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Phantom FGR.2 19 Squadron 1983. RAF Wildenrath, W.Germany


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Ok, got home from work & sorted through my stash.

Hasegawa Phantom FGR.2 1/48.

Using decals from the AirDoc set to make 19 Squadron's XV470 as depicted on the box art from Fujimi's 1/72 Phantom FGR.2

Quite why this is the 'Last British Phantom' I am not sure, maybe they are being Uber Pedantic and refer to the FG.1 as the 'First British Phantom'...

... but there you go, that's the Japanese for you.

Eduard cockpit & masks, Quickboost seats and some Aeries wheels.

I'm looking forward to this, love building these Hasegawa Phantoms.

Airfix's offering next year had better be pretty good to beat it!

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Oh, sorry RMP2 but it will be low-viz...

From what I can see most of the Phantom's colours are low-viz for most of the 80's.

I'm saving up my grey/green decals for the 70's group build...

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Nice.

And likewise re the 70s GB.

With rocket pods............

Already planned that one!

6 squadron;

3 sparrow & strike cam, 6x rocket pods, 6x 500llb bombs with retarding fins, strike camera and a gun pod on the C/L.

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Already planned that one!

6 squadron;

3 sparrow & strike cam, 6x rocket pods, 6x 500llb bombs with retarding fins, strike camera and a gun pod on the C/L.

Thats some close range target. ;)

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Nice choice. Good to see a RAF Toom in this GB :thumbsup:

Already planned that one!

6 squadron;
3 sparrow & strike cam, 6x rocket pods, 6x 500llb bombs with retarding fins, strike camera and a gun pod on the C/L.

As well the promise of one for the 70's :D Wouldn't want to be the target at the end of his runway though!

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A pic of her at an airshow.

Thanfully looking quite clean given my weathering talents!

And with a mixture of US/RAF RBF tags by the looks of it. ;)

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Lovely job. Looking forward to this one.

I was on 19(F) 86 to 89. Good to see one of the old jets again.

Any pictures you care to add please do!

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Tidy job.

Not going full on PE in there..?

Nope, saving the big-ed set for a planned recce bird...

...EMI pod, maybe some open panels.

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Nope, saving the big-ed set for a planned recce bird...

...EMI pod, maybe some open panels.

Ooooooh! Hope its not a twin sticker - they "never" carried those pods yknow. ;)

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Any pictures you care to add please do!

I've not many pictures of the aircraft, mainly pics from drunken parties. (Happy days)!!

Just tried loading a couple of pictures from my files on postimage, but this forum suddenly won't allow it. Will have to try and sort that.

Rob.

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At Sea,

Following this build with great interest (as usual).

Great start, and keep up the good work.! :coolio:

Cheers,

29Triplex.

Thanks, hope it doesn't dissapoint.

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Some of my research material...

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Painted all the bare metal areas, and now primed.

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