This new decal sheet
is
Part 1 of Vagabond
Decals
"Original Rhinos" series, featuring VF-84 Jolly Rogers F-4J and N
Phantoms. Five aircraft are on this sheet, including the 1965 SEA War
Cruise. These decals are designed to fit the Hasegawa F-4B kit.
Special
thanks goes to Paul Minert, AAHS.
The
5 aircraft include some of the wild paint schemes worn by the adversary jets
including one jet with cartoon artwork.
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F-4J
Phantom BuNo. 151516 CVW-7 CAG Bird aboard USS Independence during the first
War Cruise to WESTPAC/Viet Nam, May 10 -Dec 13 1965. Plenty of mission
markings on this jet.
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F-4J
Phantom BuNo. 153779 is an early F-4J flown with ballast in the nose instead
of radar while upgrading from F-4B at NAS Oceana, VA in the summer of
1969.
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F-4N
Phantom BuNo. 152253 is an early F-4J in USS Roosevelt markings.
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F-4J
Phantom BuNo. 155858 fully mission capable F-4J after returning from a
Mediterranean cruise with CVW-6 on board USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
Jan 2 - July 27 1970.
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F-4J
Phantom BuNo. 157274 as flown by the Jolly Rogers during Air Wing 6's 1971
Med cruise on board FDR from Jan 29 to July 23 1971.
Click on
images below to see larger images
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The 3 pages of instructions are
clear and include 4 color views of each aircraft. The decals are
beautifully printed on 2 decal sheets. You get enough stencils and
national insignia to build 2 of these jets. Decals are printed by
Microscale.
The F-4 Phantom is a
legendary jet and this decal sheet captures the Phantoms with one of the best
known and most loved Squadrons....VF-84 Jolly Rogers. These 5 Phantoms are
from the 60's and 70's when markings were hi-viz and more appealing to the
eye. If there was ever a reason to build a Phantom....this sheet is the
best reason....VF-84 Phantoms......you can't top that.
I would like to thank
Vagabond
Decals for providing me with this
review sample.
These decals are
available
directly from Vagabond
Decals.
Steve
Bamford
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