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New tool kit from Meng Model - ref. LS-015 - McDonnel Douglas F-4G Phantom II - WildWeasel Source: http://www.meng-model.com/en/contents/59/512.html Box art V.P.

SOVA-M is to release a 1/144th McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II (Flight tests 1959) kit - ref. SVM-14005 Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SVM-14005 V.P.

Hi, Here my last building, this is the Meng one. The fiting is quite OK except around cockpit and front fuselage (maybe because of me). There are few minor errors... Quinta studio decals for the cockpit, Eduard Sidewinder, HoPD decals, rest OOB C&C are welcome

Finemolds is to release from August 2020 new tool 1/72nd McDD (R)F-4E/EJ Phantom II kits. Source: http://www.finemolds.co.jp/202006-08NEW.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap - ref. FF03 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II - JASDF - 302 Sqn - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FF/FF03.html - ref. FF04 - McDD F-4J Phantom II - US Navy - VF-96 "Fighting Falcons" - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FF/FF04.html - ref. FF05 - McDD F-4B Phantom II US Navy - VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FF/FF05.html - ref. FF06 - McDD F-4E Phantom Il - late - USAF - release in August 2025 https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FF/FF06.html - ref. FP37 - McDD F-4EJ Phantom II - JASDF - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP37.html - ref. FP38 - McDD F-4EJ Phantom II - JASDF - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP38.html - ref. FP40 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II - JASDF - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP40.html - ref. FP41 - McDD F-4E Phantom II (early) - USAF - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP41.html - ref. FP42 - McDD RF-4EJ Phantom II - JASDF - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP42.html - ref. FP43S - McDD F-4J Phantom II - US Navy - VF-114 "Aardvark" - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP43S.html - ref. FP46S - McDD F-4C Phantom II - Air National Guard - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP46S.html - ref. FP47S - McDD F-4D Phantom II - USAF - The First MiG Ace - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/FP47S.html - ref. FX02 - McDD F-4E Phantom II/Kurnass - IDAF - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FF/FX02.html - ref. FX03 - McDD F-4J Phantom II - US Navy - Blue Angels - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FF/FX03.html - ref. FX04 - McDD F-4N Phantom II - US Marines Corp - VMFA-531 "Gray Ghost" - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FF/FX04.html - ref. FX06 - McDD F-4F Phantom II - Bundesluftwaffe - JG.71 "Richthofen" - release in September 2025 https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FF/FX06.html - ref.72737 - McDD F-4EJ Phantom II - Tactical competition 1982 (306th Sqn) - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/72737.html - ref.72738 - McDD F-4EJ Phantom II - Tactical competition 1995 (301th Sqn) - released https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/72738.html - ref. 72743 - McDD F-4J Phantom II - U.S. Navy - “Midway 1978” - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/72743.html - ref. 72747 - McDD F-4CD Phantom II - Night Attacker - released release in March 2024 - https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/72747.html - ref. 72838 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II - JASDF Last Flight Memorial “Blue” - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/72838.html - ref. 72843 - MccDD F-4J Phantom II - US Marines - VMFAT-101 "Marlins" - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/72843.html - ref. 72846 - McDD F-4C Phantom II - USAF - Wolfpack 1967 - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/72846.html - ref. 72937 - MccDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II - JASDF Phantom Forever, Thank you 1971-2021 - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/72937.html - ref. 72938 - McDD F-4EJ Kai Phantom II - JASDF Last Flight Memorial “Yellow” - released https://www.finemolds.co.jp/FP/72938.html - ref. 72941 - McDD F-4E Phantom II - Thunderbirds - released release in March 2024 - https://finemolds.co.jp/FP/72941.html - No ref. Special edition for Gifu Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connected or not to the Platz project? https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235037980-172-mcdonnell-douglas-f-4ej-phantom-ii-new-tool-by-platz-release-in-2019/ V.P.

