A phine excuse to build a Phantom!

[Wings unlevel]

This GB seems a phantastic fantastic excuse to build a Phantom! In this case the very phine fine looking Phine Fine Molds F-4EJ Kai, in 8 Ssqn JASDF sea camouflage markings.

 

 

While the Phantom of course is perhaps the most phamous of all US-designed phighter aircraft, the JASDF's examples were built in country under licence by Mitsubishi and the sea camouflage colours are distinctly Japanense. 

 

From all I read on here too the Fine Molds Phantom are beautifully engineered, another distinctly Japanese characteristic. 

 

 

I'm a little intimidated by the phinely detailed stencil decals though...

 

 

But I'm otherwise looking phorward to making a start in a phew weeks time - I have a phew other builds to finish phirst - on what promises to be a phun build. 

 

I'll build out of the box, other than potentially requisitioning some ASM-2 missiles from my Hasegawa F-2A kit (which I'll try and build in this GB too if time permits).

 

This will be my first Phantom since taking up the hobby again last year. All tips and insights from experienced Phine Molds Phantom builders are very much welcomed.

 

Arigato!

 

Gerard

 

 

[trickyrich]

Welcome along Gerard with a phine looking model!!! 

 

This wouldn't be a Japanese GB without a Phantom or two, awesome aircraft and the Japanese schemes are just awesome.

 

I've never build a Finemold's model but have heard they are a joy to build, so I think you'll love this build.

 

Good luck with the build, I look forward to seeing her in the gallery.

[Wings unlevel]

Thanks for the welcome, Rich, I’m looking forward to taking part, and I’m sure I’ll be far from the only Phine Molds Phantom builder in the GB!

[helios16v]

 

Oooh, lovely.  I may be biased though.  It's a beautiful color scheme.  

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8 hours ago, helios16v said:

It's a beautiful color scheme.  

 Just caught up on your F-4EJ build thread - hope I do half as nice a job as you did with the painting.

[bianfuxia]

Phinally a Phantom in the GB! 

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7 hours ago, bianfuxia said:

Phinally a Phantom in the GB! 

Reckon there’ll be more than a phew by the end!

[bianfuxia]

Phortunately there are indeed a phew already. I'll have to phind one in my stash too. 

 

And what phool invented the letter F? Clearly PH is by phar the pfiner phramework. 

 

This is NEVER. GETTING. OLD. 😁

[Wings unlevel]

Well, I had a bit of a phailure to launch with my Phantom unphortunately, and there is no chance I'll get this phinised during the GB.

 

 

I did make a start with painting a few bits. But a few trips away, plus flu and COVID (fully recovered, fairly mild thankfully) and the winter cold conspired against me, and I didn't get any modelling in for about 6 weeks. This is such a phine kit that I want to give it the care and time it deserves. So I'll put it aside for now.

 

Am disappointed I couldn't more fully participate in the GB - I love all things Japanese. But over in the Century series GB I do plan to build Hasegawa's F-104J as a bit of a mogo restorer and nod to this GB.

 

I'll keep popping back here to keep an eye on the many and varied magnificent constructions in the galleries. But for all the Phantom phans, sorry to have disappointed!

 

Gerard