1/50 5090-300 UPC Phantom II - McDonnell F4H-1 (F-4C) - USAF / US Navy VF-74 USS Forrestal / VF-102 USS Enterprise / US Marines VMFA-531 Or VMFA-513
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
NOTE: excellent builder only, please read carefully for the condition. This kit represents somewhat of a mystery. We know that UPC did not make any of their own tooling, but the mold origin of this kit are unknown. The box re-uses the same Scott Edison box art from the smaller-scale UPC (ex-Hasegawa) F-4. The dramatic box art claims this is a F-4C; however, the instructions state that it is an F-4H-1 or F-4B. Since they are a copy of the original manufacturers instructions, I believe the instructions. The kit is interesting for it's level of detail and features the fuselage internal fuel tanks, two detailed jet engines, cockpit includes ejection seats, two pilots, side instrument panels, control stick & main panels and opening front and rear canopies. Rudders, ailerons, split trailing edge flaps and elevators all move and the wings fold as well. There are internal wing fuel tanks; the landing gear retracts and all gear doors close also. The nose can be removed to display a detailed radar package. A wide choice of wing and fuselage loadouts is provided, with numerous AIM-7 Sparrow missiles (body mounted and on wing pylons), iron bombs and a centerline drop tank. This is the issue with the expanded (and very large and colorful) decal sheet offering one US Air Force, two US Navy and two US Marine options. NOTE: this kit has very neat and minor sub-assembly as follows: internal fuel tank halves (2 pieces), engine halves (4 pieces) and nose halves (2 pieces) are assembled to 'near mint' condition. The parts have been inventoried and NOTE: missing (3) of (4) #b10, which are main strut holders. The gear rotates and retracts using b10. All other parts are present with decals and instructions. NOTE: the instructions are photocopies. No decal transfers are missing, but one transfer is a partial. One (of two) Navy '3 red diamonds' is missing two of the diamonds.
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