This F-4S Phantom was started in August 2018, nearly finished (got to the 'ready for decals' stage) and then several things got in the way of modelling. This April I retrieved the build from the box and cracked on, quite surprised that all my modelling gear was pretty much OK after nearly 7 years. I had a bit of a nightmare with the decals, which was probably down to too rough a surface, so fresh decals were purchased (Cut then Add - which are excellent decals) and applied on a slicker gloss coat. Several small things made the finishing of this challenging - Hasegawa F-4 undercarriage assembly (yes, this is my first Hasegawa F-4), paint that got underneath the canopy masking, smudging of paint when doing some final detail painting etc. The final wait was for some Tamiya polishing compound to remove the paint on the canopy, put the rear view mirror on and reattach the missile that fell off during the canopy polishing. I'm content with the way it is, I could have spent more time weathering and trying for perfection, but I'm satisfied with this. Kit used was Hasegawa 07077 F-4S 'Rock Rivers', Cut then Add decals, Humbrol enamels, Alclad lacquer glosses, Tamiya polishing compound, Eduard cockpit PE and Master brass pitot on the tail fin. I scratched a more modern hexagonal hud, but you can't really see it! Enough guff, here is the Phantom, in all her TPS low-vis glory, as a F-4S of VF-103 Sluggers, with a loadout of 3 x AIM-9L and 2 x AIM-7E. And on the bookshelf for now, I need to get a better, more permanent display case.

Hi there! Time to set up my second build thread.. Everything's in the picture! It will be quick, as I can't do a proper box review, as I had already butchered the sprues when I'd get the kit to do some fit tests and to compare with other 1/72 Phantom. And yes, Shamrock 201 is one of the three colour options from the box. This should be an OOB build, and I'll use only a set of masks (on the way). But if I feel like it, and if I have enough time, I may use some resin parts so that I can open the airbrakes. I'll start in the next few days, but the EA-6A will have priority on the Phantom, so it will start rerally slowly. I hope you'll enjoy it. Cheers! Antoine

Zoukei Mura next Phantom will be 1/48th McDD F-4C/D Phantom II kits. Source: http://hobby.dengeki.com/event/381679/ V.P.

Here is my 1/72 Phantom FGR.2 XV423 "D", 23. Squadron RAF, RAF Stanley, Falkland Islands 1983/84. Old Fujimi kit made "out of the box", except resin ejection seats (Pavla) and Sidewinders (Eduard). Decals are based on Print Scale`s 72-285 set. Thanks for watching! 😊

This is my 1/48 F-4F by Italeri, in the colours of JBG36 at Rheine Hopsten. It's an old Testors rebox. Not the best in accuracy, but still a fun build. I used Mr. Hobby lacquers and Vallejo acrylics. Decals used were from Caracal (F-4F in Norm 81 camouflage). Kind regards, Gerben

The 1/48th McDD F-4B Phantom II announced by Academy (ref. 12232) should be out for the third quarter of 2012. Source academy homepage: V.P.

