Original 1988 issue kit with Aeromaster decals. I'm going to build this concurrently with a couple of other projects, will be done by August. I'm looking forward to seeing others!

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Oh, yeah! Look at the box art! Koike, I'm thinking? I'm a fan! If I had money, I'd be his patron.

Just a pretty scheme. Was that the time frame for "Sailor"?

Although I'm not taking part, I was wondering if anyone has considered the 1/48 Academy kit that was released a couple of years ago, which had some good reviews at the time.

Yep Academy for me. I built one already VF 84 Vietnam USS Independence. Same scheme as the Eduard release of the kit, but I did it the hard way 🙂 This one will be
VF-111 USS Coral Sea 1972, but not the mig killer, I will choose a different bird from the squadron during that cruise.

John, is there a close color match rattle can for the FG.1 scheme?

Thanks to you sir.

More FG.1 progress. I also did some dry fitting of the intakes today. They sure are a lot bigger then US F-4s. Gotta feed those RR Speys!

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