Stefan Buysse Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Hi, Here is my Hasegawa 1/48 F-4B. First released around 1982 according to scalemates. This is a more recent box with great art by Shigeo Koike. I'll use aftermarket decals for VF-74. Cheers, Stefan. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Inspired choice Stefan, especially in 1/48, my only worry is with the GB finishing in July, will you have enough time left to get all the decals on ? Good luck with this one Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadbear Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Built one of these when they were first release with Microscale decals for VF-102 with full stencil data! USN/USMC F-4s are still one of my favourite jets/modelling subjects despite not having built one in years, having an Academy J and Tamiya B in the loft.... Edited March 7 by Threadbear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Hi Stefan Have you had a chance to make any progress on this one yet ? Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 Hi, Pat. Thanks for asking. The last couple of months, I have spent practically no time modelling. Work, matters around the house that needed to be taken care of, etc... It wasn't all gloom though, some were pre-planned fun outdoor activities. I'm hoping to get back into it, but I must limit myself a bit in what I take on. I considered a 1/32 AH-1G for the large scale GB, but that's not going to happen. The F-4B is actually the best candidate to get built in time. Some work was done on it already, I sprayed a bit of white when I did the missiles for my Marineflieger F-104's. And I should have some time to work on it before the dead-line. Cheers, Stefan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 Hi, This build will be mostly out of the box. The cockpit got some Furball decals. I've also added a side panel on the starboard side of the rear cockpit. Hasegawa has such a panel in the F-4J kit, but at the time of the F-4B kit they apparantly didn't know about this. There are two such panels in the Zoukei Moira F-4J and F-4S kits (one for each type), so I got one from there. Cheers, Stefan. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 Hi, I'm happy to have made some progress on this one, but there is still a lot to do. Cheers, Stefan. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Hi, This morning, I noticed that "Part 2 Hardener" of my two-component white by Mr Paint had become goo inside its bottle. I thought I had closed it tightly enough, but... I was able to get a couple of semi-fluid drops out of it and mixed them with "Part 1 Paint". It sprayed on beautifully, maybe it will take longer to harden. Cheers, Stefan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 Hi, As you probably expected, this is another one that will not be finished in time. I can't blame the issue with the paint, even without that I would have run out of time. The paint looks good, but I'm going to leave it a long time to harden. To use up the remainder my "Part 1 Paint" bottle, I think I'll use it on missiles and droptanks that I can set aside for a long time. I like this old Hasegawa classic and hope to how it here in about a month or so. Cheers, Stefan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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