1/18 PHANTOM's

vulgarvulture · Post by **vulgarvulture** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:26 pm

A-4? Absolutely!

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:31 am

i don't care about store box size
they are going to complain themselves out of business
WM & TRU are so spotty in having stuff its easyer to email BCA and have them ship it to my door
i save lots of gas & wife fussing not running from store to store not finding what i want.

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:55 am

on trip last week stopped for fuel,
and low and behold there sat a F-4E drone in SEA colors on way to airshow
i got to talk to pilot (took him to lunch)got some good pix
WE NEED AN F-4 Phantoms Phorever

Post by **p51** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:36 am

Was he on the way to Nellis AFB?

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:25 pm

i think the way he talked he had been at AMARC PhanCon 05
last week, had some mech problems,was now on his way to Tyndall.
but going to do something at Pensacola for B Angels homecoming

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:16 pm

F-4s
the P-51 of the modern times
everybody wants one just like Good and Plenty's[/b]

pilotman · Post by **pilotman** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:56 pm

F-4's are nice, give me an F-111 anyday, go aussies. Still flying em, and if you get the chance to a show down under, they almost always do a dump and burn display, lots of jet fuel!!!

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:13 am

F-111 are ok
but over 10 countrys still fly F-4s including USA

Post by **p51** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:49 am

QF-4 Phantom II at Nellis AFB last weekend in Las Vegas:

P-51D Mustang 'Six Shooter', QF-4 Phantom II, F/A-22 Raptor

vulgarvulture · Post by **vulgarvulture** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:32 am

OMG!!!

Awesome, thanks for posting the great pics!

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:50 am

Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great pix

supersonicfifi · Post by **supersonicfifi** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:36 pm

wow ! whats that phantom ? is it a collector´s plane ? the shiny paint is awsome !

Post by **p51** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:28 pm

Thanks guys

After being around the F-4 Phantom and F-22 Raptor a lot this end of Airshow season, I'm really hoping to see both in 1:18! LOT of people loved seeing the QF-4 Phantom II fly, and I mean a LOT of people. F-4 is a popular plane, and with the 'somewhat' comeback of it in the airshow season thanks to the US Air Force and the Collings Foundation.

The Collings foundation flies their F-4 Phantom at a few airshows, they usually will perform a demo. I saw that at Edwards AFB Airshow.
The US Air Force Weapons Test Squadron flies the two QF-4 Phantom II drones (the one in the photos). At any given time, those Phantoms can (and probably will) be pulled out of the airshow circuit and sent up to be destroyed in a missle test. Yup, that's right... the Air Force puts in about a million bucks to clean up, repaint, and refit the monthballed Phantoms to perfect flying status... then they blow them up with missile tests. So sad

I hear there's a chance the many Tomcats might meet a smiliar end.

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:33 pm

the USAF have "restored" a few F-4Es. and are using them at airshow around north America this year.
i went to over ten military airshows this year, and they were at everyone
USAF are using them in there Heritage Flights.

Post by **p51** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:12 pm

Yup, that's the Drones. They're the only ones flying, and are only taking part in the Heritage Flights (with maybe a pass or two)

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:26 pm

Tyndall AFB has 2 QF-4Es that they are using this year for shows east of Mississippi. i've seen and shot pix of both.

Post by **p51** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:14 pm

Yeah, there's more than two... just saying Air Force operated wise, they are all just drones. Only the Collings Foundation has a non drone F-4 operating.

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:27 pm

a friend who works at Davis M as civilian said they just got a contract to do a 114 more QF-4s

vulgarvulture · Post by **vulgarvulture** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:28 pm

KAGNEW wrote:

the USAF have "restored" a few F-4Es. and are using them at airshow around north America this year.
i went to over ten military airshows this year, and they were at everyone
USAF are using them in there Heritage Flights.

Lucky bastard.

Last time I saw an F-4 in flight was '72.

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:49 pm

hey V V i was going through old pix
found about 150 i took in Europe when i was involved in a job involving F-4s & F-111s
when i get some time i will scan them and send you some good ones

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:12 am

F-4 F-4
F-4 Rocks

vulgarvulture · Post by **vulgarvulture** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:35 pm

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1296/olds.htm

You know what Robin Olds in thinking in this picture, don't you?:

"Dammit, I'd rather be holding a 1:18 scale F-4 instead"

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:55 pm

yep!
i think he would like a new pix of himself with a 1/18 USAF F-4
Duke Cunningham would probabily like a new pix of himself holding a USN 1/18 F-4 also

vulgarvulture · Post by **vulgarvulture** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:42 pm

Long before the A-10 was a gleam in some designers ball...point pen:

http://www.secretvietnamwar.com/thaiwar/f-4phantom.jpg

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:57 am

yea
somewhere out there is probably is a group of F-4s that has destroyed more ground targets then all the A-10s put together. maybe an IDF unit over Arab ground forces. plus in there time they could shot up a tank then turn around and shoot down a Mig 21. not something a A-10 could do