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On May 24, 1973 during a rollout ceremony at the
McDonnellDouglas Plant in St. Louis, Missouri, the first
of the newest generation of German fighters was officially
handed over to the Luftwaffe. The aircraft was a Mc
DonnellDouglas F4F Phantom, latest in the series of
Phantoms produced at the St» Louis plant, (The F4G,
K9 L and M had all been in production several years. The
F4F had been under development for some time, hence
the fact of its being produced later.) The F4F embodies
all of the technological advances and lessons learned
through the 18 years of Phantom development, from pro
totype mockup in 1955 through the 1973 introduction of
the F4F version.
The major difference between this latest Phantom
and all the others is the recent introduction of "slats" to
the wing leading edges. The "slats" are extended when
the aircraft is pulled into a tight turn or pulled up sharply.
They prevent the separation of air flow over the wings
and result ie a tremendously improved turning ability for
the airplane, something that was shown to be needed in
combat with MiGs of all types in Vietnam.
The F4F Phantom II, as originally ordered for the
Luftwaffe, was a singleseat aircraft based on the F-4E,
but having the Sparrow missiles and their associated radar
and "black boxes" eliminated. Without the Sparrows
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there was no need for an R.I.O. (Radar Intercept Officer)
in the back seat, as the Sidewinder heatseeking missiles
can be aimed and fired by the pilot alone» Bet during the
course of developing the F4F the decision was made to
keep the rear seat and controls. Although the Sparrows
are deleted, McDonnellDouglas says that the capability
for their installation is retained along with the mountings
for the necessary equipment
Also retained on the F4F is the potent ground attack
capability of the Phantom series comprising a centerfine
and four enderwing store stations. On these hard points
it is possible to hang either external fuel tanks (except on
inboard pylons) or a broad variety of offensive stores.
Certain of the component parts of this latest Phantom are
being made or are scheduled to be made in Germany. They
include the canopies, outer wing panels, rear fuselage, fin,
rudder, stabilators, ailerons, landing gear doors, engine
access doors and spoilers.
So successful have the modifications and improve
ments to this aircraft been, that the U.S.A.F. has adopted
most of the features for retrofit on all U.S.A.F. F4E
Phantoms. This will bring the F4E up to F4F standards.
. And apart from some equipment differences, they will be
nearly identical to their German cousins.

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HELPFULMODELINGHINTS
1. Fitpartstogetherbefore cementing.
2. Trimawayexcessplastic.
3.Usecementsparingly;toomuchwilldamageyourmodel.
SF YOU WISH TOSTOPATANYPOINTDURINGTHECONSTRUCTIONOFYOURMODEL,
DOSOATTHEENDOFANASSEMBLYSTEP
TO APP»LY TOHOLD PAHTS
CEMENT AFTEH CEMENTING
4, Suggested painting colorsareindicated byfT.
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DECAL #5S
SEATBACK (2 Parts)
CONTROL COUJJVIN (2 Parts)
COCKPIT FLOOi
PILOT'SINSTRUMENT PANEEL
Umm OPERATOR'SINSTRUMENTPANEL
CiEW FIGURE - FRONTHALF (2 Parts)
CREWFIGURE - BACKHALF (2 Parts)
1.
2.
3.
4B
5;
Cement twoFarts (1) andtwoParts(2) toPart (3).
Appif DECALStoParts(3),(4) and'(§)e
Cement(4)and (5) toPart(3).
CementTWOParts(6)toTWOParts(7)
CementCREWFIGURESto SEATS.
§VARYINGSHADES OF^fsiLiER^
8LEFTENGINE - LEFTHALF
9LEFTENGINE - RIGHTHALF
10LEFTENGINEINTAKE
11ENGINEEXHAUST CONE
VARYING SHADES OF - pEËS^ g
1. CementPart (8) toPart(9).
2. CementParts (10) and (11) toParts (8) and(9).
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13
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INBOARDWINGSECTION - RIGHTBOTTOM
INBOARDWINGSECTION - LEFTBOTTOM
OUTBOARD WINGSECTION- RIGHTTOP
oyieoAitp WING SECTION - RIGHT BOTTOM
INBOARDWINGSECTION - R1SHT TOP
OUTBOAiD WING SECTION- LEFTTOP
OUTBOARDWINGSECTION- LEFTBOTTOM
INBOARD WING SECTION'- LEFTTOP
OUTBOARD WIWG SLAT -LEFT
OUTBOARD WING SLAT- ilGHT
1.
