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Thanks Michael. I think I'm going to go with the 12x 500 lber split between MER's on the inboard station based on one of the photos that Jari provided in his initial answer. I can see Sparrows in the aft wells so that supports your comment. The strike camera sounds like an interesting addition to the loadout too. I'll track on down. Thanks for the great information. MD
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Jari...that's a treasure trove of just what I need! There's a photo of an LF coded jet #228 with the Boars head on the intake side that is loaded appropriately, same squadron too. I can see a CL tank, AIM-7E in the rear bays, empty wing tank pylons and 500lbsers on MERs on each of the inner wing pylons. That'll be it! Thanks to everyone else for the helpful information, no doubt others will find it useful too. Thanks heaps, Michael
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Thanks for that info @e8n2 Dave, it's very helpful. The aircraft I'm doing was based at Da Nang so incursions to the north no doubt would have been regular. It sounds like the mix A2A/A2G option sounds like the version to go with. The timeframe is 1971 and based on what I've read the AIM-4D had been and gone and the pylons they were carried on were rewired to carry the sidewinder so it'll be If it was a partial load perhaps two Sparrows and two Sidewinders along with the 12 500 lbers....or would that be too much to carry?🧐🧐🧐🧐 I've not read anything about ECM pods being carried by them at this stage so I'll leave that one off. Thanks for the info.
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Hi all. I'm glad I've asked this early as I've only just made a start the 1/48 Academy F-4C Phantom with the necessary changes to make it an F-4D. It'd be dressed in Furball decals as a 366 The 390th/366th TFS TFW had the nickname of "The Gunfighters" due to their success with the use of the SUU-23 gun pod in air-to-air operations. With that in mind I was thinking of two options for a loadout. The first one is an A2A loadout as per the following. (Keep in mind that this will be a wheels up kit and suitably posed in flight to display the ordnance). Stn 1: 370 Gal Tank Stn 2: AIM-9B Sidewinder x2 Stn 3: AIM-7E Sparrow Stn 4: AIM-7E Sparrow Stn 5: SUU-23 Gun Pod Stn 6: AIM-7E Sparrow Stn 7: AIM-7E Sparrow Stn 8: AIM-9B Sidewinder x2 Stn 9: 370 Gal Tank The only problem with it is that it's a fairly ubiquitous loadout for A2A Phantoms in Vietnam. My second and preferential loadout is for an A2G sortie with the following. Stn 1: 370 Gal Tank Stn 2: TER with 3x Mk.82 500lb Stn 3: empty Stn 4: empty Stn 5: MER with 3x Mk.82 500lb with fuse extenders, 3x Mk.82 mechanical fuse Stn 6: empty Stn 7: empty Stn 8: TER with 3x Mk.82 500lb Stn 9: 370 Gal Tank My question is would this be an accurate or common loadout? I've found a profile (I know, but it's based on a particular day) of a jet from the same squadron and it's carrying an MER on the centreline with the same configuration of 500lbers as I mentioned on stn 5 but with Sidewinders and Sparrows in absence of the 500 lbers on the wing stations. I don't know the MTOW data for the Phantom but would a mix of A2A and A2G also be an option? And if so, what would it look like? Thanks for the help. Michael
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Mirage F.1C (Special Hobby 1/72)
Mick Drover replied to AC87's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Nice work Alex. Any tips on how you painted the nice and neat frangible covers on the rocket pods? Well done. Mick -
1/48 Mirage F1CZ - South African Air Force
Mick Drover replied to mitchem's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Thats look fantastic Mike. For a kit that has the reputation of needing some extra care, your elbow grease has certainly paid off. It looks great in the SAF markings. Mick -
DYNAVECTOR GANNET photos updated & wheel chocs
Mick Drover replied to CJP's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Oooh, very nice @CJP. I shudder at the thought of vac kits but you've nailed this one. Great to see it RAN markings too. Cheers, Mick -
Korean long-nosed Phantom - 1/72 Hasegawa
Mick Drover replied to cpoud117's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
That's a great result on a subject not often seen. With some work the Hasegawa kits can turn out nicely. Looks like you've managed to do it. Well done. Mick -
Airbus A320NEO Air Seychelles
Mick Drover replied to Alex1978's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
That's a great result Alex considering the quality of the kit. It's nice to see some vibrant colours on it too. Mick -
Special Hobby/Azur new 1:48 Super Mystère B2
Mick Drover replied to mathy's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Great work @mathy I've recently seen that this kit has been released. I'll wait for it to appear in the local stores here in Oz. Besides your observation about the stores, were there any issues with fit etc that you could share? Again, it's really nice. Cheers, Mick