McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II

[Supah]

I posted about my Luftwaffe Phantoms here before but I dont believe I showed you the finished article!

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_3711final1500.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3711, JG-72 disbandement

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http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_3837goldenone1500.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3837, JG-72 "Westfalen" 'The Golden one'

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http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_3709jbg351500.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3709, 35 years JBG-35

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http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_3722richthofen1500.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3722, JG-71 "Richthofen" Exercise "Frisian Falcon 2005"

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http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_385825yrsJBG35.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3858, 25 Years JBG-35, Pferdsfeld 1984

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http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_3838jg72.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3838, JG-72

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http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_3754kws1500.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3754, JBG-35

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http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/tn_3841jg72splinter.jpg

McDD F-4F Phantom II 3841, JG-72

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Hope you guys like them!

[TheGreatRaja]

was going to asked about the German Marking on a Phantom II
Nice

[Meshfan]

Coolness. I like the Richtofen variant. The paint jobs look really cool.

[Art 111]

Very fine thema!
I like that aircraft - nice to see it at our forum.
THX!

[Supah]

Thanks for the kind words guys!

[Supah]

A collage I made to show of some of the detail in this profile

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/collage/3709/coll_3709tip.jpghttp://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/collage/3709/coll_3709pit.jpghttp://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/collage/3709/coll_3709badge.jpg
http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/collage/3709/coll_3709side.jpg
http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/collage/3709/coll_3709chutedoor.jpghttp://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/collage/3709/coll_3709nozzle.jpghttp://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/collage/3709/coll_3709tail.jpg

[Baron]

Wow!

Great job! The detail is very good. Weathering effects are also well done.

Do you make your light and shaddow effects with PS or Illustrator?

Cheers, Simon

[Supah]

Photoshop :)

[Supah]

As this isnt all that different from a F-4F ... a F-4G Phantom Wild Weasel

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4g/F-4G_69-7295_81TFS_52TFW_SP.jpg

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McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel, 81st TFS / 52nd TFW USAFE Spangdahlem, germany

[franken_johan]

Great subject and again very well done!

[Supah]

Another F-4F scheme

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4f/3735luftpost800.jpg

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McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II "Luftpost" JG-72 Westfalen

[Mirko]

Great work Supah. Very neat!
I like the first image " JG-72 disbandement ".
:salute:

[Supah]

Another USAF machine, this time from a unit based in Europe :)

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4e/F-4E_SP_74-1044_480TFS_tn.jpg

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McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II 480th TFS Spangdahlem AFB USAFE

This phantom from the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron was based at Spangdahlem in germany. For a long time the US Airforce kept a large presence in europe to strengthen the european armed forces against the warsaw pact forces. This machine is a typical example of the SEA paintscheme with toned down nationality and unit markings.

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4e/480thbadge_tn.jpg

[Dann-O]

Nice phantoms I think everyoen shoudl do the whole Rictoffens flying circus thing and make colorful planes. I worked a lot of E-models in Florida and Iceland. They have so many things waiting to split your head wide open on them. Or as they wer ecalled Phantom bites.

[Spinner]

The airmail is a good joke.
Must be interesting doing the research.

[kiwi123]

Congratulations on getting a header !

[digiartist]

congratulations indeed, some very nice profile work with your Phantoms

[franken_johan]

Well deserved header!

[Supah]

Hey cool a header! :D The research is probably half the fun of doing these! For some strange masochistic reason I enjoy standing in rain and crawling underneath these machines to get good pictures :)

[SD_DoolittleRaider]

Be really cool to see a 50TFW version of the F-4G and E-models. I was stationed in Germany at Hahn AB during the very early 80's and the 50TFW patch was an extremely rare example of a USAF patch with a nuclear cloud (sonething not very popular in Europe at the time) and a griffin.

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3227/50tfw.gif
50TFW F-4 link (http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3227/f-4e.htm)

Final Jeopardy...

The letters HR represent what geographical feature in Germany?

[Supah]

Be really cool to see a 50TFW version of the F-4G and E-models. I was stationed in Germany at Hahn AB during the very early 80's and the 50TFW patch was an extremely rare example of a USAF patch with a nuclear cloud (sonething not very popular in Europe at the time) and a griffin.

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3227/50tfw.gif
50TFW F-4 link (http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3227/f-4e.htm)

Final Jeopardy...

The letters HR represent what geographical feature in Germany?

What unit were you in in the wing? :) From this side the wing logo normally doesn't show.

[SD_DoolittleRaider]

50EMS...Ammo. We built the bombs and missiles that were loaded on the Pigs. About 6 months after my arrival they were phased out slowly with F-16A's and B's. The squadrons were the blue tailed 496th, orange tailed 313th "Lucky Puppies", and the 417th. 50TFW History page (http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4596/history.html).

When I was in the Philippines (my assignment after Hahn) we had three squadrons of F-4s (E models and G model "Wild Weasels") - the famous 90TFS "Pair 'O Dice', 3TFS, and 9TFS. We also had the 26th Aggressor Squadron F-5 Tiger II's, and T-33 Shooting Stars.

