[Raven]

You lived much closer to the good ol' USSR - much better for aircraft spotting.

These days, I drag my sons to every airshow I can get to in the summer to get my fix...

[Dobber]

I'm a fan of the New Jersey ANG F-4E's

Chris

[Shawn 507]

Originally Posted by planejunky

hell I miss the Cold War! (well apart from having the threat of a nuke falling on my house! )

I know what you mean, there was just that something about it. Apart from the Nukes of course.

[Raven]

Well, with his Tu-95 patrols and sabre rattling, Putin is doing his part to help us re live those days....we just need to cooperate.

I am partial to a MO ANG F-4E. There is a gate guard at Lambert Airport and it looks very nice.

[planejunky]

I made the 1/48th Hasegawa kit of a New Jersey ANG jet about three years back. Only wish I'd gone for the camo rather than the Hill Grey scheme, still turned out ok though.

[planejunky]

Wish I'd done this one as it looks great. I've taken a real avertion to anything grey lately!

[Raven]

I'm a bit partial to this one:


Photos: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Aircraft 68-0338 (mig killer)


From Wikepedia:


Note: the last F-4 Phantom II aircraft flown by the Missouri Air National Guard was the same fighter that shot down two MiG-21 aircraft over North Vietnam and the same aircraft that flew the Phantom line's 10-millionth hour in January 1990. Today, it is gutted and mounted on a pedestal as a permanent exhibit in front of the Missouri Air National Guard's entrance near International Airport in Saint Louis


I also believe that the MO ANG was the last ANG unit to fly the F-4E.

[planejunky]

With the history of that machine, I think it's ripe for diecast then!