Hi all been out of the loop for a couple of years due to bad health and moving to France.ive just started building again two armour kits and started on my Monogram F105D my first jet.Ive been after a F4 in 1/48 that could have seved in vietnam the only one Ive come across is the revell F4C/D,is it any good and suitable for that era.

It's quite good but is basically the old Monogram kit. If you prefer engraved panel lines then Hasegawa's F-4C and F-4D are the main alternatives, but the general view is that Monogram's kits are superior in some ways, such as the cockpit. Both Monogram and Hasegawa also offer the F-4E, which worked extensively in Vietnam, and Hasegawa also do the RF-4C. Not all of these kits wil be in production at the moment but hey, that's what eBay's for!

Then, in addition to the F-4C/D/E, you've got the USN/USMC F-4Bs and F-4Js. Hasegawa did the "B" model in 1/48th. Hasegawa and Monogram both did J versions as well. I'd pass on the Testors/Italeri/ESCI kits in favor of the Hasegawa/Monogram versions.

thanks for the help guys looks like it may have to be the revell kit I cant track down the hasegawa version anywhere.

Sorry for forgetting all the naval variants .. I just assumed you were after USAF. Anyway, funnily enough, there does seem to be a shortage of Hasegawa Phantoms at the moment, and a glut of Revell F-4C/Ds. But there's this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Monogram-1-48-F-4E-Phantom_W0QQitemZ350189422150QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN?hash=item350189422150&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318;
or this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hasegawa-1-48-RF-4B-Phantom-II-Kit_W0QQitemZ270344579095QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN?hash=item270344579095&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318;
or this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hasegawa-1-48-F-4J-Phantom-II-Liberty-Bell_W0QQitemZ170320111144QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN?hash=item170320111144&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 - though there seems to be a bit of a bidding war under way on this one;
or even this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-48-Hasegawa-F-4-C-D-Phantom-II-Egypt-1_W0QQitemZ270373862174QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN?hash=item270373862174&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Those last two would need new decals but they should contain everything you need for a Vietnam Phantom. You can double-check what's in what box by going to http://www.modelingmadness.com/splfeat/kr/has48d.htm.

Good luck!

Dont know if you buy from the US or not. www .spruebrothers.com has the Hasegawa Phantom F-4E and F-4B in stock. www.greatmodels.com has the Hasegawa F-4B in stock. Have no idea what shipping is. HTH

many thanks for the links shaun I looked on ebay yesterday and could only find half a dozen kits I must look in the wrong place,Im going to London in a couple of weeks I might just take a trip to Hannants(I got burned on Ebay once, bit cagey about going their again) but now I know which kits to look out for.