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  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: near Nashville, TN
Posted by TarnShip on Monday, November 19, 2012 2:49 PM

DECM is the long bump fairing along the outside of the intakes, with the black bump towards the front,,,,,,,,,they were on the F-4J(UK) when the F-4Js were pulled from storage and refurbished,,,,,,,so, the fairings were left there even though they were empty, when the jets were shipped to England

slime lights are those greenish-yellow formation light strips that sometimes appear on the tail, nose and fuselage of different versions of the Phantom, there were on the F-4J(UK) in the same pattern as the F-4S lights, and the F-4J(UK) was the only J version that received them

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Posted by piggypod1 on Monday, November 19, 2012 1:06 PM

what is a decm conduit or a slime light, i have decals for all 3 varients

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: near Nashville, TN
Posted by TarnShip on Sunday, November 18, 2012 8:30 PM

which of the three Phantom versions do you have "late decals" for?

if the FG 1 (or F-4K) or the FGR 2 (or F-4M), then in 1/72 scale you want to find the Fujimi kits, those are definitely what you want if the jets have the rectangular additions on the tip of the tails

if by "late" you mean the F-4J(UK) versions,,,,,,,,those can be made from any 1/72 F-4J kit from Fujimi, Hasegawa or Monogram,,,,,,,,or you could look around for some old Esci/ERTL/AMT kits,,,,,,as long as you add the intake DECM conduits to your model, and the Slime lights, but, with NO slats on the outer wings

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  • From: Cat Central, NC
Posted by Bronto on Sunday, November 18, 2012 11:42 AM
Fujimi is the only one currently making the F-4k and m in 1/72. Esci never did.
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UK PhantomsAfter !
Posted by piggypod1 on Sunday, November 18, 2012 10:05 AM

After 25 years of being out of the hobby I have decided to return to it and have found a very different place !. I , I have purchased many years ago the modeldecal sheets for the RAF f4s in the final grey schemes and would like to find suitable models to use but was upset to find that my chosen manufacturer ESCI has long since gone out of trade, could you recommend a suitable kit to use and possible conversion pieces, you would make a slightly older man very happy ! ps 1/72 scale

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