I was going to post this build but last month then my computer crashed. I lost all the build pics on my computer but had saved the majority of them on Flickr.I am building the 1/72 Fujimi F-4K Phantom II of Royal Navy Squadron 767, Yellowbird, plane number 152. I am pretty much at the point I can mask and paint. I will add the horizontal stabilizers after paint.---John
Phantom 19 by jvandeu53, on Flickr
Phantom 20 by jvandeu53, on Flickr
Phantom 21 by jvandeu53, on Flickr

Hi John,

Nice to see one of these. They're really hard to get.

I have a question about the inner-wing pylons. The LAU-17/A missile pylons, with a Sidewinder on either side. Well, seen from the front, on UK aircraft the Sidewinder adapters are angled downwards a bit, whereas on US aircraft they stick out horizontally. (In both cases they are angled slightly downwards, seen from the side.) I discovered this difference when I was building one of the new Academy F-4J's. (Excellent kit by the way.)
Unfortunately on the Academy USN F-4J the Sidewinder adapters are angled down - yep, they're British LAU-17A's. I guess Academy used the F-4J at Duxford as a reference. It's an RAF F-4J only painted up as a USN aircraft.

What are the LAU-17A's on the Fujimi F4K? US or UK?

If they're US-style I won't chop up my Academy ones but save them. They're really, really nice, shame to take the knife to them, and perfect for an F4K or other UK Phantom (if I ever get my hands on one!)
On the other hand, if the Fujimi kit already has UK-style pylons...

Grtz,

Marc

Marc to be honest I have never heard of British LAU-17As with down sloping rails. I believe all weapons in this kit are American as it includes a SUU-23 gun pod, Sidewinder and Sparrow
missiles and drop tanks. The only Sidewinder rails that I have ever seen that were "bent down" and not straight out were those used on the old F-100C Super Sabre, shown below.---John
North American F-100D by jvandeu53, on Flickr

It's finished. I used only the wing tanks and missile rails with no missiles.---John