Billy54 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 I was inspired by this video to build two Hasegawa RF-4E's Couple of caveats: First post in the RFI thread Fist post to include images My modelling skills are, at best, that of a B+ standard And my photographic skills mirror my building skills Both models were build "out of the Box", using only canopy masks, metal probes and DXM decals for the tan/green Phantom. The SEA camouflage Phantom was from the Hasegawa kit 02316 which came with the decals to finish it in the "blue SEA" scheme. The "tan/green" Phantom was from Hasegawa kit 00862 with the DXM decals. 57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Two stunning Phantom's Billy.great schemes too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 I'm overwhelmed by the quality of your work. Masterfully done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czaralko Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Amazing work! how do you like the decals? Any trouble with them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Brilliant, some of the best Phantom schemes out there, imho. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Great builds.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 You sell yourself short two cracking Phantoms absolutely first class well done thanks for sharing regards Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg352 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Two great builds there Billy, love the decal work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy54 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 17 hours ago, stevej60 said: Two stunning Phantom's Billy.great schemes too! Thanks Steve, yeah I like those schemes. 16 hours ago, SAT69 said: I'm overwhelmed by the quality of your work. Masterfully done! Thank you Sat, you are being too kind. 12 hours ago, czaralko said: Amazing work! how do you like the decals? Any trouble with them? Thank you czaralko, the DXM decals went on very nicely I just wish they would put their decals on a bigger piece of paper. I was happy with the quality of the Hasegawa decals on the SEA scheme, I have been disappointed with some of Hasegawa's decals especially in their "Limited Edition" kits but I am happy to say these went very nicely. 10 hours ago, busnproplinerfan said: Nicely done. Thank you 8 hours ago, Homer said: Excellent work. Thank you. 6 hours ago, stevehnz said: Brilliant, some of the best Phantom schemes out there, imho. Steve. Thanks Steve, I sometimes wonder if the Japanese had as many different schemes as they did Phantoms. 5 hours ago, swralph said: Great builds.😀 Thank you 5 hours ago, Team Aer Lingus said: You sell yourself short two cracking Phantoms absolutely first class well done thanks for sharing regards Eamonn Thank you Eamonn I appreciate your kind comments. 4 hours ago, jimmyg352 said: Two great builds there Billy, love the decal work! Thank you Jimmy for the kind words 42 minutes ago, F-32 said: Superb Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlogger Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Hats off! One of most cool phantom schemes turned into a great build in your hands. Kudos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Lovely work! That's a beautiful pair of Phantoms - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Two very wonderful and different version of the Phantom. I too have the Hasegawa kits and the DXM decals to do these two aircraft. Having never used this manufacturer before I must ask how were the decals? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Lovely work - Can you let us know which paints you used - both make and colours. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Proving once again. The Japanese are living in an alternative universe to the rest of us. We're glad of that when we see 'camouflage' like this. You did them justice. Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Very nicely done. And all those stencils x 2! 🤯 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy54 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 hours ago, TheFlogger said: Hats off! One of most cool phantom schemes turned into a great build in your hands. Kudos! Thank you. 5 hours ago, Vultures1 said: Lovely work! That's a beautiful pair of Phantoms - well done Thank You. 5 hours ago, Jabba said: Two very wonderful and different version of the Phantom. I too have the Hasegawa kits and the DXM decals to do these two aircraft. Having never used this manufacturer before I must ask how were the decals? Thank you. I was very happy with the DXM decals, they were very thin, went on nicely and were easy to work with, I just wish they had put the decals on a bigger piece of paper because they pack a lot of decals on that small sheet. 5 hours ago, iainpeden said: Lovely work - Can you let us know which paints you used - both make and colours. Thanks Thank you. Mr Color paint was airbrushed on both the models, it was thinned with Mr Color Leveling Thinner (roughly 1 part paint to 2.5 - 3 parts thinner). tan/green Phantom - H319, H320, H321 on top and H315 on the bottom blue SEA Phantom - H014, H072 on top and H072 on the bottom. fuel tanks - H029 (50%) + H081 (50%) pylons - H315 5 hours ago, noelh said: Proving once again. The Japanese are living in an alternative universe to the rest of us. We're glad of that when we see 'camouflage' like this. You did them justice. Nice one. Thank you, yes the Japanese have given us some interesting schemes to admire on their Phantoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy54 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mark4700 said: Very nicely done. And all those stencils x 2! 🤯 Thank you Mark, the decaling was easier because the decals were so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Very tasty! Hope my SEA camouflage one looks as good as yours when I one day get round to building it. DXM do print some very nice decals! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy54 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 16 hours ago, Lightningboy2000 said: Very tasty! Hope my SEA camouflage one looks as good as yours when I one day get round to building it. DXM do print some very nice decals! Martin Thank you, yes DXM decals are worth the price you pay for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I really love these both! You have done a great job with both of these and wonderful choice of schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Phabulous x 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy54 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 21 hours ago, Harold55 said: I really love these both! You have done a great job with both of these and wonderful choice of schemes. Thank you for the kind words. 19 hours ago, Chrisj2003 said: Phabulous x 2 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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