Academy 12232 1/48 F-4B VF-111 Sundowners Phantom II ACADEMY

Academy 12232 1:48 Scale F-4B “VF-111 Sundowners” Model Kit

The F-4B is a tandem, two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy. Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111), also known as the Sundowners, was the designation held by two U.S. Navy fighter squadrons from 1942 to 1995. The first squadron, initially designated VF-11, served as an active Pacific Fleet Fighter Squadron until its disestablishment in 1959. At that time, another squadron then assumed the designation until its disestablishment in 1995. In November 2006, VFC-13 Detachment Key West was redesignated as VFC-111, taking on the ‘Sundowner’ insignia and call sign.

Includes

• One-piece fuselage
• Molded in colors – can be built as shown or painted for enhanced detail
• Three seated crew figures
• Detailed cockpit
• Optional boarding ladder
• Positionable canopies
• Detailed main gear wells
• Positionable rudder
• Positionable speed brakes
• Outer wing panels molded separately and folded
• Afterburner chambers with turbine faces
• Positionable air refueling probe

External weapons include various air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons:

• 4 x AIM-9B Sidewindern4 x AIM-7D/E Sparrown12 x Mk.82 Slicks
• 2 x 370 gallon wing tanks
• 1 x 600 gallon centerline tank
• 2 x triple ejector racks (TER)
• 2 x multiple ejector rack (MER)
• Cartograf premium quality decals for one version
• F-4B, 15100, VF-111, NL/200, USS Coral Sea, 1975, CAG aircraft
• Maintenance stenciling for the airframe
• Stencils and markings for the weapons as well