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Hi! Today I'd like to show you what I consider my best work up to date and also my first take on a fighter aircraft. I chose F-4 Phantom because of its legendary status and cold war era origins, which is also the theme of most of my other models. 

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Phantom with crew by [Maks], on Flickr

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F-4J Phantom II (5) by [Maks], on Flickr


This particular Phantom is in VF-84 'Jolly Rogers' squadron, one of the most famous US Navy units. It's distinguishing feature is the big scull logo on the tail fin. Phantom was one of the biggest and heaviest fighters of its era, especially when compared to 'tiny' MiGs 19 and 21. 

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F-4J Phantom II (17) by [Maks], on Flickr

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F-4J Phantom II (13) by [Maks], on Flickr

It's 1:40 scaled and approx. 48 cm long. 

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F-4J Phantom II (16) by [Maks], on Flickr
 

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Cheers guys!

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You really nailed the shape of this jet, fantastic work. I especially like the brick built canopy you went with, which I vastly prefer to trying to make Lego windshields work.

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Amazing ! :pir-love:

An excellent design and it is quite fitting well minifig scale !

I wish I could build a plane like this (my skills are more on ships halas... :blush:)

You should try yourself in our Game The Great Brick war !

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22 hours ago, Faladrin said:

You should try yourself in our Game The Great Brick war !

Definitely! Cold War Era Stuff is ALWAYS welcome in Great Brick War.

Check us out!

This is a phenomenal build! Awesome Work!

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Fantastic work on this!  Very well done on achieving the shape of the fighter.  The canopy also really works well made from several pieces - rather than just a few pieces.

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So smooth, so pretty. Personally, I prefer with a real canopy, rather than transparent parts, but I understand that compromises must be made to respect the shape. Which is definitely the strong point here.

Very well done and thanks for sharing!

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W O W ! ! *huh*

Unbelievable achievement.  Modern day warplanes are very tricky to get right and this is - no contest - the best looking F-4 out there.  All of the trademark attributes of the Phantom are so well represented.  The large intake ramps, the wing sweep, the rake of the vertical stab, the angled wingtips, the elevator anhedral - it's all there! :moar: I can look at these photos for hours, amazing work!!  Thanks for sharing this!

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