1/48 Hasegawa F-4 FGR-2 Phantom - No 19 Sqn Royal Air Force Germany 1991

This is my first F-4, which I finished in 2011. This is such an iconic jet and one of my favourites.

The Kit

• 1/48 Hasegawa F-4 FGR-2 Phantom - Model lore has the British Phantoms as the best of the Hasegawa Phantoms. This one went together well enough but the lack of intakes is a let down

Aftermarket

• Cockpit - Aires
  
  This was a pretty easy fit for an Aires Cockpit although the PE seat belts were a pain

  

• Wheels - Aires
• Intake Blanks - Two Mikes
• Undercarriage - SAC
• Gun Pod - True Details (very average)

• Sidewinder covers - Dr Pepper
• Sidewinders - From the Revell F-15E kit
  
  
  

• Skyflash - modified from Hasegawa F-15C kit
  
  
  
• Ladder - Flightpath

I did have some Aires Exhausts but these were unusable as they are significantly smaller in diameter and hence just slip straight into the kit. So I ended up using the kit parts and re-scribing them.

Decals

• Airdoc for the stencils and main markings.
• Some stencils from the kit decal sheet.
• RBF tags are from Fightertown.

Paint

• Mr Color Lacquers for the main colours
• Alclad for the metallic surfaces
• Tamiya and Gunze for other colours
• Tamiya for the Gloss coat
• Dullcoate for the flat coat

Weathering

• Wash - Flory Models mixture of white and dark dirt.

The Base

• Exterior ceramic tile. This was a  left over exterior tile (approx. 40 cm x 40 cm) from my home. Exterior tiles often have a slightly rough surface which looks like concrete when painted. It's painted with various Tamiya grays as the base colour. I've made a couple of these bases from these tiles and they're  a good size for a 1/48 jet

Build Threads

• Britmodeller
• Zone 5

The Photos