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The Rhino

Modeling Resources for the F-4 Phantom II

By Michael Benolkin

In this edition, I'd like to take you through a tour of the Phantom Phamily. The venerable F-4 is still in service with many Air Forces around the world, though it has been retired out of the inventory in the United States. The USN and USMC have provided countless unique paint schemes (including the famous bunny-tailed Vandy One). The USAF Phantoms, while less colorful than their USN counterparts, never-the-less offered some dramatic modeling subjects, not the least of which are the shark-mouthed F-4Es. Elsewhere, the Luftwaffe F-4Fs, RAF/RN Phantom FG.1/FGR.2s and the Japanese F-4EJs were also recipients of breathtaking paint schemes. Yet for unique combat saavy, an Israeli F-4E is still one of my favorites.

It's no wonder that among modelers, the F-4 is one of the top ten aircraft subjects being produced and built today. Hasegawa has re-released a number of its 1/48 Phantoms and has even introduced a few new aircraft. Last year, Tamiya released TWO 1/32 Phantoms that have to be the best F-4s in any scale! Not to be outdone, Revell has also released several 1/32 Phantoms, including the soon-to-be-released F-4E. The trend is also repeated in the aftermarket community, with detail parts released by KMC, Eduard, Tac Scale Dynamics, Seamless Suckers, and so on. The decal offerings are likewise very rich. What follows is a current breakdown of all of the kits, details parts and decals that have been available in the last nine years.

