phantom Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Now that you have a forum to play in here is your first question. I want to do something slightly more modern, a F-4N (of course). A USMC Phantom broke down on the deck of a British carrier. Could not fix it in time before the Brits put in to port of a nation that cared not for the US. So the British painted up parts of the airframe as one of their own. Semi captured!!!!!! It later was flown off and returned to the 'mericans. Here is a photo....... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/F-4B_VMFA-531_ArkRoyal1.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 You know there are other models than Phantoms you can build, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rustywelder Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Something other than a Phantom? no... there's no such thing! :blink: Careful what you suggest, you might short him out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hey!!! I just finished a Tomcat after church!!!!!!!! And then I started a RF-4E! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Almost done my RF-4E, any word if my Captured Phantom is do-able? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flying Pancake Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Our leader has disappeared! Tbh... personally I'd be fine with it just to get some action going on in this GB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wh1skea Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Sorry for the late response. I know of this Phantom, as I've wanted to build it, myself. I would think of it as a "gray area", but I'll accept it as an interned aircraft. So, yes, phantom, build away! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Cool beans, now I just have to find the model! 35 Phantoms in the basement and no B/Ns Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonehammer73 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 If you really must build a Phantom why not a Khomeini one? "Operation Night Harvest" was an attempt made by the US to evaluate the combat worthiness of US manufactured aircrafts flown by the IRIAF. Two F-4Es and a Tomcat were flown to Iraq by defectors. One of the F-4Es, 3-6552, was in such a poor condition that it was left in Iraq. The aiframe is still there, wrecked (possibly it was used as a decoy during the Gulf War?) and there are pictures around the 'Net: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Wow! That one is beyond my skills!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 So are there actually kits with captured decals or do you have to go from reference pictures and try to make it close? I've got several profiles of captured B-17s but nowhere have I ever seen a kit that had decals other than US or RAF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 So are there actually kits with captured decals or do you have to go from reference pictures and try to make it close? I've got several profiles of captured B-17s but nowhere have I ever seen a kit that had decals other than US or RAF. I think the majority are aftermarket, but I've seen kits with captured markings. Mostly French aircraft with German markings or captured aircraft used by the Finns. The Finns used a lot of captured Soviet aircraft, and aircraft captured by the Germans and passed on to Finland (mostly ex-French aircraft). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flying Pancake Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hasegawa had a B-17 kit with German markings a little while ago I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The current July SAMI has a Modellers Profile build article for the HobbyBoss 1/72 "easy kit" Me 163 indicating it has an options for "a captured machine in RAF markings." I'm fairly certain I remember a Hasegawa kit of a captured Zero in USN markings. IIRC, the box had black and green colors with a B/W photo of the aircraft on the cover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 The current July SAMI has a Modellers Profile build article for the HobbyBoss 1/72 "easy kit" Me 163 indicating it has an options for "a captured machine in RAF markings." I'm fairly certain I remember a Hasegawa kit of a captured Zero in USN markings. IIRC, the box had black and green colors with a B/W photo of the aircraft on the cover. The current Airfix Club kit is a BF109E with British markings (as well as Japanese). The HobbyBoss Easy Kit MS.406 in 1/72 only includes captured markings, one for an RAF example in Africa, the other for a Finnish example from German War Booty. The 'Axis' HobbyCraft P-36 in 1/48 includes captured examples in Finnish and German markings as well as the obvious Vichy examples. Hasegawa's kitted several captured aircraft in Finnish markings including the I-16 and P-40M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Just found some decals for Captured Butcherbirds. Apparently they're available in 1/72 & 1/48. No commericial interest, just trying to help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Nice those look cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flying Pancake Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Also if anyone is interested someone is reprinting Rising Decals: Dying Sun Pts 1 & 2. http://max-model.com/172-decals/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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