Hello from Arkansas

Okay here is the finished plane. Maybe one of these days my paint jobs and all will match what the most of you do with your models.

Nice job on the Phantom! If you build a brother to it, the Arkansas National Guard flew them out of Fort Smith in the 80's; there's usually a decal sheet wandering around auction sites with their markings on it.

Yeah, I remember the F-4's around here when the NG flew em.  I saw more Top Gun crap done with those loud, smoking hogs than with anything since.  I live in farm land not far from the Airport, if I could have attached a plow to one of them they could have plowed my fields for me.  Talk about some low flying throttle jockeys!  Those guys made me think I should put on my BDU's and dig out the 16.  I sure was glad when they stopped flying them.  They were fun to look at but I thought they were gonna rattle the seed out of my ground.  I rarely  saw the 16's and A-10's and they never shook the house like an F4.

Welcome!

Doug!  Great work on the Phantom!  Really enjoying the pics you are posting!

Eagle90

Thanks Eagle90 for the complement on the F-4. I am trying to get my painting skills up and get the smooth paint finish that I keep seeing. I will get there.

I think you are doing a great job!  You'll find you will hon your skills as you do more builds.  The first few times I used the airbrush were just horrifying!  But you are doing a great job!  I'm enjoying your builds!  Thanks for sharing.

Eagle90

rommelkiste

I rarely  saw the 16's and A-10's and they never shook the house like an F4.

The A-10's used to scare the crap out of me while I was deer hunting. They'd come flying down a draw I liked to hunt, so low I swear I could see their eye color. The scary thing was, you never heard em until they were past you. I learned to watch the deer, they knew when they were coming though.

IamRaider, Thats the way these knuckle head throttle jockeys used to fly the F4 around here.  I swear they could rattle the fillings out of your head.  No one believes me but I have seen them inverted at no more than 1000 feet.  I was one of the happiest people in the state when they parked those loud, smoke puking beasts  It has been very pleasant and un eventful since.