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Hasegawa 1/48 McDonnell Douglas RF-4B Phantom II


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Here is my third Hasegawa 1/48 Phantom that I've built concurrently: a USMC RF-4B from 1979 in the kit provided markings for VMPF-3. The only additions are True Details resin seats and a nose pitot made from Albion Alloys brass tubing. The paint is all Mr Color finished with Tamiya Semi-Gloss. A full build article and more pictures can be found at: https://jonbryon.com/hasegawa-1-48-mcdonnell-douglas-rf-4b-phantom-ii/

 

Comments welcome and thanks for looking..

 

Jon

 

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Very sharp Phantom Jon. I think the weathering is perfect. It never dawned on me to use Lego blocks to build custom jigs - great idea! Also, when I first saw the ejection seat pull handles on your website, I couldn't believe how good they looked. You said that you used thread. Exactly what and where do I get it? Your website is fantastic and I look forward to exploring it further. Thanks for the tips!

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10 hours ago, Hobo said:

Very sharp Phantom Jon. I think the weathering is perfect. It never dawned on me to use Lego blocks to build custom jigs - great idea! Also, when I first saw the ejection seat pull handles on your website, I couldn't believe how good they looked. You said that you used thread. Exactly what and where do I get it? Your website is fantastic and I look forward to exploring it further. Thanks for the tips!

 

Thanks. The description of how I made the pull handles is at https://jonbryon.com/hasegawa-1-48-mcdonnell-douglas-f-4e-phantom-ii/. Essentially it's just cotton thread coated with PVA.

 

Jon

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Lovely job and a fantastic scheme too,........ I was expecting it to have white undersides so the overall Gull Grey scheme is interesting too 

 

Cheers

          Tony

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