1/72 Hasegawa F-4S Phantom II

by Tom Berres

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Although I normally limit my model building to aircraft in units which are currently active, I couldn’t resist a USN Phantom.  This is the excellent Hasegawa kit.  For extras, I added Eduard PE including interior, air brakes, and a separate set for the intake FOD covers.  The FOD cover set came with two pairs of covers, so you could use it for a second Phantom (or sell it on E-bay like I did).  The exhausts were from Aires.  I also added resin seats from Verlinden.

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I build this one with very little detailing other than the aftermarket sets.  This kit was actually sort of a break; so I didn’t bother with the tedious painting and decaling of weapons.  Between work on more difficult or involved projects I’ll normally try to find a better engineered kit (like a relatively new Hasegawa) to just put together quickly.  This kit took about two months—which is really quick for me given that I work on models only one or two days a week normally.

The decals came from an old SuperScale set.  The model was airbrushed with several shades of Tamiya acrylics to create the typical faded appearance of the grey Phantoms.  Brush painting of details was done mostly with Polly-S/Model Master acrylics.

Tom Berres

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Photos and text © by Tom Berres