jonbryon Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Here is my third Hasegawa 1/48 Phantom that I've built concurrently: a USMC RF-4B from 1979 in the kit provided markings for VMPF-3. The only additions are True Details resin seats and a nose pitot made from Albion Alloys brass tubing. The paint is all Mr Color finished with Tamiya Semi-Gloss. A full build article and more pictures can be found at: https://jonbryon.com/hasegawa-1-48-mcdonnell-douglas-rf-4b-phantom-ii/ Apologies for those of you with browsers that convert the images into egg-planes 😯 Comments welcome and thanks for looking. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 That is a nice photo bird...fast just standing still. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wardog Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Jon, I find the model to be a bit too pristine for my taste but otherwise It's an excellent build. From construction to paint and decals, a solid 10 overall. The bare metal areas are nicely done and you succeeded in making sure the MLG is not crooked as is often the case with most Hasegawa F-4 builds I've seen. -Elmo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 56 minutes ago, wardog said: Jon, I find the model to be a bit too pristine for my taste but otherwise It's an excellent build. From construction to paint and decals, a solid 10 overall. The bare metal areas are nicely done and you succeeded in making sure the MLG is not crooked as is often the case with most Hasegawa F-4 builds I've seen. -Elmo Thanks for the feedback. I can understand it is quite clean. I only had one photo of this airframe in this scheme and it's not great for showing any weathering: http://www.f-4.nl/usm46.html Hasegawa 1/48 F-4 MLG tend to be crooked because they made the retraction strut slightly too short, and it pulls the wheels inward. It only took me building nine of these kits to begin to figure that out! Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Great work, even if it is squished. It’s only your model photos that show up that way. And sometimes it goes away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A.C.Acikgoz Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 nice one 🤩 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Beautiful paint job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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