eraucubsfan Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Not sure if this has been asked before, but has there ever been any VX-4 F-4 Phantom decals done for the line birds or non-black,white bunny aircraft? My dad was part of VX-4 in the early sixties when they had F-4Bs. Would love to build him one some day. Thought about making my own if I had too. Any body got any good pics? Thanks in advance, Brent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Microscale made sheet 48-974 . It has options for the Black Bunny and the white bunny. It is discontinued so you will need to look for it on ebay, or at model shows. I also found a review on Modelingmadness of a sheet from detail & scale from 1984 with the white bunny as an option. Our very own phantom built one in a GB in the past few years, but I can not recall which GB it was, so hopefully he sees this thread and can tell us which decals he used. Good luck in your hunt. Edited June 5, 2017 by Kurt H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) For the "non-black, non-white bunny", there is an option. It takes a bit of scrounging, and maybe some Tomcat decals to do it, though. The F-4B would be the easiest. Just find a decal sheet with "Black Bunny" F-4J on it, and take the "star stripe" decals out of that. If your's has the full set of stripes, you might have to hunt down a Tomcat sheet for the extra stripes. This works because Black Bunny used the same "Star Stripe" markings as the line birds did. The Light Gull Gray and White paint is easy, of course,,,,,,,,,,but, I don't know of an easy source for the exact XF tail codes in Black, and the BuNo could be pieced together from your Phantom spares. (I said the F-4B is easiest because they had multiple versions of the F-4J airframe, and that opens a can of worms to do "this J from this version, and that J from that version", depending on the BuNo involved) Edited June 5, 2017 by Rex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) I used the Afterburner TA-4J sheet to get the XF for my build. Edited June 5, 2017 by Darren Roberts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 ahh, good idea,,,,,,,,I wonder if I have any Skyhawk decal sheets laying around here? I am building one of the "lead nosed" F-4J very early BuNo birds that is shown in formation with a later F-4J. That is why my ideas were "right on the tip of my fingers" for helping with this F-4B project. Great example model, Darren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmer25k Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Fightertown has a sheet of VX-4 jets including the F-18E, -14, and F-4J. The F-4 has Black Bunnies and a white or very light gray one as well. Yellowhammer did a -J as well. I believe that Furball may be doing a future sheet, but others may know more. Edited June 12, 2017 by swimmer25k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Fightertown has #5 XF just like Darren's build above on the upcoming combined test sheet. Been sitting on the print pile for over a year now but will happen this summer. Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) the fightertown XF decal is WHITE! ...nowhere near what Darren have used... (Black with some right offset white)...or you are not referring to the same decal set than i do?(48068) Edited June 6, 2017 by mingwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Sheet 48068 is white. I'm talking about a new sheet that has XF #5 on it. I've posted artwork previously but don't have it handy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thank you everyone for the replies. @Darren Roberts that is an awesome looking phantom. That would be similar to what I would want to build, only a F-4B. 55 minutes ago, Brian P: Fightertown Decals said: Sheet 48068 is white. I'm talking about a new sheet that has XF #5 on it. I've posted artwork previously but don't have it handy. thanks Brian, I'll be on the look out. If I remember correctly aren't you including the VX-23 maryland scheme on that sheet too? I just finished Revell's offering and they messed up some of the decals for that aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Here are some pics I found of the F-4B in the VX-4 scheme, this is what I would like to build eventually. Pics are from Vpnavy.com This one would make an interesting model with the parachute out. Gotta love the T-33 and F-8 versions too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 nice find! ...i have one F-4B in my stash that i was still searching what to do with... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Here is a link to China Lake Alumnae website for 1968. Only one photo with two VX-4 Phantoms. I didn't bother to look for more, but you could search the whole site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Nice find with the T-33. I hadn't seen that before. I knew about the F-8s, and I have slides of a F-4Js. Glad to see these markings being done on a sheet. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Here are a few more pics from the China Lake Alumni page and VP NAvy site. I think this would make a awesome model Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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