Thanks to all who participated! There was great conversation - swapping of warnings, tips and tricks in the groups area, along with some cajoling and support along the way!
Below are the pics of those who made the deadline, and there [...]
Celebrating the outcome of a recent Phantom II Group build, here are a few profiles of the aircraft drawn by Mr. Rick Kent (used with permission of the author).
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was originally envisioned as a big, [...]
1/72 Fujimi, my first F4, I modified a few things, added Aeroclub seats, Model Tech canopy frames, True Details wheels and Mk 82 bombs from Hasegawa, finished in MM enamels with Future and Micro flat over kit, Hasegawa and Hawkeye decals,
This is as far as I got with my group build, 1/72 Fujimi, I will post it properly when it is finished, thanks to Greg for organizing this.
Dear All ,Great to see the wonderful Phantoms posted - congrats and thank you to all . The Rockin Rhino is still under construction as you will see ( will post in WIP shortly), however in an attempt to contribute just a little to this [...]
Sooo many beautiful and convincing Phantoms have been posted in this forum - so I will take the opportunity to post one more as well...;-)
Its the Eduard Limited Edition "Good Morning Da Nang" kit, and the build was a real [...]
This GB was an excellent idea from Greg Kittinger, though not part of the build plan for this year, it did allow me to squeeze it in though and it was a pleasure to be able to complete it. I had at first to start working on the Academy [...]
I almost forgot to post these today...This is the Eduard 1/48 'Rockin' Rhino" kit. Of the 4 color/decor schemes, I chose "VX-4 Th Evaluators, NAS Point Mugu, 1972" not only because it is cool looking but is the simplest too, [...]
Maybe the smallest Phantom in this group build and on my display shelf also. I don't have much to say about this model, especially after more than a month after finishing it. But it was fun to build something in a such unusual (for me) [...]
This is the 1/48 Hasegawa kit built OOB with the exception of the decals, which came from Aeromaster. The 48 FG.1s built for the Royal Navy are the most unique Phantoms of all. The RR Spey engines necessitated a redesign of the fuselage. [...]