Quick update: I got my copy of Scale Aviation Modeller International in the mail today and found 2 articles about F-4's. One is a Tamiya 1/32 F-4C painted in early Vietnam gray colors. The second was the Eduard 1/48 F-4C done in Steve Ritchie's aircraft colors. They also have Color Profiles of the F-4. Very timely. Also timely: I found the Academy 1/72 F-4J in Hobby Lobby on sale for $9. I couldn't resist, so I think I will build this kit with some decals I have for one of the Ferris paint schemes. I ordered some canopy masks for this kit and a couple of resin goodies, and will be launching the build soon.

Greg: I found some photos and a Youtube video that appears to show some small strakes right at the wing folds of the Terminator Phantoms. Take a look at the video & check the taxiing planes about half-way through the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgXwYphH_4E

The FW-190 I was building is done, so the 1/72 Academy F-4 moves to the front of the line. This is the kit that I found on sale at Hobby Lobby for $9. It should be interesting. I want to use some decals I had for a Ferris Scheme, and I also got some goodies to add to the kit. I don't know if I will use all of them, but I will decide as I go.

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Glad you're jumping in George @gblair, and I still can't believe you nabbed that kit for $9 - I'm not telling my son!

Thanks Robert @roofrat, and may the force overwhelm you!

FYI, I was struggled a bit with how much AFM goodies to put into these builds, but since I'm tackling so many, settled on nothing but scratchbuilding for details - no resin seats or cockpit enhancements, no brass pitots, etc. Since I am about to fire up the airbrush for the first time, I'm leaning toward canopy mask sets, and I'll always look for good decals, including stencil sets. Hopefully those will be the only "extras" that don't come out of raw styrene! We'll see how long I hold to that line...

By the way, added 3 or 4 more kits to the project raw materials this weekend...

Greg, are we posting our builds on this thread, or do we want to start separate threads on our builds?

I second that motion! Or how about "Greg's Phabulous Phantom Builds"?

Wow so I am late for the party, what a rather ambitious endeavour y'all are pursuing. Looking at the Academy F-4J some of you have already looks as if it is the 48th scale kit shrunk down to 72nd scale. 1 piece fuselage with the 3 color plastic looks just like the bigger kit. Everything I have in the stash is in 48th scale. Revell F-4E, this is the Hasegawa kit. Hasegawa F-4B, the Academy F-4B and Tamiya's 32nd F-4J, with a few projects in work at the moment I may get an F-4 into the plans towards the end of the year. Like Louis my desk is full. Would love to do a Vietnam Marine F-4 operating out of DaNang. Greg great idea.

OK, Greg, while you are clearing your workbench, here are a few more Phabulous Phantoms for inspiration.

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