Hi everybody! This is a long overdue RFI, since this build was completed in November 2023, so almost one year ago! The aircraft is and F-4E Phantom II of the 117th Combat Wing, based in Andradiva, here depicted in her 2014 "40 years Of Phantom II In Hellenic Air Force" livery. Let me start with a couple of pics, more to follow below. Here's one in natural light: Same subject, but using color auto-adjust from Irfan View A few words about the build: this was part of a double build, the WIP can be found here: The idea was to build two F-4Es with slatted wings, complementing the two kits with parts of each other, according to what is represented best in the two of them. The Hasegawa kit was used to represent a Turkish Air Force machine, whose RFI is here: For the Greek Spook, I used the Finemolds F-4EJ kit, converting it in a slatted F-4E by doing the following: Scratch built items: - Instruments panels, keeping parts of the kit ones and adding bits from stock styrene card, copper wires and spare decals - 3D printed exhaust cans and air brakes - air brakes actuators, from rigid copper wire and its plastic sleeve - canopy latches. from copper wire shaped up and hammered flat - resin outer wings, cloned from a set of Revell ones, with scratch built and re-positioned wing fences - drooped ailerons. cutting out and bending the kit parts - inner wings slat actuators, cloned from the Hasegawa kit - drop tanks from the Hasegawa kit, improved by removing the side welding strip and replacing it with thin brass pipe - rear fuselage air pressure gauge, by carving out its square hole and filling in with clear UV resin, and a generic gauge decal on the inside - DIAS ECM antennae, the intake shoulder ones using parts form the Hasegawa kit, the gun muzzle, tail fin and tail door ones from scratch, using various styrene bits and shaping them with standard sanding tools - IFF blade antennae (the ones sitting in front of the windshield) again using styrene sheet and sanding tools - home cut masks for the clear parts, designed by @Gene K and cut using my Silhouette Curio - RBF tags, printed on regular paper, soaked in Future and with copper wire glued to one end as connection wire/pin After-market items: - Quickboost seats - AIM120 and AIM9-L missiles from the dedicated Finemolds set - Pitot tube, fin sensor and AOA probe from the specific Finemolds brass set - Slime lights, canopy frames and gun compartment scavenger door from various Eduard PE sets - Decals and stencils from a Model Maker sheet for HAF special color Phantoms Paints and weathering: - Camouflage colors using Lifecolor paints - Metallics from AK Extreme Metal, Model Master Metallizers and Vallejo - Interiors painted using Lifecolor and Tamiya paints - Weathering done with tempera and oil paint washes, the chipping on the drop tanks was done with the good old salt chipping technique I'm pretty sure I forgot something, but I won't forget to thank everybody that followed my build, and especially -@Gene K for donating the kit, the 3D exhausts and air brakes, the masks cutting files and a ton of other Phantom related things that I'll be using in next builds - Silvano @phantom61, for donating Eduard PE sets and lending me a precious reference book for Greek Phantoms - Everybody else who gave advice, shared knowledge or just plainly cheered me up during the build You all wanna see some pics, now, right? There you go: Some interiors details Underneath views, from the WIP Last, a "Phamily" Photo As usual. all comments welcome! Ciao

Hobby 2000 new kits are rebox from the 1/48th Academy's F-4C/D (?) kits. - ref. 48037 - McDD F-4C Phantom II - Vietnam Aces vol.1 https://hobby2000.pl/index.php?id_product=101762&rewrite=p101762-hobby-2000-48037-vietnam-aces-vol1&controller=product&id_lang=2 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/H2K48037 - ref. 48038 - McDD F-4D Phantom II - Vietnam Aces vol.2 https://hobby2000.pl/index.php?id_product=101763&rewrite=p101763-hobby-2000-48038-vietnam-aces-vol2&controller=product&id_lang=2 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/H2K48038 V.P.

Announced (sort of) on their FB page. https://www.facebook.com/Hong-Kong-Models-Co-Ltd-1375731456009809/timeline/ Cheers, Andrew

As I have managed to all but finish my A-10A Warthog, I will bring this Hase FG.1 onto the GB. @Luke1199 is building the same kit so will watch along - have built a couple, F-4G if I remember... Really want to do a good old fashioned camo 111Sqn or 43 Sqn model, but the decals are sparse - I may be able to use the same decals @Luke1199 has for the Sqn flashes and cross - looks the same on the LAG as they do on the camo? And tuse the FGR2 decals on the sheet meant for the 2/92 Sqn FGRs and mix and match to build a 111 Sqn FG.1...not sure how good the Xtradecals that were in the box are but will buy newer ones - will need the 100000s of stencils for sure...may need to get a yellow letter code - anyone know what other kits would have that size/colour? Again likely I could make up the serial number via other sets to match!! Flash and cross the same? Then there is this option - decals freely available and so much fewer in the way of stencils!! What do I have? Couple of aftermarket seats which is nice... Kit decals are no good masks Some aftermarket decals were in the box, again I think mixed together to build a 111 Sqn FG.1 using 111 Sqn decals meant for FGR.2 XV416 cobbling together others to make an airframe. No yellow tail code though ... Will need to research a subject Kit also has some metal wheels and rubber tyres... Will start the build and go from there and decide on the subject later!

At the IPMS/USA 2017 National Convention Zoukei Mura confirmed Source: https://www.cybermodeler.com/special/ipms_usa/ipmsusa2017.shtml V.P.

