1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

[speedgraflex]

(on the A-1)

[Medicman71]

Those are Vietnamese Air Force A-1's. I was talking the Navy ones in the vid that Stik posted. During the Vietnam War, the US Navy tested an all over OD Green on a select few jets.

[speedgraflex]

Thank you for explaining! I hope I have not offended! I was reading “Red Storm Rising” thinking for the first time I had some idea which aircraft was which... this is usually the moment when I think I should stick to X-Wings, lol!

[Medicman71]

Dude you never offend me. It takes a lot to offend me (I'm in EMS). We all have our certain subject matters that we're good at (I'm certainly not an expert).

[Stikpusher]

Ok now that's cool Stik. Anyone notice the OD green Skyraider, Skyhawk, and Intruders?

I did. Which puts the clip as being on a couple of carriers for a specific time frame. In 1966, I think it was Kitty Hawk and Enterprise had a portion of their air groups painted in “jungle camouflage” schemes to see if that would have any effect of cutting down losses. There were several different patterns and colors tried. In the end it was decided that the camo schemes did not help cut down losses, and that the dark colors hindered night time flight deck operations.

[Medicman71]

I was reading about that in the A-4 Skyhawk book that I have.

On another note, does anyone know what version of the Sidewinder the F-4J would normally carry? The kit comes with 5 different versions and I have no idea which one is correct.

[Stikpusher]

Depends upon the time frame for Sidewinders. AIM-9B went to war on the Phantom in 1965, and was in use from the time the the F-4 first entered service on both Air Force and Navy Phantoms. Only the F-8 used the radar guided C version. The AIM-9D was introduced by the Navy around 1966 or so. The identical looking (but more capable and reliable) G came along in the early 70s and was used for the Linebacker era. The identical looking H model soldiered on into the 80’s when they were replaced by the “all aspect” L. The E and J were USAF versions and came out in roughly 1967/1972 respectively. Different allied nations used different versions on the Sidewinder on their Phantoms over the years.

[Stikpusher]

Here is a thread on the Sidewinder that I made here a few years ago.

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... =22&t=1797

[Medicman71]

Cool! Thanks! I figured it out.

[Medicman71]

Got the first metal color down.