Tag: F-4

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Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II

Kit InfoBrand: Hasegawa 04101Scale: 1/72Media: StyreneMarkings: Yellowhammer YHD72-02 and Kit The SubjectThe McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather long-range multirole aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas for the United States Navy. It first entered service with the Navy in 1961 and would...

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On the Bench

WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-4J Phantom II Pt.3 – Finishing

BuNo 155800 NG-100, an F-4J, callsign Showtime 100, from VF-96 Fighting Falcons, was the aircraft flown by Pilot Lt. Randall ‘Duke’ Cunningham and RIO Lt. (jg) William ‘Willy Irish’ Driscoll when they scored their third, fourth and fifth kills to be the Navy’s only two ‘Aces’ of the Vietnam War....

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On the Bench

WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-4J Phantom II Pt.2 – Painting

Instead of stripping the pebbly paint I decided to simply sand and buff smooth as much as I can. I could only do the best for the hard to reach areas like the inside of the inner pylons though. I also tried to improve the fit of the canopy onto the fuselage. This kit really …...

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On the Bench

WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-4J Phantom II Pt.1 – Construction

One of my oldest Shelf Queens, I started this kit in 2008 and had never finished it beyond the start of painting. I figured I should finally finish it up. My initial cockpit work from 2008. Belts were done with masking tape. The F-4J doesn’t have the arrowhead reinforcement plates on the stabilizers. These were …...

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