F-4E Parachute (648910 for MENG) 1:48 Eduard Brassin A lot of fast jets land at high speed, and need to slow down in a hurry, especially if they have landed at a shorter runway than usual. They do this by applying the wheel brakes, air-brakes, but also many jets have a parachute pack that they can deploy at the rear to further retard the speed of their aircraft. The ‘chutes don’t go on fire because they’re made from a tough, fire-resistant material, but also because the aircraft’s throttles are either at idle or in reverse, assisting with the braking. The F-4 was designed primarily as a carrier aircraft, where it would usually land using an arrestor hook, which brought it to a halt in a hurry, but that puts a huge stress on the airframe, shortening its lifespan, so is to be avoided when possible. When landing on runways, rather than deploying an arrestor wire, which is specialist equipment that might not always be available, they use parachute packs that are deployed from the rear of the aircraft, inflating due to the airspeed, allowing some of the air to bleed through the slots in the material, as they’re intended to slow it down, not pull the tail off. They were used as a matter of course on even the longest runways, although crews were trained on parachute-free landings, just in case. The Set This set sets you thinking when you see it, as it’s hard to imagine a parachute fitting in the box, but it does. The ‘chutes aren’t excessively large, and at 1:48 scale it fits neatly. As is usual with Eduard's larger resin sets, it arrives in a Brassin-themed black-and-yellow cardboard box, with the resin parts safely cocooned in bags, and the instructions folded around acting as additional padding. There are six 3D printed resin parts in two separate Ziploc bags, plus a fret of Photo-Etch (PE) brass in another bag with a protective sheet of white card protecting it from bending in the box. Adding a parachute to your Phantom model will be key to a landing or post-landing taxiing diorama, and the detail is exceptional, even having a flattened edge to the ‘chute where it presses against the runway after initial deployment. Construction begins with cutting a small recess in the tail of your Meng Phantom kit so that you can slide the resin para-pack compartment into position, which has the door moulded open and out to the rear. The parachute is printed as a single part, which is attached to the base on the lower edge, and should be simple to remove and clean-up, adding a 7.8mm length of 0.4mm styrene rod from your own stores to the top, fixing the drogue bag to the end, and the drogue ‘chute itself on an eight-pointed PE star that represents the short lengths of cord that allows it to open. Between the parachute and the compartment is another 64.5mm length of 0.75mm rod with a 1.5mm ferrule for the last 3mm, all from your own stock, which ends with a 3D printed O-ring (plus a spare) that gathers the individual cords of the parachute. These cords are depicted by fine PE strips that are anchored at the inner end by a strip, enabling you to form it into a small circle, spreading out the opposite ends so they can be attached to the circumference of the parachute, locating them on the tabs that project from the underside of the billowing ‘chute. Markings There are paint call-outs in Gunze Sangyo codes throughout the build, many of the cords are in white, the parachute and its lines yellow, and the drogue ‘chute in a light tan colour. Check your references for your particular example if you want to get maximum accuracy. Conclusion This is quite an unusual set that you’d think would be a niche product, but maybe its existence as a relatively simple method of creating a ‘chute-assisted landing scene will create the market and result in a lot more F-4s in landing dioramas going forward. If it succeeds, we’re more likely to see a proliferation of these sets for other aircraft. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

Hi all, Today I tried to fit a Reskit 1/72 FOD cover for Hasegawa F-4 on my Finemolds F-4D. no luck, I couldn't fit those covers with any modification... totally different inlet shapes! Any idea if there will be a FOD cover for Finemolds F-4 Phantoms? Thank you

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid035DVhVCpjGqVej8C3zZahR8Vt1GmvFm2LjLrtJVrmoT83GFRjCGANYoPQqxCdDkbEl&id=100091816387706&post_id=100091816387706_pfbid035DVhVCpjGqVej8C3zZahR8Vt1GmvFm2LjLrtJVrmoT83GFRjCGANYoPQqxCdDkbEl For the non Facebookers... As mentioned in the FB post, it seemed 'inspired' by a well known F-14 pic. Then stuff started jumping out at me.... Nose proportion and shape Colour scheme Intakes Bellytank Roostertail spacing Gun housing But most of all, the nose and the proportions.....I reckon the 'artist' modified an F-14 pic into an F-4! 🤣