[Supah]

50EMS...Ammo. We built the bombs and missiles that were loaded on the Pigs. About 6 months after my arrival they were phased out slowly with F-16A's and B's. The squadrons were the blue tailed 496th, orange tailed 313th "Lucky Puppies", and the 417th. 50TFW History page (http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4596/history.html).

When I was in the Philippines (my assignment after Hahn) we had three squadrons of F-4s (E models and G model "Wild Weasels") - the famous 90TFS "Pair 'O Dice', 3TFS, and 9TFS. We also had the 26th Aggressor Squadron F-5 Tiger II's, and T-33 Shooting Stars.

Cool man!You worked on some nice pieces of aviation history! Have any pictures showing markings and serial numbers? I could try and do some of the Phantoms you worked on :)

[SD_DoolittleRaider]

Sorry but I do not have any pics...never had access to the planes when I had a camera.

The trivia answer is that Hahn AB's HR tail letter designation stands for HunsReuck Mountains - the mountain range that Hahn AB sat atop. I was told that the literal German translation for Hunsreuck was "Chicken's Back" - tha shape of the tops of the mountains.

[Supah]

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4g/F-4G_69212_SP_52FW-800.jpg

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McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel 52nd Fighter Wing

Another machine from the 52nd Fighter wing, this time the commanders machine flown by General Bob Oaks and Captain Jim Parker from Spangdahlem AFB in germany :)

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4g/F-4G_697571_SP_52FW-800.jpg

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McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel 52nd Fighter Wing

This F-4G was to be the only 52nd Fighter Wing Wild Weasel lost during operation desert storm/shield. It crashed on the 18th of Januari 1991 after running out of fuel when it missed the orbit of the tanker. As there was not enough fuel for another attempt to join up with the tanker the pilot decided to divert to Al Kharj Airbase in Saudi Arabia. However heavy construction equipment had taken out the bases runway lights and dense fog obscured the view of the runway. The crew then decided to eject which they both survived. The machine bellied in near the airfield and had to be written of. Sensitive equipment was removed and the remainder of the machine was buried.

[franken_johan]

Very nice images Supah. Like your choice of the SP models. Reminds me of the good old days of aircraft spotting in that German area.

Is this commisoned work or do you decide yourself which aircraft you draw?

I think an Iranian, Israelian or Japanese would look great too!

[Supah]

At the moment its mainly what I come across in the way of refference. A few companies will be selling some of my older work and I have a spoken agreement with the IDF. Foreign versions are largely limited by the need for info on the maintenance stencelling :)

[Skyraider3D]

I remember commenting on this, but that must have been pre-MM-crash :)

Anyway: awesome work! Hats off to you sir :)

[Supah]

I think those were different F-4G's from the same unit :)

[Supah]

A new cool paintscheme!

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4e/f-4e_741040_924th_TFG_TX_texas-ang-800.jpg

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McDonnell Douglas F-4E 924th TFG (AFRES) "Outlaws", Bergstrom AFB, Texas

If you have any info on this bird or its unit let me know!

BTW I've added a section to my site to show off my profiles. Check it out http://supah.chaotic.nl and let me know what you think (here or in my guestbook!)

[Supah]

Fly Navy!

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4j/F-4J_153809_VF-31_USS_Saratoga-800.jpg

McDD F-4J Phantom II, Buno 153809 Modex 107 VF-32 "Tomcatters" Aboard USS Saratoga in 1972

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4j/F-4J_155773_VF-31_USS_Saratoga-800.jpg

McDD F-4J Phantom II, Buno 155773 Modex 101 VF-32 "Tomcatters" Aboard USS Saratoga in 1972


http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4j/F-4J_155579_VF-151_USS_Midway-800.jpg

McDD F-4J Phantom II, Buno 155579 Modex 216 VF-151 "Vigilantes" Aboard USS Midway

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-4j/F-4J_155821_VMFA-451_USS_Forrestal-800.jpg

McDD F-4J Phantom II, Buno 155821 Modex 211 VMFA-412 "Warlords" Aboard USS Forrestal

[Skyraider3D]

You making these for a book? Awesome stuff Lieuwe! :)

[Supah]

You making these for a book? Awesome stuff Lieuwe! :)

Nope I am trying to sell them as prints but we need to get the webstore that is selling the navy phantoms up first :) If you ever want to write a book about navy phantoms let me know ;)

[Art 111]

Your Phantoms are avesome!!!
Nice to see them!

[Galgot]

Been looking your Phantoms profiles, must say ... its very nice :-)
How about some sharkmouthed ones ? I love these :p
Or japanese... very cool.

[Supah]

I will pbb be working on making this into a F-4B too so I can put some sharkmouthes on a Sundowner machine :)

[Art 111]

Seems You are going to prepare all Phantoms!!! Great!!! :)

[franken_johan]

Impressive collection!

[Galgot]

I will pbb be working on making this into a F-4B too so I can put some sharkmouthes on a Sundowner machine :)

One of my favorite :-)

[Supah]

Seems You are going to prepare all Phantoms!!! Great!!! :)


At the moment that is my plan :)