When I returned to scale modeling, around 1988 or so, I build this Revell F-4E.  It was quite a crappy kit, but I knew very little about it then.  It was the second 1/48 aircraft for me, and the second paint job with my then-new Paasche Model H.  Heck, iifc, I was still using "canned air" for a propellant.   After all those years, I finally made some quick pics at our kitchen table last fall.  I am a bit embarrassed by the ol' girl, but what the hell, I'll play too! 

Gary

Here's mine. All but the RAF bird are 1/72

This is the same Revell F-4E kit that Tex built way back when. I built mine in 1991, but it was one of those old kits that I had in my stash from my last "childhood" Christmas in 1982. It is an very basic old kit. I did replace the kit cockpit with one salvaged from a Monogram F-4C/D. I also used the wing tanks, missile pylons & missiles from that kit on this one as well. Decals are from my spares bin and the camo pattern was taken off the instructions for an old 1/72 Airfix kit.

I also have this 1/48 Testors RF-4C in progress that is currently sidelined. I am rescribing and upgrading the kit.

and will be finishing it in Vietnam War markings as this aircraft

Yes, that is an IDF F-4. I made it in 1973 October War livery as best I could from the little information that I had at that time. I want to try an get Tumbleweed finished this year. I actually have the wings glued on but no photos. My big hang up on the project before I moved early last year was adding detail to the camera bay.

Old Revell 1/72 scale F-4B, built 30 some odd years ago as one of the F4H-1F (F-4A) pre-production aircraft

Very nice builds guys. I'm thinking about getting the Academy 1:48 F4 (Viet Nam)  this year.

Old Hasegawa 1/48 F4B

and the old Monogram 1/48 F4C I built back in the 80's and still with me

Just ordered the Academy F4-B which is in the mail.

Those look great guys!!! You might want to do a forum search for the old Phantom GBs on the Group Build forum. Here's mine, though she's the Hasegawa kit (Hammer would yell at me) with Zotz decals: 

They could, and did, carry either. The Mk. 81's are 250 lb, the Mk. 82's are 500 lb.  Six Mk. 82's will fit on a multiple ejector rack (MER), as will, of course, six of the smaller Mk. 81's.

Two of my all time favorite sets of F-4 markings!

how did you do the gloss finish on the raf toom?

I built a bunch of jets for a short return to the hobby in what I call my "TOPGUN"  period.  Can you guess what movie I had just seen? 

wing_nut

I built a bunch of jets for a short return to the hobby in what I call my "TOPGUN"  period.  Can you guess what movie I had just seen? 

 

 

"Midway"?

That's a beautiful bird, Gamera!

eatthis

how did you do the gloss finish on the raf toom?

I used the Testors Model Master custom lacquer series out of a can, followed by it's higloss clear. They're for car models, but work well on anything. She looks better in pics than in person. Never spray lacquer in Mississippi in July....

Here is my F-4. It too is the revogram kit. I painted the candy cane stripes instead of using the decals. and the angle of the elevator is not right due to a fall it took before I took the pic. I did fix it later on.

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That Tumbleweed should end up as a decal set.

seasick

That Tumbleweed should end up as a decal set.

It has been for years ;-) Superscale did that on a RF-4B/C sheet

http://modelingmadness.com/scott/decals/super/ss48110.htm

These are great..... I especially love the checkerboard tail and the JASDF Phantoms

wing_nut

I built a bunch of jets for a short return to the hobby in what I call my "TOPGUN"  period.  Can you guess what movie I had just seen? 

 

 

The Final Countdown had WAY better aviation photography.

Another Heater-Ferris S model - Italeri F-4S In 1/72.

Some more shots: