Description
F-4B Phantom II, VF-111 Sundowners - Academy 12232
Entering service with the US Military in 1960, the F-4 Phantom II began as a fleet defense fighter for the USN. In 1963, the aircraft was adopted as the USAF’s lead fighter. It was a Cold War icon that broke fifteen world records and held onto five of them until 1975. The aircraft was produced from 1960-1981, with 5,195 built and operating in eleven other countries. This 1/48 scale model from Academy depicts the McDonnell Douglas F-4B, number 200 as it appeared with the “Sundowners” in the 1970s. The VF-111 “Sundowners” acquired their F-4B aircraft in 1971, and that fall, they were deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin on the USS Coral Sea for 148 days. The USAF acquired twenty-nine aircraft on loan before making the Phantom II their primary fighter, and the aircraft tails and fuselage were given USAF numbers. The fully assembled 1/48 scale model is 35.5cm long and is 10.4cm tall.
HIGHLIGHTS
- New 2018 Release
- 1/48 scale model kit
- F-4B Phantom II
- VF-111 Sundowners
- Product code: 12232
- High-quality plastic parts
- Dimensions (mm):
- Length 355.2
- Height 104.1
- Highly detailed:
- Interior and cockpit
- Positionable canopies, speed brakes, rudder, and air refueling probe
- Landing gear and compartment
- Molded and folded outer wing panels
- Afterburner chambers with/ turbine faces
- Includes:
- Plastic and transparent parts
- 14 sprues with more than 460 multi-color parts
- Three crew figures
- Optional boarding ladder
- Decal sheets
- Air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons include:
- AIM-9B Sidewinder (x 4)
- AIM-7D/E Sparrow (x4)
- Mk.82 Slicks (x12)
- 370-gallon wing tank (x2)
- 600-gallon centerline tank
- Triple ejector racks (TER) (x2)
- Multiple ejector rack (MER) (x2)
- Detailed manual
EAN: 8809258921202