3=
OPEN HOLES in Parts (12) and(13)for UNDERW1NG STORES.
Cement Part(12)to (13)and(14)to (15). Cement (76)to(14).
PLACE, DO NOT CESiEiT, theHINGES oo RIGHTOUTER WING into :he
NOTCHESin Part (16)f thencement(16)to (11). D© NOTLET CEMENT
TOUCH HINGES ORWINGWILL NOTFOLDINTOSTOWED POSITION.
Cement (17)to (18)and then (75)to (17). AssembleLEFTOUTERWING and
Part (19)to (13) in the samewayasRIGHT WING.
SCpWA^MATT^
20RIGHTWINDOW(CLEAR)
21FUSELAGE - RiSHT HALF
22LEFT W1IDOW (CLEAR)
23 FUSELAGE - LEFTHALF
24 AÜEST1NG HOOK- LEFTHALF
25 AiiESTING HOOK - RIGHTHALF
26PILOT'SCAiOPY(CLEAR)
2? RADAR OPERATOR'SCANOPY (CLEAK) *
28WINDSHIELD(CLEAR)
1. CementPart(20)aodtheCOCKPITASSEMBLYfromStep1 IntoPart(21).
Cement (22) Into (23).
2. Cement (24) to (25).
3. PLACE,TO NOT CEi3ENTp Parts(25),(26)and(27)inPLACEinPart(21)
then€M£¥t3ltY cement(23)to (21).DONOT LETCEMENT TOUCH HINGE
PINSORPUTSWILLNOT HOWE,
4. Cement(28)to the FUSELAGE or%B
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29AISINTAKERAMP - RIGHT
30AIRINTAKERAMP- LEFT
31 P1TOT HEAD(2Parts)
32AIRINTAKEDUCTPAIRING- RIGHT
33AIRINTAKEDUCTFAIRING- LEFT
34FUSELAGEBULKHEAD
1. Cement Parts(29)and (30)to the FUSELAGE. '
2. CementonePart(31)to (32)andonePart(31)to (33).
3= Cement(32)and(33)to the FUSELAGE.
4. Cement(34)betweenribsinsideFUSELAGE.
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WITHTHE mmmmm ©EAR IN THEINFLIGHT
"@EAR UP"POSITION,OR WITH THE "©EAR DOWN"
IF YOU CH0OSE TOBUILD.'A "©EAR UP"' MODEL
OMITf HIS STEP HMD CONTINUE WITHSf EP7.
35 IAIN WHEEL- OUTSIDEHALF(2Parts)
38 MAIN WHEEL - INSIDE HALF(2Parts)
37MAINWHEELRETAINER(2Parts) - -
38LEFTMAINGEARSTRUT
39RIGHTMAINGEARSTRUT"
40LEFT MAINGEAi STMT D00Ë - CENTER
41RIGHTMAINGEARSTRUTPOOH - CENTEi
42iOSEWHEEL RETAINER (2Parts)
43 mm WHEEL- INSIDEHALF (2 Parts)
44iOSE 6EA1STiUT
45iOSEWHEEL- OyTSiDE HALF (2 Parts)
\ 48NOSE 6EJW YOKE
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3.
4.
SEEDRAWINGS"A" AND "B" - MMM GEAR
Cement onePart(35)toeachPart(36).
PLACE, DO'NOT'CEMENT, OnePart(37)IntoeachWHEEL,then CAiEFlJlLY
cementPart(37)to theAXLEofPart(38).DONOTLETCEMENTTOUCH
Part(36)orWHEELwillnotretatea
' CementPart (40) to(38).
AssembleRIGHTGEARInthesame way» usingWHEELASSEMBLYParts (35),
(36)and (37), andParts(39)and(41).
SEEDRAWING "C" NOSEGEAI
PLACE, DONOT €EifENIf gm Part(42)intoeachPart (43), then CAËEFULIY
cementonePart(45)to eachPart(43).
