1/48 Academy F-4B Phantom #168

Gallery Article by Shawn "phantom" Weiler on Aug 13 2013

 

 

This is my 168th Phantom, but the first one I have made from Academy. Liked this kit a lot and it will not be my last.

 

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The kit is out of the box with the exception of the two large bombs. That and the excellent Furball decals which allowed me to build a very early edition F-4B. 

This being a VF-41 airframe as flown from USS Independence circa 1964.

As mentioned, this will not be my last Academy Phantom. Nothing wrong with the Hasegawa kit of which I have built many many times, but the detail in the new kit is just a wee bit better.

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Photos and text © by Shawn "phantom" Weiler