Old Viper Tester Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) F-4D 66-7483, a test support fleet jet of the 6512th Test Squadron (Test Ops), 6510th Test Wing, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB. She was re-designated as an NF-4D in 1987, indicating she had permanent flight test modifications. March 1981 Target mission for an F-15C radar test. ALQ-188 ECM pod for trying to "farkle" the Eagle's APG-63 radar. December 1983 Two formation/chase proficiency missions, February and March 1985 March 1985 On the Edwards main ramp with F-4C 63-7409 and F-4D 65-0670, May 1985. January 1989 Formation/chase proficiency mission April 1989 Waiting for the crew to show, July 1990 She left Edwards in 1991, was bailed to Flight Systems Incorporated at Mojave Airport as N430FS, and finally retired to AMARG in 2003. Thanks for looking, Sven Edited September 8, 2020 by Old Viper Tester typos 21 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 As always,, thanks for sharing these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Lovely set of pics! Is anyone making a decal sheet for this kind of livery? TIA Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Viper Tester Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 5 hours ago, giemme said: Is anyone making a decal sheet for this kind of livery? I don't know of any aftermarket at the moment. Hasegawa did similar markings for one of their F-4E issued in 1/72 years ago for the YF-4E, 65-0713. Sven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Thanks Sven! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 12 hours ago, giemme said: Lovely set of pics! Is anyone making a decal sheet for this kind of livery? TIA Ciao By sheer coincidence this 1/48 sheet appeared in Hannants 'New Arrivals' section today although the text still reads as it did for the 'Future Release' section , different F-4D but same scheme - https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CD48162?result-token=gGMTQ - the 1/72 set is still listed as a future release 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Thanks for the heads up, Des! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Fabulous line up of photos there, thanks for sharing Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Sven, Thanks for a GREAT set of photos of this NF-4D. I have a Zoukei-Mura kit earmarked for very same aircraft, using the old Cutting Edge sheet (CED48-013) that includes this airframe. I will be swopping out the crest decals on the Cutting Edge sheet for better examples from Hypersonic Models though. Again, many thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Another great set of pics Sven, thanks for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 On 9/8/2020 at 3:53 AM, giemme said: Is anyone making a decal sheet for this kind of livery? I know Hasegawa did an F-16B as a limited edition with the red/white Edwards markings, and I think they did an F-4 with the same scheme. Both would be OOP and hard to find. I have the Hasegawa F-16B Edwards boxing. I would think you could cobble up the tailcode and serial from available aftermarket decal sheets. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Thanks Mike, much appreciated Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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