CementWHEELRETAINERS(42)ontoAXLESofPart (44)B 'DONOTLET
CEMENT TOUCH WHEELS-
CementPart(46)to Part (44).

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4SMISSILE BOPÏ- LEFT-HALF(4Parts)
49 MISSILE iODÏ- RIGHTHALF(4Parts)
50 liSSiLECENTEïtFiN (4.Parts) .
51' MISSILETAIL FIN(4Parts)
' 'SEE DRAWING "A"
1. Cement onePart(48)toeachFart (4§)0 ifaice fourMISSILES.
SEEDRAWING "B"
2. Center and cement one Part(50)ineachMISSILE.
3.CementonePart(51)totherearofeachMISSILE.
79
80
FUSELAGEFUELTANK- LEFTHALF
FUSELAGEFUELTANK- R1ÊHT HALF
1. Cement(79)to (80).
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81 OyiEiifiie FUEL TANK - RIGHTHALF(2Parts)
82 OyTEiifliG FUELTANK - LEFTHALF(2Parts)
83LEFTTANKSWAYBRACE
84RIGHTTANK SWAY BRACE
1. CementonePart (81) to each Part (82).
2. TheSWAYBRACESdeterminewhethera TANKASSEMBLYisto be ysecf on
RIGHT or'LEFT WING. Cement(83)to one TANK for LEFTWING and(14) to
otherTANKforRIGHT WING Installation.
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85
88
87
88
89
90
WEAPON PYLON - LEFT HALF (2 Parts)
WEAPÖi PYLON - RIGHT HALF (2 Parts)
LEFT PYLON FORWARD SWAY BRACE
LEFT PYLON REAR SWAY B1ACE
RIGHT PYLON FORWARD SWAY BRACE
RIGHT PYLON HEAR SWAY BiACE
2.
3.
4.
SHOWi ASSEMBLED
Cement one Part (S§) to each Part (86). The SWAY BRACES de=
termine to which WING the PYLON is to be installed»
For the LEFT PYLON, cement (B7) and (88) to one ASSEMBLY.
For the RIGHT PYLON, Cement (Si) and (90) to the other
ASSEMBLY.
Parts (106) and (107) ME STOT USED IN THIS KIT.
91 SIDEWINDER FORWARD FIN (4 Parts)
92 SIOEWiNDEi HALF WITH FINS (4 Parts)
93 SIDEWINDER HALF WITHOUT FINS (4 Parts)
94 SIDEWINDER REAH FIN (4 Parts)
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1. Place one (§1) in FORWARD SLOT in (92). Locate (§3) over (91) and cement
(§2) and (93) together. Slide one (§4) into SLOT at REAR of MISSILE and
cement in position,
2. * Assemble remaining three MISSILES in the same waye
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ASSEMBLED
95 LAUNCHING RAIL •
96 LAUNCHING RAIL ■
- TOP HALF (4 Parts)
- BOTTOM HALF (4 Parts)
1. Cement one Fart (95) to each Part (96).
2. 'Cement LAUNCHING RAILS to WEAPON PYLONS.
3. Cement a SIDEWINDER MISSILE to each LAUNCHING RAIL.
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97 TilPIE EJECTOR Mma - LEFTHALF(2Parts)
98TUPLE EJECTORRACK - RIGHTHALF(2Parts)
1. CementonePart(97)to eachPart(98).
OÜ^GRÖN^
SHQifi ASSEMBLED
99MARK82BOMBHALFWITH FINS (6Parts)
100 MAM 82BOMBHALFWITHOUT FINS (SParts)
101MARK82BOMBTAIL FINS (8Parts)
1. Cement one Part <
2. CementonePart( 99)toeachPart(100).
,§1)toeachassembled BOME
BOMBS MOUNTEDOWRACK
1. CementthreeBOMBStoeachBOMBRACK.Besure BOMB, FINS alignasindicated
insmalldrawing.•
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11ENGINEEXHAUSTCONE
40LEFTMAIN GEAi STRUTDOOR- CENTER
41RIGHT IAIN GEARSTiUT DOOi - CENTER
53 WGHT MAINGEARDOOI- OUTBOARD
54WGHT MAIN GEAR DOOi- INBOARD
56LEFTMAINGEARDOOi- OUTBOARD
57LEFT IAIN GEAR DOOi - INBOARD
77SLATACTUATORFAIRINGINBOARD(2Parts)
78SLATACTUATORFAIRINGOUTBOARD(4Parts)
LSliptheforwardendoftheWINGASSEMBLY(Step 3), into the-FUSELAGE
andslideitforwarduntilthe WING alignswiththeFUSELAGE,thencement
Partstogether.
