Hope I'm doing this right, I'm going to attempt to do an F-4J of VF-31Tomcatters that I was a Plane captain for way back when. Side # 104. 1/72 scale Monogram or Esci.

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Excellent choice, I bet you kept her sparkling! Plane Captains are the unsung heroes of Naval Aviation I was an E-2C PC. The Monogram kit is pretty great as I recall My last command I had a friend who was a PC on an F-4S he used to talk about how much time he spent keeping the turkey feathers cleaned. Someday I will build Bear Ace 601 the bird I was PC on, gonna be awhile before I attack another 1/48 Kinetic kit, the COD has worn me out!

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Lack of space dictates the scale , I do like the 1/72 monogram kits. If the "J" bird wasn't leaking hydraulics, something was probably wrong. I knew a E-2C p/c back in my time, he once let me check out the inside. Those props at night on the flight deck were scarier than any intake or exhaust. you couldn't see them! Hope I can live up to all your level of talent, You guys are good.

A bit of topic, the p/c I mentioned did walk into the prop one night during a work up cruise. He obviously didn't make it. Who said the cold war wasn't a war.

Head out your *** , head on a swivel, and don't get complacent . I love the smell of JP-5 exhaust in the morning! Nothing like being berthed under the No. 3 wire.

Hi Robert. I have used Aeromaster decals before and had no bad experience with them. Just put them down on a smooth glossy surface. I found Future floor polish to give an excellent glossy surface. I also used Model Master decal setting solution to fix them down over panel lines and complex surfaces. Good luck.

Thank you both, discovered that I only had left over antique hasegawa vf-31 decals, made mad search on ebay, luckily I found the sheet,

Got the blivet done, going to add it to the under wing stores

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