Kit Listings

Detail Parts

Decal Sheets

Category	Manufacturer	Product Number	Kit Number	Scale	Description
Kit	Academy/Minicraft	1625	-	144	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Academy/Minicraft	4419	-	144	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	ARII	391	-	144	F-4B Phantom II
Kit	ARII	23003	3	144	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Hobbycraft Canada	1106	-	144	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	LS	340	-	144	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	LS	600	-	144	F-4E/J Phantom II
Kit	LS	1034	-	144	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	LS	1068	-	144	F-4F Phantom II
Kit	Minicraft Models	14419	-	144	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4002	-	144	F-4E/F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4662	-	32	RF-4C Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4706	-	32	F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4754	-	32	RF-4E Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4768	-	32	RF-4B Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4785	-	32	F-4F Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4798	-	32	RF-4E Phantom II
Kit	Revell	H178	-	32	F-4F Phantom II
Kit	Revell	H198	-	32	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Revell-Monogram	4668	-	32	F-4E Phantom II 'MiG Killer'
Kit	Tamiya	60305	-	32	F-4C/D Phantom II
Kit	Tamiya	60306	-	32	F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Academy/Minicraft	1636	-	48	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	AMT/ERTL	8913	-	48	F-4G 'Wild Weasel'
Kit	ESCI	4043	-	48	F-4B/J Navy Phantom
Kit	ESCI	4044	-	48	F-4C/D 'MiG Killer'
Kit	ESCI	4086	-	48	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	32001	R1	48	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	32003	R3	48	F-4EJ Phantom II JASDF
Kit	Fujimi	32005	R5	48	F-4E Phantom II 'Thunderbirds'
Kit	Hasegawa	7015	P15	48	Phantom FG.1 (Royal Navy)
Kit	Hasegawa	7016	P16	48	Phantom FGR.2
Kit	Hasegawa	7017	P17	48	Phantom FG.1 (RAF)
Kit	Hasegawa	7061	PT101	48	F-4EJ Kai Phantom II (JASDF) 301 Sqn
Kit	Hasegawa	7077	PT117	48	F-4S Phantom II 'VF-161 Rock River'
Kit	Hasegawa	7101	P1	48	F-4J Phantom II USN
Kit	Hasegawa	7102	P2	48	F-4EJ Phantom II JASDF
Kit	Hasegawa	7103	P3	48	F-4E Phantom II USAF
Kit	Hasegawa	7104	P4	48	F-4G Phantom II 'Wild Weasel' USAF
Kit	Hasegawa	7105	P5	48	F-4B/N Phantom II USN
Kit	Hasegawa	7106	P6	48	F-4C/D (One-Piece Canopy)
Kit	Hasegawa	7107	P7	48	F-4F Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	7204	PT4	48	F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom
Kit	Hasegawa	7206	PT6	48	F-4J Phantom II 'Show Time 100' (One-Piece Canopy)
Kit	Hasegawa	7207	PT7	48	F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom
Kit	Hasegawa	7208	PT8	48	F-4E Phantom II '30th Anniversary' / One Piece Canopy Included'
Kit	Hasegawa	7209	PT9	48	F-4G Phantom II 'Wild Weasel' / One Piece Canopy Included'
Kit	Hasegawa	7210	PT10	48	F-4B/N Phantom II (w/one-Piece Canopy)
Kit	Hasegawa	7211	PT11	48	F-4C/D (One-Piece Canopy)
Kit	Hasegawa	51009	CH9	48	Phantom FGR.2 'Transatlantic'
Kit	Hasegawa	51010	CH10	48	F-4S Phantom II 'Diamond Jubilee'
Kit	Hasegawa	51029	CH29	48	F-4J Phantom II 'VX-4 Vandy 1'
Kit	Italeri SPA	810	-	48	RF-4 Photo Phantom
Kit	Italeri SPA	828	-	48	F-4S Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	5805	-	48	F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	5821	-	48	F-4C/D Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	5831	-	48	F-4C/D Phantom II Hi-Tech
Kit	Revell	4769	-	48	Vietnam Aces F-4J & MiG-21PF
Kit	Revell-Monogram	5813	-	48	F-4J Phantom II 'MiG Ace'
Kit	Testor Corporation	525	-	48	RF-4B/C Spirit of America
Kit	Testor Corporation	572	-	48	F-4G Wild Weasel
Kit	Testor Corporation	573	-	48	F-4S Phantom II
Kit	Testor Corporation	582	-	48	RF-4C Phantom II
Kit	Academy/Minicraft	1680	-	72	F-4C Phantom II
Kit	Academy/Minicraft	1681	-	72	F-4D Phantom II
Kit	Academy/Minicraft	1682	-	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Airfix	4013	-	72	F-4B/C/D/E/J Phantom II
Kit	AMT/ERTL	8228	-	72	Thunderbird Set - F-100, F-4E, F-16
Kit	ESCI	9027	-	72	F-4E/F Phantom II
Kit	ESCI	9029	-	72	RF-4C/E Phantom II
Kit	ESCI	9031	-	72	F-4C/J Phantom II
Kit	ESCI	9045	-	72	F-4S Phantom II RAF
Kit	ESCI	9085	-	72	F-4 Phantom II ANG
Kit	ESCI	9121	-	72	RF-4C Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	26001	G1	72	F-4S Phantom II 'Rock River'
Kit	Fujimi	26002	G2	72	F-4C/D Phantom II 'Wolf Pack'
Kit	Fujimi	26003	G3	72	F-4N Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	26004	G4	72	F-4EJ Phantom II JASDF
Kit	Fujimi	26005	G5	72	F-4E Phantom II 'Mustang'
Kit	Fujimi	26006	G6	72	F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel
Kit	Fujimi	26007	G7	72	F-4F Phantom II 'White Milk'
Kit	Fujimi	26008	G8	72	F-4E Phantom II 'Thunderbirds'
Kit	Fujimi	26009	G9	72	F-4J Phantom II USN/USMC
Kit	Fujimi	26010	G10	72	F-4J Phantom II 'Blue Angels'
