1/32 Tamiya RF-4C Phantom 

"Titanes Phorever" 

by Francisco Lara "Manimal"

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This is the Tamiya kit of F-4C Phantom II, modified with the following resin items:
  • Black Box conversion for RF-4E (the same for RF-4C).
  • Black Box cockpit for RF-4E (the same for RF-4C).
  • Cutting Edge refueling probe.
  • Cutting edge nozzles for any RF-4C/D/E/F kit.
And various modifications were built from scratch (nose, cockpit, pylons, hook, tail, wedges of the wheels...).
 
I painted this aircraft with Model Master "Light Ghost Gray" and Humbrol "light Gray", and Citadel acrylics for gold and satin black for the commemorative scheme and metal parts of the rear fuselage.  All weather are with acrylic paints from Citadel, pastel and my pencil.  I used the new decals from Series Españolas (Spain).

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The RF-4C served with 123 squadron, Ala 12 from Ejército del Aire (Torrejón, Madrid-Spain) from 1978 to 2002.  November 18  2002 was the farewell of the last Spanish Phantom and for the occasion the aircraft 12-64 was painted with this special scheme, and no more Phantoms were to grace the Spanish skies.

 

 
Thanks to my family and friends for their patience.
 
Fran. Zaragoza, Spain.

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Photos and text © by Francisco Lara "Manimal"