Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) Hello everyone… Going to throw my hat into the ring with this one. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hasegawa-51552-f-4e-phantom-ii-thunderbirds--135582 I will build it in the S.E.A. Scheme with RAAF Roundel’s. The Australians operated a number of the early “E” type while waiting for their F-111’s. If I have time to do a second one it will be an USAF “G”. Dennis Edited September 16, 2021 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 what's not to love with this scheme!!! I keep longingly looking at my distressed one up on the top shelf.... I really do have to try and figure how I can fix her! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 We will have a very varied squadron by November! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Very nice Dennis! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 "Fair dinkum mate" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Nice to see Dennis, I would have done a RAAF one for this GB but finished the Esci kit last year in RAAF markings. The one thing I will say is that the RAAF F-4s were modified over the their short life in service with our Air Force. So you will find pictures of them as delivered and when returned to the USAF they had the longer gun muzzle and slime lights installed. They were never used as a fighter so they were only loaded with bombs* during their service here (no A-A ordinance**) *Mainly MK82 low drag of the pictures I have seen. ** There was an exception to this when the the RAAF did some trials with sparrow missiles up in Darwin for McDonnell Douglas/USAF, these were only captive tests so no live missiles carried. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) . Edited August 30, 2021 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 Hello and good morning everyone … Ive finally caught up to a degree but for the next couple of weeks will have 13-14 builds going. So please be patient I will get to this. Here are my obligatory sprue shots. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or add thoughts. Dennis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 How's it going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: How's it going? Its not quite yet, hoping to get it under the blade and glue this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 33 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: under the blade and glue this week. I'm looking forward to it. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Hello @Bertie Psmith I was finally able to get this one started. I still need to add seat harnesses and the ejection handles but will do that before I seal the pit up. Currently the seats are just mocked up snd not glued in. I’ll be 110% honest Im not happy the way this fuselage or most of the Hasegawa kits go together. To many bits and seams for my taste. Wish I could have gotten one of the new F/molds kits for this. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or add thoughts. Dennis 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Im not happy the way this fuselage or most of the Hasegawa kits go together. To many bits and seams for my taste. I agree entirely. It seems a bit parsimonious to me to try to use one main set of moulds, with an auxiliary sprue or two, to make a range of sub-types. Especially when they keep reboxing and re-decalling the same kit for decades. It's like they are trying to get every last bit of profit from the one product. Different moulds for different marks would be so much more customer friendly. That said, they were among the best available for a very long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 Good morning everybody … Well we have a full airframe minus the stabs. But I usually add those after paint on Phantom builds. Usually because they're a pain in the backside to mask otherwise. You can see almost all the props Ive got going currently. Though I’m missing a Cessna, Messerschmitt, and Mustang prop in that bunch. Rough sanding has been started on this so Im happy. I did finish up the Bang seats for the build. I also painted the burner cans, oddly they look metallic but aren't ? They're grey and ceramic tan on the inside. They still need a wash on both the cans and seats. Im toying with and Idea and curious on input ? The RAAF “E’s” were returned to the USAF after a few years and most if not all were converted to “G’s”. Im thinking about doing my Fujimi “G” as the same plane in a later scheme, any thoughts on this ? Please feel free to ask questions or post comments. Dennis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 That'd be pretty cool to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Now for sure Ive gone mad but if anyone is curious, please check out this planes later life as a USAF F-4G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Hello just a short update, the sanding is done for both versions of 304. I am currently trying to get a belly-strap for the later F-4G version of the build and should have it soon enough. Once that is done its on to paint for both. In the meantime I can play catch up on my other 15 or 16 builds. Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 This will be a fun build Dennis. I don't think I've ever seen an F-4 in RAAF markings. Nice job on the cockpit. Even though there are a lot of seams on the Hasegawa kit, are they decent? or do they require a lot of sanding? Love your solution for holding props, BTW -- I'm going to have to borrow that one if I can find some lids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 4 hours ago, opus999 said: This will be a fun build Dennis. I don't think I've ever seen an F-4 in RAAF markings. Nice job on the cockpit. Even though there are a lot of seams on the Hasegawa kit, are they decent? or do they require a lot of sanding? Love your solution for holding props, BTW -- I'm going to have to borrow that one if I can find some lids. Its not the best to be honest. The big problem is the modular design but thats standard Hasegawa. It leaves fit issues that are not the greatest. Particularly around the nose and belly area. The intakes are always hard on any Phantom build so wont say much about that. They can be played with to get pretty close fit. The fin cap is another area which is not the greatest. If you're looking for an F-4 in 1/72 Id recommend looking at the brand new tool Finemolds kits. I think they look quite good and hopefully will be able to build some soon. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Its not the best to be honest. The big problem is the modular design but thats standard Hasegawa. It leaves fit issues that are not the greatest. Particularly around the nose and belly area. The intakes are always hard on any Phantom build so wont say much about that. They can be played with to get pretty close fit. The fin cap is another area which is not the greatest. If you're looking for an F-4 in 1/72 Id recommend looking at the brand new tool Finemolds kits. I think they look quite good and hopefully will be able to build some soon. Dennis My Canadian CF-104 was a Hasegawa and the fuselage was in quarters. It was an odd setup, but I was extremely lucky that the fit was pretty good. I can see how that is probably not the case most times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 20 minutes ago, opus999 said: My Canadian CF-104 was a Hasegawa and the fuselage was in quarters. It was an odd setup, but I was extremely lucky that the fit was pretty good. I can see how that is probably not the case most times... The Starfighter is definitely a better fit I didn't need glue on the wings when I built mine. The only filler I needed was my fault I sanded the back edge of the intake/fuselage join a little wrong and it left gaps. Their Harrier is horrible and the F-18’s are good not great but pretty good. In all fairness this is my fourth Hasegawa Phantom. I have built 1/48 F-4EJ and FG.1. Both of which went great, and two not so much. The RF-4B the front fuselage is so out of whack its unbuildable and this one which is ok but not the greatest. I will need to get an Academy or Tamiya F-4B and graft the nose on to the kit. The biggest issue is the cockpit pieces are wider than the fuselage. So much so that when you attempt to close it up they form an elliptical shape like a football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Yeah, their F-18 wasn't too bad. The nose needed a lot of work where the top and bottom halves came together, but nothing some coarse sandpaper couldn't fix! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Not much to show right now but did paint up the bare metal bits and rear tonight. Will mask it up tomorrow and maybe spray the underside lt. grey. on Tuesday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Morning well first color is down… I didn't relish the idea of painting the off white/lt.grey onto a white plastic. So I decided to mottle the belly with lt.ghost grey first. Then went over it with the SEA Lt.grey. Hopefully it looks ok, I may spray the tan on tomorrow ? Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or add thoughts. Dennis Edited October 5, 2021 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Morning everyone … well I think I pulled the longest painting session Ive ever done today. In total 9 hours over three sessions. The positive other than a couple of touchups is that both Phantoms are now painted. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or add thoughts. Dennis 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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