Another super You tube suggestion some fab toom footage ....with Eddie Shoestring and that guy out of Colditz

Hi all, Here's my Phantom FGR.2 that I finished this weekend. It's the Revell rebox of the Hasegawa kit (the original one, not the recent one), which we are all pretty familiar with. Not a bad kit, but I did replace some bits of it with aftermarket. The wheels are Aires, the seats are Quickboost, the pylons are from Aerobonus. I was planning to just use the old Airdoc RAF Germany Phantom decals, but they turned out to be not so good. Not in register, undersized, and some colours were a bit off to me. So I also got some from a Model Alliance set, stencils from Xtradecal, and a few from the kit sheet. Painted with Mr. Color. I went for 31 Squadron markings, mainly because you don't see those often. Thanks for looking, Pete

Hi, I seem to recall that someone here on BM produced those modified wingtank photoflash thingies for RAF Phantom FGR.2's. I am aware of the Aircraft in Miniature product, but I wanted to try here first. Does somebody know who it was? Thanks in advance, Pete

Finally got round to taking a few pictures of this one after finishing it back in April! Modern jets and RAF are not my normal thing but this was an itch that needed to be scratched. I also wanted to build a machine from either 43 or 111 Squadrons, these being the ones I remember being wowed by at so many Leuchars' airshows. The kit is Revell's boxing of the 1/48 scale Hasegawa moulding which, despite its age, is still a good build. The model was built straight from the box, the only addition being a set of Sidewinders. Just for a change I also decided to add the two crew figures to give a little "life". XV416 did not have a long service life, being lost in May 1975 shortly before the Squadron moved to Leuchers. Fortunately the crew ejected safely. Despite this there are quite a few photo's of the aircraft available on the internet and I was able to use these to help with the painting and weathering, especially the underside which was particularly stained. Enough waffle here are the pictures and I hope you like. As I said, this is not my normal subject so any tips and hints are welcome and thanks for looking!

Finished another 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron aircraft. This is number 13 in the set, from the P-36 of 1939 to a Desert Storm F-16C. I still need to finish an F-105, an F-4E (my jet), and a Block 50 F-16C at squadron stand down in 2010. I left the squadron in 1987 and mostly everyone else had transferred out before DS. The weasel guys mostly ended up at George AFB, California and I saw some of them on CNN day one of the war. I relied on the internet for researching this build. I found some photos of this jet after the return to Spangdahlem with an impressive set of mission tally markings on the intake ramp. I wanted to do this model as it may have looked on its first sortie of the war. I think 69-7209 was assigned to the 81st TFS while at Spangdahlem but was loaned to the 23rd for the Incirlik deployment. At least that's what I saw on the interweb, so it must be true. I think the first sortie was day 2 since the Turkish government only approved operations from Incirlik on the day of Jan 17, 1991. The Saudi-based units started flying the night of Jan 16/17. This is the older Hasegawa 1/48th kit. I have 2 in the stash with aftermarket, so I wasn't that interested in the new Meng or ZM kits. I used some Eduard pre-colored PE in the front cockpit, but used the kit rear panel, Quickboost seats. External stores were kit tanks and AIM-7s, Tamiya AGM-88 Harms, Hasegawa ALQ-131 ECM pod from a Weapons Set. I also used the excellent Speed Hunter Graphics Combat Weasels decal sheet. I also used a paper "belly strap", copied from the G Factor vinyl set that I bought a couple of years ago. They look fine to me under paint. Paint is Model Master enamels, lightened with Testors small bottle flat white. A light dusting of Tamiya smoke on the alligator skin on the tails since these jets all used the "smokeless engines". Weathering with very thin oil paints.

Made in 17 days, was a fun build. Thank you to the people in this thread that helped me get correct positions for flaps, airbrakes etc. Anyway, here it is: Here she is with my RN FG.1 And with my other RAF camo birds Thanks for looking!

Hellenic Airforce F-4E Phantom II (AUP)