BillS

Oh, make sure if you have a J to use the “ short” afterburner nozzles appropriate to USAF C/D. That should do ‘er.

If you’re not concerned using Navy cockpits, the other external feature of significance are stabs without slots. Another lesser detail are main tires/brakes/wheel. Those can all be purchased as aftermarket items.

What is the number of that set?

Get this as well. It has a nice set of drawings and cockpit references. Eduard offers an etched cockpit and there are decals floating about. Print Scale for one. Here’s one I did up as an A-5A (or A3J-1)using an old Cutting Edge Design conversion set.

Hey Chris, I think I said so before, but perfect in every way! Well, the lox bottle is the wrong shade of green😉

I’ve built numerous Has and Kinetic F-16s. I lean toward Kinetic for fidelity and amount of detail and options in one box. The only big fit issue is the joint between the upper forward and mid fuselage which needs a little finesse. Glad you chose a 428th jet. I always loved their patch! I was a “Buc” at Nellis in the mid 80s

I love boom175’s correct description. Nobody, but nobody knows a jet like a crew chief! Most pilots wouldn’t pay any attention to that area unless they were model builders. Their walk around -1 inspection would require observing obvious signs of damage, fluid leaks and integrity, not color or nomenclature of the physical components.

The general rule on US tactical aircraft is any surface above shoulder height is black. There are a couple of exceptions but the A -10 is not. Black is the color.

The areas behind the seats and sidewall areas are not drastically different on any USAF F-4. In any common modeling scale differences would be minute. The area between the EWOs station behind the pilot would be the only visible difference. If you can find a reference photo of that, you’re golden.

I’d also double check antennas since those things have changed around over the years. Seems to me the old TEWS are on the model along with different UHF blade types. Details in Bay 5 might be worth researching if you’re totally anal. Get a better seat too.

Thanks for all the input guys!

Which is best? Is Italeri engraved? Possibly kitbash Academy with Italeri?

I guess the chutes may have been of the same dimension but the F-4 deployment bag was shaped like a loaf of bread. It would not have fit in the ‘104’s compartment.

I want to make “A” from Hasegawa’s kit. What needs to be done? Windows, Sonar, etc., etc.

What about Xtracolor here? They make one. It’s definitely not orangey but more “antique” deep yellow. Just a thought.