--Offshore camouflage phantom featuring a blue body
[About the actual machine]
――The American F-4 Phantom II is a masterpiece jet fighter that continues to be used in various countries from the start of operation in 1960 to the 2000s.
--The F-4, which started development as a carrier-capable fighter of the US Navy, has since become a masterpiece fighter adopted in many Western countries.
--In Japan, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force introduced it as a successor to the previous F-86F.
――Operation started in 1984. The aircraft is based on the F-4E of the US Air Force and has been refurbished as an Air Self-Defense Force specification.
--License production was carried out mainly by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
――After that, from 1982, the F-4EJ was developed by making repairs to improve the fighting ability such as changing the electronic equipment and extending the service life such as reinforcing the aircraft.
――We have protected the sky of Japan for almost half a century.
――The 8th Squadron, which was established in 1960, operated the F-4EJ Kai from 1997, which was deployed at Misawa Base, to 2009, when the model was changed to the F-2.
――The offshore camouflage, mainly blue, was applied according to the mission at sea, and the slightly different expression attracted attention.
[About the model]
-The model is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces F-4EJ Kai, a masterpiece fighter that has protected the Japanese sky for a long time on 1/144 scale.
――The total length of the finished product is about 13 cm, and the appearance unique to the Phantom II with delta wings is fully reproduced.
--Easy to assemble with a configuration that reduces the number of parts.
――I'm looking forward to the collection as well as the affordable size.
――This kit models a part of the 8th Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which has been operating the F-4EJ Kai since 1997.
――The 8th Squadron, which was based on the Misawa base, was mainly operated at sea, and in order to enhance the camouflage effect, it was characterized by applying blue-based offshore camouflage to the aircraft.
――Even in the kit, the markings that match the offshore camouflage are firmly prepared with decals.
--The machine number is a set of two.
[Major features]
--Reproduce the F-4EJ Kai Phantom II of the Air Self-Defense Force on 1/144 scale
--Modeling the offshore camouflage type belonging to the 8th Squadron of the Air Self-Defense Force
-Parts are made of Ftoys, which is easy to assemble, and one set
-The finish is about 13 cm in total length
--Set of 2 machine numbers
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )