1/48 Hasegawa Phantom

by Alberto Borzellino

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Here is my little Phantom.

I like  last carrier based Phantoms so much that  I started to build an F-4N of VF-154 in his last cruise aboard USS Coral Sea in 1984.

As we remember the Midway class carriers weren't able to carry the mighty Tomcat for his excessive load so the F-4 was popular for a little time longer.

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I started with the Hasegawa F-4J Phantom, a beautiful kit with engraved panel lines and well detailed, only it's a "J" not an "N" so I replaced the cockpit (it's for a "D" one!) with the resin Aires F-4B/N set.  I changed the nozzles with Aires resin ones, I sanded away the bulged upperwing and other little items... the best is the re done resin nose, (Thanks Lucio!) a friend of mine made some with the IR sensor and they are marvellous.

Alberto

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Photos and text © by Alberto Borzellino