02-20-2026, 06:28 AM
As it happens, I just bought a salvage F-4J kit off eBay with the short turkey feathers.
I also need the rest of the engine, so this was a bonus. They're all pretty rough looking and will need some further paint stripping. And I hope it won't be too tricky to de-bond the engine halves (although we are forecasting some pretty aggressive chopping anyway!).
So I'm not totally out of the market for short turkey feathers (just in case this arrives and is not as recoverable as I had hoped!). If they ARE good enough to use, then I'll make castings available for anyone who needs/wants them.
I also need the rest of the engine, so this was a bonus. They're all pretty rough looking and will need some further paint stripping. And I hope it won't be too tricky to de-bond the engine halves (although we are forecasting some pretty aggressive chopping anyway!).
So I'm not totally out of the market for short turkey feathers (just in case this arrives and is not as recoverable as I had hoped!). If they ARE good enough to use, then I'll make castings available for anyone who needs/wants them.