RAAF F-4E Phantom from the Hasegawa kit. The markings are from Aussie Decals, and represent one of the Phantom aircraft that the Royal Australian Air Force flew for a few years before the delivery of the infamous F-111, which the RAAF now use to this day. This model is equipped with two TER's and a MER on the centerline pylon, as seen in a photograph from the book Phantom, Hornet and Skyhawk in Australian Service by Stewart Wilson. Most photographs in circulation of the RAAF phantoms do not show any underwing stores attached. The aircraft shown here is A69-7220, which was returned to the USAF in November 1972. The only modifications to this model are the inclusion of several metal pins to reinforce the Mk.82 bombs on the MER and TER's, and metal rods in the landing gear struts.
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