F-4B ‘VF-111 Sundowners’ 1/48 Academy

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 assumed the designation until its disestablishment in 1995. In November 2006, VFC-13 Detachment Key West was re-designated as VFC-111, taking on the ‘Sundowner’ insignia and call sign.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.

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Product Details

Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 2
Parts: 460+
Length: 14.5″
Height: 4.1″
– Assembly required
– 14 sprues
– High-quality plastic
– Molded in color – additional painting is optional
– Clear parts
– Two decal sheets
– Detailed cockpit interior
– Three seated crew figures
– Optional boarding ladder
– Positionable canopies, rudder, speed brakes and air refueling probe
– Detailed main gear wells
– Outer wing panels molded separately and folded
– Afterburner chambers with turbine faces
– Various air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons include:

4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder
4 x AIM-7D/E Sparrow
12 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)

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

White FS 17875
Flat Black
Grey FS 36231
Yellow FS 13538
Silver
Burnt Iron
Clear Red
Clear Blue
Red
Black
White
Khaki Green
Olive Drab FS 34087
Flesh
Grey FS 16440
Steel
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