Tag: Vietnam War

• McDonnell Douglas Phantom – Part Two – Vietnam Era

  

  Little of my aero collection so far shows schemes of the Vietnam War period, but gradually this will change. Many of the kits now seem to have decals for the period and If I can overcome my aversion to both stencil decals and three-colour camouflage schemes, I can go right ahead. The call-out for this…

  Dick Stein

  February 25, 2024

  1:144 scale, American aircraft, camouflage, Colour Schemes, Decals, History, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models

  Air support, decal markings, Vietnam War

• McDonnell Douglas Phantom – Part One – The Iconic Fighter

  

  As a young person I was as susceptible to hype as anyone – including that put out about modern aircraft. The jet fighter that seemed to get most of it was the McDonnell Douglas Phantom. For a while I confused it with the older McDonnell Phantom – a late 1940’s straight-wing jet. But it was…

  Dick Stein

  February 24, 2024

  1:144 scale, American aircraft, Box Art, Decals, design, frugality, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly

  fighter, Vietnam War