Friday, 9 January 2015

FROG Phantom fun - part 4

 It's finished!  I combined some of the markings from the kit to complete the Phantom as XT589 - formerly of the Royal Navy's 892 Squadron flying off Ark Royal - and subsequently transferred to No. 111 Sqn, RAF based at Leuchars in Fife.  Why that unit?  As regular readers know, Leuchars was my 'local' airbase when I were a lad.  I also have an old friend who worked there on these very aircraft.
 I just love those four Sparrows in their semi-recessed mounts.
 What could be more Cold War than a Phantom?  
                                                               Only this perhaps.
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11 comments:

  1. Nick Grant9 January 2015 at 20:07

    Nice work Tim. Very...'80s!

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  2. Pete.9 January 2015 at 21:59

    That looks great- no mounting for a flight stand though?

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  3. Paul Foster10 January 2015 at 03:49

    Phabulous looking work Tim.

    I agree about the choice of scheme, very Cold War.

    Nice one.

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  4. Milgeek10 January 2015 at 10:34

    Awwwww....Leuchars. That brings back memories. I sat in a Phantom cockpit during a school visit. I remember being a right smart-arse and asking the pilot why no cannon - 'Nobody uses cannon these days' was his reply!

    This was in about 1973...It seems the lessons the USAF learned in Vietnam hadn't reached Scotland yet!

    Still, a beautiful - but much overlooked - RAF aircraft. And some really nice work there Tim.

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  5. The Dancing Cake Tin11 January 2015 at 01:29

    You know another Phantom Phixer as well. You can have cannon. The mighty SUU-23A Gun Pod ;)

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  6. Tim Gow11 January 2015 at 20:13

    Nick Grant
    Seventies, man!

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  7. Tim Gow11 January 2015 at 20:14

    Pete
    I can always drill one out later. Mostly I just rest aircraft on (empty) pint glasses.

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  8. Tim Gow11 January 2015 at 20:15

    Paul Foster
    Not bad in view of the £2 or so it owes me.

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  9. Tim Gow11 January 2015 at 20:17

    Stephen Beat
    So the wave of nostalgia swamped you too?

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  10. Tim Gow11 January 2015 at 20:20

    Dancing Cake Tin
    Sorry - I phorgot! If I build another I'll get you to glue the bombs on...

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  11. The Dancing Cake Tin14 January 2015 at 00:22

    Bombs? BOMBS? Pah! I'll leave the mud-moving to you, old boy. Air Defence is where it (used to be) at ;-)

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