dmthamade Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Haven't done a car in a while, built an jet instead. This is the Tamiya kit built in the markings of a Marine attack fighter squadron VMFA-334. Configured with the classic Snake 'n Nape loadout. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimguy Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Beautiful model Don...love the detail work you did on the accent highlighting. Thanks for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 That's awesome. Great detailing on the Phantom; very well done. I bet that takes up some shelf space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopaws Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 The full size ones were a welcome sight. Your's looks like it could "bring the thunder from above" craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Saw them in action in Vietnam flying close air support for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 I'm happy with the build, got a Marine Phantom done with a loadout I've wanted to do for w while, now. Thing is big, footprint about the size of 5 1/25 scale car models!! Phantoms look their best with a full loadout, this one is loaded for CAS, marked when base at Chu Lai or Da Nang. Thanks for the positive, guys, much appreciated!! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynlo Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Wow! Nice Build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Great job on the panel lines and all that stencilling. F-4s, whether they were Navy, Marine or Air Force, in Grey or Camo have been my favourite post WW II aircraft; noisy, dirty and smelly they meant business! Great to see your rendition, Bravo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Great build and I'm very envious! In the Marine Corps about 2 centuries ago, I worked on stuff that went into the RF4-B recon version of the Phantom. When I worked in Egypt, some of my co-workers were veterans of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. They had many memories of Israel's F-4 Phantoms, none of them pleasant. They said the F-4's came after them at tree-top level, firing their Gatling guns and rockets and dropping bombs. One Egyptian said he spent about a week just jumping from one hole to another, trying to keep away from those marauding Phantoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 12 hours ago, Mike999 said: Great build and I'm very envious! In the Marine Corps about 2 centuries ago, I worked on stuff that went into the RF4-B recon version of the Phantom. When I worked in Egypt, some of my co-workers were veterans of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. They had many memories of Israel's F-4 Phantoms, none of them pleasant. They said the F-4's came after them at tree-top level, firing their Gatling guns and rockets and dropping bombs. One Egyptian said he spent about a week just jumping from one hole to another, trying to keep away from those marauding Phantoms. I remember reading a long time ago, the only ones that hated the Phantom were the ones on the receiving end of their wrath. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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