The Official F-4 Phantom II Group Build 2010

Hi Frank, it'll be great to have the next round in play! Then I can get my own sorry ass into gear and build some Rhinos, too...

By all means take a crack at some badges. I try to offer a mix, with Navy/Marines/AF and foreign users represented -- this year I used a Brit F-4 as the foreign component.

Cheers, Mike

Round 2 sounds like a great idea.  Maybe I can finish a Rhino this time.

Actually, I did 99% finish the old AMT model I was building.  Only after I had all the sub-assemblies done did I notice that I had lost/thrown away the decals and the landing hook!  Well, poop!  So, I finished putting it together, filed off all the sharp bits, and gave it to my grandson.  He'll play with it and I won't feel too badly when it gets crunched. 

I was surprised that the model went together as well as it did.  Some problems that could have been easily fixed had I wanted to spend the time.  Still, it looks like a Phantom to me and the grandson is happy with his plane.

I guess I will have to take a step up in quality and build either the Revell or Monogram kits I have.  Heck, I might even go out and buy another one for fun!

Thanks for this GB and the motivation to get back into modelling after too long away.

Jim