F4J Side

Here is my 1/15 scale Lego F4J Phantom II. It has taken 5 months to design and build, which is pretty quick for me ;-) The model is 1.2m long by 77cm wide and contains roughly 6,000 pieces.

 

The Phantom has always been one of my favourite jet aircraft along with the F-14 Tomcat and EE Lightning. The model is designed around power function movable control surfaces. Functions are as follows;

 

Rudder – 1 x PF Servo Motor

Elevons – 1 x PF Servo Motor

Ailerons/Spoilers – 2 x PF Servo Motors

Flaps – 1 x M Motor

Leading Edge Flaps – Manually operated

Air Brakes – Manually operated

Arrestor Hook – Manually operated

 

The Aileron/Spoilers and Rudder servos are connected to the surfaces by Lego string and pulleys, the Elevons have a gear and rod mechanism and the Flaps have direct axle drive. The Phantom had a non-standard Aileron setup that includes a flap that goes down on one wing along with a spoiler on top of the opposite wing that work in synch, I combined these into one control input.

 

I have used vac formed canopies and many custom decals to finish the model. The markings depict the aircraft that Cunningham and O’Driscoll flew on 10th May 1972 when they added 3 x Mig 17’s to their tally to become the first US Aces of the Vietnam War. The aircraft was hit by a SAM as they flew home and lost over the sea, both crew ejected and were rescued.

 

I will post a video of the functioning control surfaces shortly.

 

Next up I am building a section of carrier deck to display the model on and then moving on to a 1/15 scale F14 Tomcat, again with PF.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Done