8th TFW 497th TFS "Night Owls" Phantom

[jackh]

Well one more find it's way from the hangar, some of you have followed it's construction elsewhere. It's Tamiya's 1:32 Phantom, made as a F4D from 8th TFW 497th TFS "Night Owls" they mainly flew night missions and where therefore painted black on the underside.

It was mostly built out of the box, the only additions where seats + wheels and some etch around the cockpit.









To be cont.

[robbo]

Want one

[tobias5555]

Like a real one, good job.

[jackh]

Cont.

























ACW

[jackh]

Thanks lads.

[robbo]

[TRM]

Great work on this one Jack!!!! Thinking the only thing with more coverage than your builds is your neighbors' roof!!! LOL!!! Keep em coming!!

[jackh]

Much appreciated lads glad you like it

[406 Silverado]

That is one big bird....wow 1/32...were do you put that thing ! Looks great by the way

[jackh]

Thanks Rob, yep its big but fortunately enough so is my basement ;D.

[jackh]

Yep jackwagon ;D, sometimes I have to send out a search party to find some of my models ((LOL)) .

[nemesis]

Beautiful build Jack...the Rhino has to be one of the all time classic aircraft of any era and you have turned out a stunner there.

What are your thoughts on the Tamiya Phantom, is it worth the price?

Did you build yours out of the box or did you add any AM?

Best regards

Eth

[armorguy]

A cool looking model, well photographed ! The low angle pics show a 1/1 jet !

[Biskup]

I'm not a fan of the aviation part of the modeling but I must say I really like how this clean assembly in the great paint job you have achieve.
Congratulations.
Cheers

[Mence]

Awesome Jack, love it!

[Deleted]

Hi Jack,...my apologies for missing this superb build being posted mate.I know I've seen it before,but it's still worth saying what a great build this is!!
If I remember correctly,didn't you put this in a dio with a tracked AD system?(Sorry,can't remember which one )

[jackh]

Thanks lads, glad you like .

Eth - It's a very good kit, but I wouldn't say it's worth the high price (got mine cheap when I was in Singapore .) when compared to Revell's F4 (you can nearly get 2½ Revell kits for the price of 1 Tamiya kit) wich is in my opinion just as good a kit, Tamiya's only plus is the one piece body (no seam . the air intakes have a bad fit (you need to get some AM .). I did add some AM seats, etch around the cockpit glass + weighted wheels (the kit comes with rubber tyres whereas the Revell kit have both a set of weighted and non weighted wheels.

CB - Apologies accepted mate ;D. This is not the one, the one you are thinking of are Revell's RF4E. That was made as an IAF I will post it in the dio section.

[tonylee]

Boy Howdy,do I remember those camo colors.

Right on the money Jack
Tony

[nemesis]

Thanks for the answers Jack. I was thinking of a Revell F4 and some AM parts anyway. There is something quite satisfying about adding "bits" to a kit

Regards from the Swamp

Eth

[jackh]

Tony - Thanks much appreciated.

Eth - Thats a good way to go, will look forward to it mate.

[Deleted]

Hi Jack..... !!!

[tolgadogruer]

Wow!What an amazing big bird!Love the phantoms,and this one is a top notch example!

[jackh]

Thanks tolgadogruer much appreciated.