McDonnell F4H-1 #1 Conversion

John Rieley's conversion of the Fujimi 1/72  RF-4B:

 Photo by John Rieley

For a summary build article, see http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234982036-prototype-phantom-xf4u-1-172/

For my original post on the first 47 Phantom IIs, see http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/11/early-phantom-iis.html

FJ Fury Canopy Design

For more information on the changes to the windscreen and sliding canopy between the F-86 and the production FJ-2/3, see http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2015/05/carrier-landings-visibility-over-nose.html

How badly do you want to build an injection-molded North American FJ-2 or FJ-3 Fury?

To some, an accurate injection-molded kit of the FJ-2 or FJ-3 is number one on their wish list.

 If you are tired of waiting, there are alternatives. For a couple of options in 1/48th scale, see http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2015/04/esci-148th-fj-23.html (it also suggests an FJ-4 kit as a starting point).

For more background and details on the Furies as well as resin and vacuform options in 1/72nd and 1/48th, see:

http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2008/10/1950s-navy-day-fighter-specification.html

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/10/fj-fury.html

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/04/fj23-fury-redux.html

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2014/08/north-american-fj-3-redux.html

http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/fj-4-detail-under-canopy.html

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/03/modelers-guide-to-sabre-fury.html