1973 Hasegawa/Minicraft 1/72 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II “Arkansas Traveler”

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1973 Hasegawa/Minicraft 1/72 U.S. Air Force Fighter McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II “Arkansas Traveler”, Kit JS085
Today we have my dad's favorite plane, the F4 Phantom. He collected and built a lot of Phantoms because he actually worked on its radar as an electrical engineer. He specifically remembers the E version because they added a gun under the radar cone so the radar had to be modified for everything to fit. This radar system they added was new solid state technology.
He only had one kit and built it so I don’t have a picture of the box. If interested, you can check it out here:
www.scalemates.com/kits/minic...

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31 май 2024

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@modelermark172 Месяц назад

This kit is definitely a classic, and still holds up alongside the latest offerings. Your dad did an excellent job on this! Not long ago, I was at the local hobby shop, and I saw a couple of kids around 13 looking at a F-4 Phantom kit, and talking about it with the same sense of awe that my friends and I would use when speaking of the P-51 Mustang or F4U Corsair when we were that age. I'm a lifelong St. Louisan, and I've always lived within ten miles of Lambert Airport and the McDonnell-Douglass (now Boeing) campus where these planes were built. To me, the Phantom II is the quintessential American Cold War aircraft. Thanks for sharing this! 4th Like.

@vintagemilitarymodelkits 28 дней назад

Thank you! Dad got to see the Phantom up close since he worked on them and really enjoyed and appreciated them. I haven't counted them yet, but I bet he has around 10 built Phantoms of various scales. So there will be more to come. :-)

@garfieldsmith332 Месяц назад

Excellent build.

@vintagemilitarymodelkits 28 дней назад

Thank you!

@chrispacer4231 Месяц назад

Nice looking PHANTOM !!!!! VIETNAM CAMOUFLAGE MARKINGS…. I had this kit , and a reference book from SQUADRON / SIGNAL BOOKS…. called AND KILL MIGS …. Don’t have either one now………. ENJOYED THIS… PHANTOM ON …………. CHRIS 🇺🇸

@vintagemilitarymodelkits 28 дней назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it!