Brad Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) From what I've read, Iranian pilots really liked the Phantom. It's speed, weapons and durability were put to good use against Iraq especially, conducting bombing, fighter sweep and reconnaissance duties, However when equipped with the Maverick air to ground missile, the Phantom found a new and deadly role; tank killing. Nearly 50 machines are still in service with the IRIAF today. The 1/72 Hasegawa Phantoms are pretty decent kits, although do watch out for the fit of the forward fuselage to the body and the fit of the air intakes, it can be tricky to get right and the better you get the fit the less sanding you will have to do. The instructions give you three machines, but I was not happy with the colour call outs, so I went with matching colours to the box top that I believe look better. I did use their suggested Gunze 44 flesh for the sand colour, but picked RLM 71 over their suggested Gunze 303 for green which I think was too light and I went with Revell SM381 brown. Gunze 311 grey was used for the under surface and RLM 70 for the drop tanks as the green here looks darker than the air frame colour. You will have to source weapons as only three drop tanks are included, but Hasegawa has put the inner pylons along with sidewinder launch rails in the kit. The Mavericks and launch rails come from the Hasegawa weapons set. Edited November 15, 2021 by Brad 55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Now that's really nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Thats a fearsome looking Phantom. The build and finish are more akin to a larger scale, I had to check again to see it really was 1/72. Fantastic result and the colours you chose are just the job. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: Thats a fearsome looking Phantom. The build and finish are more akin to a larger scale, I had to check again to see it really was 1/72. Fantastic result and the colours you chose are just the job. Pete I couldn't say it any better than Pete has; I fully agree! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 After seeing this, I don't want to go to war with Iran. Looks beefy and agressive. Nice 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Looks really awesome. Lovely finish... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Pete in a shed said: Thats a fearsome looking Phantom. The build and finish are more akin to a larger scale, I had to check again to see it really was 1/72. Fantastic result and the colours you chose are just the job. Pete Yep, what Pete said! Great Iranian Phantom @Brad ... and a sharkmouth too! Well done Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Fantastic finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Very nice. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Lovely work really good detail and finish that really belies the small scale. I do like the Iranian determination to keep the Phantoms and Tomcats flying, even though everyone said they shouldn't be able to! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Lovely Rhino Brad - as said above, it looks like a 1/48 model. Great build and finish. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 That is a nice Phantom. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Love it, that looks awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Really nice Phantom, great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Ooooh......gorgeous! Loving the Camo. Top notch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Tim R-T-C said: I do like the Iranian determination to keep the Phantoms and Tomcats flying, even though everyone said they shouldn't be able to! Not sure if the IIRAF is a credible force compared to the Gulf States armada of modern equippment. Other neighbours though are less well equipped! Great model! The 2-seat cockpit for sure lends itself for efficient Maverick guidance or laser marking for LGB.... I think 2seat F-5Fs were also similarly modified! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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