The UK and Europe's Control-line Carrier-Deck Site!
Ok, I know that this segment has appeared before, but since the original was posted I finally got round to repairing the F4 and working out how the toy actually worked, and I have the video to prove it!. I can say for sure that it isn’t immediately obvious how to get the flying line, rods, pull-strings, blast shield and catapult fit for cold-war service, but the Quality Inspector (Nunu the Persian cat) and I persevered one sunny afternoon when (thankfully!) I had the garden to myself and the neighbours were out…
The game came from eBay for £7.99 plus postage – some pix are shown below. It’s a tremendous feat of design and ingenuity, with all the best 1975 boy-toy qualities: lots of fiddling around, many small pieces to be lost or broken, elastic bands, dodgy cardboard cut outs and best of all a bright yellow Phantom, certain to get splashed by the first MiG that found it by Mark One eyeball…it does have an offset rudder as per c/l carrier aircraft, and it’s controlled by a handle so I think it qualifies for this site. So there!