Phantom Phanaticism 2024 edition

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Phantastic Phantom!

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Thanks Wade … appreciated :+1:

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My congrats, too! Any plane with Jolly Rogers on the tail is great! You really inspired me to decide at last which of my Phantom kits to build here, seems to be about time, haha!
:+1: :smile: :raising_hand_man:
Peter

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Thanks Peter … you can never have enough Jolly Rogers !!

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Very way cool.

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Thanks Doug. Glad you like it.

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Another beauty!

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Thank you kindly Bert :+1:

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Very nice build, Johnny. Looks fantastic in those markings!

Congrats on finishing :raised_hands:t2::sunglasses:

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Thanks Jesper, really kind of you to say so… Glad you like it :+1:

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Sharp looking Phantom VF 84 Jolly Rogers (Fear the Bones) hoping to join up in the new year with a phantom. Of my own, again well done.

Tinydog01

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Thanks TD01 … Hope to see a lot more F4’s in here soon.

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Hello guys.

I joined the forum recently and made the decision to participate in this campaign . My choice was the F-4J from Zoukei-Mura. I’ll depict this kit as the well known F-4J Phantom II BuNo 155800, NG-100.

Because the first boxing of this excellent kit was sold out, I got the second boxing and bought the decals for ‘Showtime 100’ separately . Most aviation and modeling enthusiasts already know the story of Lt. Randy Cunningham and Lt. JG Willie Driscoll and their ride, Showtime 100. There is no need to repeat the story here.

This will be a OOB build.

References used:

  • US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972-73, Brad Elward
  • USN McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Peter Davies
  • The McDonnell Douglas Phantom USN & USMC Versions, Andy Evans
  • McDonnell F-4 Phantom, Greg Goebel
  • Uncovering the US Navy F-4 B/J/N/S Phantom, Danny Coremans
  • Concept Notes F4-J/S, Zoukei-Mura
  • Various web sources about colors and markings for USN aircraft .

The kit:

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I’ll start tomorrow and hope i can keep you updated soon.

Best regards
Torsten

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Welcome aboard Torsten.

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Greetings Torsten, Looks like a nice kit and will be great to see this version built as “Showtime”

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Nice choice, Torsten!

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A hearty welcome to the forum and this campaign :raising_hand_man: :ok_hand:
Good luck for your build!
Will start mine in 2025, still to decide what kit in my stash will qualify…
Cheers
Peter

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The first and last update for this year. Some progress on the cockpit. I wish all of you a happy new year, stay healthy and i’ll see you next year.

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Best regards

Torsten

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I am eager to start this FG.1 Royal Navy Phantom

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I’ve got a long weekend ahead and hope to make some good progress.

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That’s really a good choice and a fine kit. I built one some years ago when it was new and it went together smoothly. The closed canopy was a little un-cooperative at first, but otherwise a fun build.
Good luck and I will follow :eyes: :+1:
Peter