Discostu,
I wasn't going to bring up the chevron thing, just so you know.
The Phantom looks phantastic! I built the 1/72 version by Hasegawa several years ago, and remember the "fun" associated with decal placement. To my advantage though, the side markings were single decals, not multiple parts as you have described.
On a separate issue, I picked up the Dragon 1/144 Jolly Rogers F-14 and F/A-18 combo kit recently. The parts and decals look pretty good, and I may attempt to build it up at some point in the not too distant future for this build. Of course with Spring hopefully about to arrive in my area , I am hearing the longing "voice" of my road bike wanting to get back out and accumulate miles once again.