VMFA-334 F-4J Phantom Vietnam Tamiya 1/32

[dmthamade]

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

[Slimguy]

Beautiful model Don...love the detail work you did on the accent highlighting.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Jim B]

That's awesome.  Great detailing on the Phantom; very well done.  I bet that takes up some shelf space.

[twopaws]

The full size ones were a welcome sight.  Your's looks like it could "bring the thunder from above"  craig

[Vietnam Vet67]

Saw them in action in Vietnam flying close air support for us. 

[slusher]

Fantastic!

[dmthamade]

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

[Flynlo]

Wow! Nice Build.

[Misha]

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.

[Mike999]

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. 

[dmthamade]

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