2a .CementPart(11)toWING andFUSELAGE.
3.CementtwoParts(77)andfourParts(78)to WING asindicated.
FOR A "GEAR UP" MODEL ONLY,SEEDETAIL"A"
4. CementsixLANDINGGEARDOORSParts (40),(41),(53), (54),(56)and
(57)to WING ina closedpositionasshown.
82' RIGHT IAIN GEARRETRACTSTRUT
53RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOi - OUTBOARD
54 Ü6HT MAINGEARDOOR - INBOARD
55LEFT IAIN GEARRETRACTSTiUT
56LEFT IAIN GEAR DOOI - OUTBOARD
57LEFT IAIN BEARDOOi- INBOARD
58iOSEGEAi SlETiACT LOCK
59NOSEGEARRETRACTSTRUT
60 NOSEGEAR'DOOR-REAR HALF
1.
2„
3.
4.
5D
6„
Pera "GEAi ÖP" model, skip this ASSEHiL¥stepandgoontoStep 18»"
CementtheRIGHTMAINGEARinto WING. .Cement (52)to GEARand WINS.
Cement(53)and(54)to edgesofGEAROPENINGina wertlcal position.
CementLEFTGEAR and^Parts (55),(56)and(5?)inplaceonLEFT WING.
Cement(58)andNOSEGEARinto WHEEL WELL
Cement (59) to NOSEGEAR and WHEELWELLLOCATOR.
Cement(60)to edgeofWHEELWELLina verticalposition.
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61R
61RRIGHTAIRDUCTFAIRING
611 LEFT AIR DUCTFAIRING
62LEFTSTABILIZER- POTTO!
S3LEFT STABILIZE! - TOP
64RIGHTSTABILIZE! - BOTTOM
65 iiGHT STABILIZER - TOP
1. Cement (61L) and (61R) to theFUSELAGE.
2. Cement (62) to (§3)and (64) to (65). CementSTABILIZERSto FUSELAGE8
3.CementthreeSPARROWMISSILES,(fromStep7% to bottomof FUSELAGE»
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47NOSE 6EAR DOOR - FiöNT HALF
60 iOSE GEAR DOOH- REARHALF
66RADARANTENNA
67 MMU DISH
68RADARUNIT
69iOSE CONE
70 P1TOT TUBE
72NOSEEXTENSION
73 6tJN POD
1.
3.
5»
Cement (72) to FRONTofFUSELAGE.
Cement(66)to (67). Cement (67)to (§8), thencement(68)to (72).
Cement(70)to (69), then PiESSs DO NOTCEMENT(69)onto Part' (72).(69)Is
removabletodisplaytheRADARINSTALLATION.
Cement (73) toFUSELAGE and Part (72),
FOR k "mm DOWN" MODEL—' SEEDRAWING"A"
Cement(47)to NOSEGEARandREAR EDGE ofPart (73).
FOR A "GEAR UP" MODEL
TrimLOCATINGTABSfromPart (60) asindicated,thencement(47)and (60) in
aclosedpositionasshowninDetail "B".
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Refer to Page 12, Decal Placement, and apply all
UNDERWJNG DECALS as shown.
Cement three FUEL TANKS from Steps 8 and §
in place as shown.
Install RIGHT and LEFT WEAPON PYLONS from
Step 12.
4. Cement the BOMB RACKS to the PYLONS if you
so desire.
I 71 ENGINE ACCESS PANEL
I 2. PLACE, PO WOT CEMENT the ENGINE ASSEMBLY from Step 2
i inside the FUSELAGE, then rotate ENGINE until the KEY locates 2. PLACE, DO NOT CEMENT (71) onto the FUSELAGE.
i into the ENGINE BULKHEAD. Part Ss removable to display or remowe ENGINE.
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