Kit	Fujimi	26011	G11	72	F-4B Phantom II 'Jolly Rogers'
Kit	Fujimi	26012	G12	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	26013	G13	72	RF-4B Phantom II 'Spector'
Kit	Fujimi	26014	G14	72	RF-4C Phantom II 'Shogun'
Kit	Fujimi	26015	G15	72	RF-4E Phantom II 'Woodpecker'
Kit	Fujimi	26016	G16	72	RF-4E Phantom II 'Immelmann'
Kit	Fujimi	26017	G17	72	Phantom F.3 'Tiger'
Kit	Fujimi	26102	G102	72	F-4 Phantom II '30th Anniversary'
Kit	Fujimi	27017	H17	72	Phantom FG.1
Kit	Fujimi	27018	H18	72	Phantom FGR.2
Kit	Fujimi	27019	H19	72	F-4K Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	27020	H20	72	F-4M Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	34001	-	72	F-4 Phantom II '25th Anniversary Phantom' Hi Tech
Kit	Fujimi	34002	-	72	Phantom FGR.2 'Alcock & Brown' Hi Tech
Kit	Fujimi	35101	-	72	Phantom FG.1
Kit	Fujimi	35111	-	72	F-4C/D Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	72101	K1	72	F-4C/D/J Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	72102	K2	72	F-4E/EJ Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	72103	K3	72	RF-4C/E Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	72104	K4	72	F-4B/N Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	72105	K5	72	F-4E/F Phantom II
Kit	Fujimi	72106	K6	72	RF-4B/E Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	2701	CT1	72	F-4EJ Phantom II JASDF
Kit	Hasegawa	2702	CT2	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	2703	CT3	72	F-4F Phantom II Federal Germany
Kit	Hasegawa	4101	KA1	72	F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4102	KA2	72	F-4S Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4103	KA3	72	F-4B/N Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4104	KA4	72	F-4C Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4105	KA5	72	F-4D Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4106	KA6	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4107	KA7	72	F-4EJ Phantom II JASDF
Kit	Hasegawa	4108	KA8	72	F-4G Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4109	KA9	72	RF-4B Phantom II USMC
Kit	Hasegawa	4110	KA10	72	RF-4C Phantom II USAF
Kit	Hasegawa	4111	KA11	72	RF-4E Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4164	-	72	RF-4EJ Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4165	-	72	RF-4E Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4166	-	72	F-4EJ Phantom II '40th Anniversary'
Kit	Hasegawa	4167	-	72	F-4EJ Phantom II '20th Anniversary'
Kit	Hasegawa	4168	-	72	F-4EJ Phantom II '1995 Combat Competition'
Kit	Hasegawa	4169	-	72	F-4J Phantom II VX-4 'Black Bunny'
Kit	Hasegawa	4170	-	72	F-4EJ Kai '95 Gunnery Meet
Kit	Hasegawa	4171	-	72	F-4EJ Phantom II 'Cormorants'
Kit	Hasegawa	4301	KX1	72	F-4C/D Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4302	KX2	72	F-4J/S Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4303	KX3	72	F-4B/N Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4304	KX4	72	F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom 'JASDF'
Kit	Hasegawa	4305	KX5	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4306	KX6	72	F-4G Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	4307	KX7	72	RF-4B/C/E Phantom II 'Recon Phantom'
Kit	Hasegawa	4362	KX102	72	Phantom FGR.3 'Royal Air Force'
Kit	Hasegawa	4363	KX103	72	F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom '15th Aniv. 306 Sqn Komatsu'
Kit	Hasegawa	4364	KX104	72	F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 'ACM Competition '97 Nyutabaru'
Kit	Hasegawa	4365	KX105	72	F-4EJ Kai Phantom II '8th Sqn Panthers'
Kit	Hasegawa	4367	KX107	72	F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom 'Misawa 1998 8 Sqn'
Kit	Hasegawa	7208	-	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	51551	SP51	72	F-4J Phantom II 'Blue Angels'
Kit	Hasegawa	51552	SP52	72	F-4E Phantom II 'Thunderbirds'
Kit	Hasegawa	51566	SP66	72	F-4EJ Phantom II JASDF
Kit	Hasegawa	51573	SP73	72	F-4EJ Phantom II
Kit	Hasegawa	52612	SL12	72	F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom 'JASDF'
Kit	Italeri SPA	133	-	72	RF-4C/E Phantom II
Kit	Italeri SPA	134	-	72	F-4E/F/G Phantom II
Kit	Italeri SPA	170	-	72	F-4S Phantom II
Kit	Matchbox	PK404	-	72	F-4K/M Phantom II
Kit	Matchbox	PK412	-	72	Phantom II FG.1/FGR.2
Kit	Monogram	1102	-	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	5439	-	72	F-4C Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	5440	-	72	F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	5451	-	72	F-4C Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	5452	-	72	F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Monogram	6122	-	72	F-4J Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4338	-	72	RF-4E Phantom II
Kit	Revell	4339	-	72	F-4B Phantom II
Kit	Revell-Monogram	1102	-	72	F-4E Phantom II
Kit	Testor Corporation	682	-	72	RF-4C/E Phantom II
Kit	Testor Corporation	684	-	72	F-4E/F/G Phantom II

The Rhino

Modeling Resources for the F-4 Phantom II

By Michael Benolkin

Kit Listings

Detail Parts

Decal Sheets

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