McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom FG.1 (Fujimi)
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1 18 February 2012, 03:29
Bill GilmanHey Wilfried! Your avatar ended up on another one of my planes! Can't you control that thing? 🙂
18 February 2012, 03:34
Wilfried BogaertsWaaaaw a Phantom in one of my favorite liveries yipee! Nice one Bill! Sorry about my avatar, It really is beyond control and it leads it's own life. It is also my avatar who comes home with a bag full of loft insulation after a model show. I've tried everything but to no avail so far, sorry 🙁
18 February 2012, 18:12
Bill GilmanLoft insulation? I've heard of coming home from a model show with loft drawings, but never loft insulation. 🙂
19 February 2012, 00:33
Burkhard DA Spey Phantom in iconic 1970s Royal Navy livery, memories of the youth - shows that a bit of post-shading using pastels does the trick. And you didn't forget the air data probes in the intakes - magnificent. 👍
10 May 2013, 11:16
Bill GilmanThanks, folks! I was amazed that after this long of a time the decals hadn't yellowed or the paint cracked or something. I like the British Spooks, need to build more. What do you Brits call it - the Toom or something like that?
10 May 2013, 21:27
Bill GilmanAugie, is that Toom like Tomb (bad connotation), or did it come from the last syllable of Phantom?
11 May 2013, 00:23
Steve WilsonI couldn't find any reference to "TOOM" but I did find reference to other nicknames. I also found reference to a character called "SPOOK", read on guys...
Nicknames:
An F-4F on display described as the "World's largest distributor of MiG parts", because of the high number of this type of enemy aircraft shot downThe Phantom gathered a number of nicknames during its career. Some of these names included "Rhino", "Double Ugly", the "Flying Anvil", "Flying Footlocker", "Flying Brick", "Lead Sled", the "Big Iron Sled" and the "St. Louis Slugger". In recognition of its record of downing large numbers of Soviet-built MiGs, it was called the "World's Leading Distributor of MiG Parts". As a reflection of excellent performance in spite of its bulk, the F-4 was dubbed "the triumph of thrust over aerodynamics." German Luftwaffe crews called their F-4s the Eisenschwein ("Iron Pig"), Fliegender Ziegelstein ("Flying Brick") and Luftverteidigungsdiesel ("Air Defense Diesel").
Imitating the spelling of the aircraft's name, McDonnell issued a series of patches. Pilots became "Phantom Phlyers", backseaters became "Phantom Pherrets", fans of the F-4 "Phantom Phanatics", and call it the "Phabulous Phantom". Ground crewmen who worked on the aircraft are known as "Phantom Phixers".
The Spook:
The SpookThe aircraft's emblem is a whimsical cartoon ghost called "The Spook", which was created by McDonnell Douglas technical artist, Anthony "Tony" Wong, for shoulder patches. The name "Spook" was coined by the crews of either the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing or the 4453rd Combat Crew Training Wing at MacDill AFB. The figure is ubiquitous, appearing on every imaginable item associated with the F-4. The Spook has followed the Phantom around the world adopting local fashions; for example, the British adaptation of the U.S. "Phantom Man" is a Spook that sometimes wears a bowler hat and smokes a pipe.
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11 May 2013, 07:21
Bill GilmanThe Spook character is well known - I would say nearly as ubiquitous as the Two-Tailed Tomcat.
11 May 2013, 14:01
AugieAgree Bill.. both are as well known and timeless 🙂
Now i just need to get more for my wall
11 May 2013, 16:05
Daniel KlinkFantastic Result... with this rather average kit....Love it!! Cheers Daniel
16 March 2018, 12:18
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I built this kit back in 1990 - I pulled it out of the display case, dusted it off and took some new pictures with my new photo set-up. The kit was built completely out-of-the-box. No aftermarket anything! The only weathering applied was some post shading with pastels. Enjoy!