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All those goodies should give you some great fun!!! You'll likely be getting resin cockpit decals too. Gene K

Never made much sense to me camo wise. What adversary would be in a position to see the intake inside outboard ... versus the intake inside inboard? Sounds like a "Who's on First" narrative. https://modelingmadness.com/scott/decals/fd/fds48034.htm Gene K

Good luck on that subject. The answer may be "It depends ... ." Looking forward to what you find. Thirty six inches is a good general distance, but as always, if you can find a pic of the particular Phantom you're modeling ... during the time frame you are depicting, etc.. For example, some white intakes had several inches overspray from the vari ramp. Then there's who did the paint job - local paint shop, factory, or depot. ETC. Then ... . Sorry for the whiffle waffle reply. Gene

If you have a friend who can do 3D printing, then this would be perfect for you: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/1-32-f-4-phantom-seamless-intake-tube You can see the outstanding build here in Large Scale PLanes . I assume, Boomstick, that you are building what you want, not what you or others think judges want. A well finished intake, especially one as large and prominent as on the Phantom, are important to most modelers ... I think. However, as stated by a prominent modeler ... Gene K

Great motivation! I admire the sleekness of the entire F-5. I also liked the F-20 ... think it would have been a great addition to many smaller air forces. Very unfortunate when they lost a couple during demos (I witnessed the crash at Suwon, Korea in 1984). Gene K

Yes, but pretty nice for a drone! I think the 53rd had 4 QFs painted up for show. Gene K

Thanks, that was mu guess. Gene K

Not sure I fully understand your dialect, but I think I get your intended meaning!🙊 Thanks for the write up -- hope you post more as you go along - the F-5 is such a beautiful airplane and I know you'll do the kit justice. I fully appreciate your frustration learning CAD, but there are so many great downloads available just waiting to get printed that you may just want to unpack the printer and Just Do IT!👍 It helps the learning process when you have something you want to edit vice trying to follow some of the talk-and-click-too-fast pros who assume they are lecturing

What are the "2 devices"? Thanks, @BillS Gene K

Not at all! RBF flags are a separate topic ... with a whole other set of Dos and Don'ts depending on situation (for example on alert, out of chocks, or in Quick Check) and configuration (as tanks, weapons, and pods). RBF flags have been well covered , but the Little Red Bag hasn't (in my experience, so that's why I addressed the topic. Best , but best to ask about RBF flags after you decide on your load and aircraft situation. Not sure what you're asking. The seat pin bag can be on the seat before or after the seat is occupied, with canopy open or closed, ready to go or a

Yes - seven pins interconnected by the "streamers". Gene K Is the intense heat keeping you inside at your bench with the F-4B?

After decades (literally) of admiring outstanding F-4 models on sites like ARC, there are consistently some Red Flags that pop up - items that are misunderstood or inadvertently neglected ... or ignored. These items include flap/slat/slot confusion, as well as configuration misconfiguration ... as trailing edge flaps lowering without corresponding leading edge lowering. Of course the average modeller can't be expected to know all the idiosyncrasies of each aircraft they model, and in this regard, there are outstanding "Phantomologists" who freely share their expertise on ARC ..

Enjoying threbuild, thanks. Can you post a link to the Doog's Models file, please. I cant find it on his site. Thanks, Gene K

Not sure about "all the extras" since the kit looks very complete, but you sure sold me on the kit, Gabor. Thanks for such a comprehensive thread! Gene K

As an aside, that small red bag was for the seven safety pins used on the seat. The crew chief would, before the crew arrived, pull six pins leaving the face curtain pin in - a safety measure to prevent the face curtain being inadvertently pulled (as by a crewmember getting into the cockpit as he stepped on the seat). After the crewmembers were strapped in, they, or the crew chief, would pull that seventh pin, put it into the bag (some folks counted to make sure all seven pins were there), and store the bag in the cockpit. After landing, the pin was reinserted by the crewmember (or crew chief)

Good looking bird, John. Interesting paint job on the ECM pod - I hadn't seen that before. Appreciate the detailed narrative ... and the job you did over there. Gene K

To hopefully close this diversion ... that was originally posted in jest: The photo could, I suppose , date back to 1958 - but the early F4H-1 used the McDonnell seat. FYI the page I posted comes from T.O. 1F-4C-1 Flight Manual, USAF Series F-4C, F-4D, and F-4E Aircraft dated 1 October 1970 updated to Change 4 30 June 1971. For balance, here's the corresponding page from NAVAIR 01-245FDD-1, Flight Manual, Navy Model F-4J and F-4S Aircraft, dated 1 May 1975 Change 7 1 May 1985. And to get back on track with the F-4B and the

My preferred seat cushion decals are more "real world" ... like this: Gene K

Thanks, Craig. Looks like I may need to increase the quantity on my reserve at HLJ. Gene K

From crewmembers stepping on them? (Just kidding!) Gene K

No, Quinta didn't square me away ... they BLEW me away. That's why I have so many of their sets.👍 Gene K

I am privileged to have seen pics of Kevin's beautiful model, so I hope he shares it here! Gene K

Fantastic informational thread, as usual, Gabor. I've been trying to stay with 1/72, but you convinced me that I need this model! Gene K

Great job that is invaluable to any squadron! Thanks. Gene K

Thanks, but It appears that in order to get to the hands-on-sill position to lower themselves in, they stepped on the seat (0:17 to 0:23): Gene K Gene K