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When I decided to join this GB, I was going to build the Tamiya F-117 Stealth Fighter but, I've decided I'd rather build a Phantom. There's a couple already in this GB but , as they say, you cannot have too many Phantoms and I have the this kit, the Tamiya Phantom. The best kit available to build an F-4B. Now back in 1974 I bought this Japanese book, the cover photo and some photos inside showed a bright orange/red Phantom converted into a drone designated a QF-4B. At the time, there were no accurate Phantom kits or decals available, but now....There is a kit, some 3D decals for the cockpit, and a set of Caracal decals for a selection of QF-4B drone Phantoms. rom th All straight forward, what could go wrong with a Tamiya kit? Well, Tamiya have made their Phantom with three decal options for the Vietnam War era and have made it without many optional parts if you want to make your Phantom different. Luckily, as other versions of Phantom are planned from these moulds, some parts require flashed over holes to be drilled out which helps make this kit into a drone version as it retained many early features like the smooth top wing surface, non-slotted stabilators and non of the wing mounted ECM bumps. To recreate the photo of the NMC drone on the book cover and make it totally clean winged with no pylons, fuel tanks or missiles. I will need a new fin cap without ECM bumps and will also have make some other changes as Tamiya only give you the option to add front Sparrow missiles and a centreline 600 gallon fuel tank. More about these changes as I build the kit.
