random "modern" parts and decals. Luigi

It's probably from Esci, as Esci had different cars like the BMW M1, Porsche 935 and a couple of others that are now reboxed by Italeri Luigi

Aoshima released different S30s with aero body, no engines though Luigi

F-4C/D also used both variants, Squadron in Action book had a picture of a flight of three Ubon?Udorn F-4D with LGB and I think one sported a different camouflage than the others Luigi

I think Special Hobby had more than one mistake, pretty sure there it was a dedicated thread on ArcForums when Loach & Cobra kits were released and people wasn't as happy because modern variants were once again ignored and forgotten Luigi

Be aware that during Desert Storm certain squadrons used WRM drop tanks which lacked the rear ending and were painted in lighter gray. Hasegawa F-15s have 4 drop tanks so everyone should have at least a spare tank. Luigi

Is something wrong with Fujimi kits? I snatched EM Flat Nose, EM '85 Turbo and EM RS '74 for cheap and I was thinking to convert at least the '85 to a '78 but I can't find any real life picture with Kremer kit installed. I'm well aware that kits of the Turbo 3.8 RSR are a big mess especially all the special versions with race decals (and random sets of rims) as Fujimi completely ignored enlarged fenders, intake ducts on fenders and many other stuff but outside that, it's a starting point if someone want to convert it into a RUF CTR Yellow Bird (lots of pictures online), Wangan Blackbird by stealing parts from Revell 934 kits and lots of guessing due TBK bumper and his hybrid backstage, also you can kinda make a Yoshida Specials 930 with lots of ifs Luigi

Wasn't the PD variant the one with ECM blisters at the side of the intakes? Or it's a different PD variant under a different guise? Luigi

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doesn't look like a Mig-19 at all

Probably the same Harriers that did multiple mock up battles against AMI F-104s here in Sardinia Luigi

Wrong Scale It's in 1/72 so I'm fine Wrong Manufacturer Revell in last years dropped their attention to the stencils, so yeah sometimes it is the wrong manufacturer especially if I have to drop 20€ for a decent decal set Wrong Variant The F-15 for me is the king of the plain and gray aircrafts, even if I exclusively built Ace Combat, Area88 and random game aircrafts, finding some pleasing camouflage for it it's getting hard, I have plans to build 16 F-15s, only Garuda will sadly sport that stupid gunship gray camouflage Wrong Markings As long they have usable stencils I don't care Not Another [insert type here] I'm still waiting for SMT/D STOL, , SG/SE whatever, Spam Eagle and Silent Eagle variants to be released, either by resin or by someone else [insert type here] doesn’t make money for [insert manufacturer here] As for now I only own a single GWH kit and guess what? It's the F-15E cause I was planning to fix Hasegawa Eagles by stealing parts from it [insert manufacturer here] would do a better job As long they don't bait and switch like many others do I'm fine, but I think that Revell will probably forget about a proper A variant anyway, or make an A~ish variant by using museum samples which are poisoned by the ineptitude of their own curators Will there be any aftermarket Isn't there? To expensive Auctions Too detailled Have enough sandpaper to dig through a mountain Not detailed enough Just paint it as a G1 aircraft and give it to your son Luigi

First ICM release was a rebox of whatever kit from either Condor or Eastern Express, there are at least two boxes with a probably third one that I once spotted on Ebay, which are: Blue perimeter with both 31s on color One aircraft is painted, other one is B&W with the fired missile under 1/72 writing Last one was similar to the one used when the new tooling was released but I don't remember the differences Zvezda did made it's own tooling which for what I remember was a mix between prototype due engines and whatever they wanted it to be, I once owned both, now I only have the Mig-31B kit and there are no differences but an extra sprue between them. Condor/EE tooling was a pain in the bum to build, I remember fixing upper fuselage first, then vertical stabs and the bottom section for last because intakes and whatever did not align well. Luigi

I think any given Hasegawa F-4EJ Kai comes with both normal and Kai outer wings, because Hasegawa for Kai kits was reboxing the KX-4 kit with and without its decals, for this I'm sure because I bought (then sold) and checked many boxes prior the advent of the limited edition 00XYZ series. The only unknown are JASDF RF-4E boxes as I only owned a dozen of 00772 boxes and still have a single 02075 box and they all had/have both Kai and common outer wings Luigi

It's the ICM kit https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10690265 Luigi