"A full build article was
published in SAMI a year or so ago, but for the few (;-) that never saw it(!)
here it is again!
This is one of my favourite models!! The Hasegawa range of F4's especially
the latter toolings - are superb!!! I've added a KMC detailed resin
cockpit and seats, True Detail Wheels and the decals (apart from the serial -
which was too big) from Yellowhammer.
A word about the Greys used on these birds... The Phantoms were refurbished by
McDD and re-painted in close approximations to RAF colours. I used a 50:50 mix
of Xtracolor # X127 Light Blue FS35414 (I think!) and Humbrol Barley Grey
for my "Flint Grey". Neutral Grey for Medium sea Grey and Light Gull
Grey for Light Aircraft Grey.
There has been some speculation as to why this Grey appeared Green ( a
Duck Eggey sort of Eau-de-Nil!) in some conditions or Blue (a Duck Eggey Bluey-Sky!!)
in others. One theory was that the grey was applied thinly over Yellow Zinc
Chromate primer - Balderdash!!!! (Well, IMHO).
The colours are glossier than those
used by the RAF, I believe that all that happened was the gloss coat reflected
the sky /light conditions. Its also been alleged that most F4J(UK)s were
re-painted in RAF colours, I'm not too convinced about this either... some
certainly were , but any I saw after they left service were certainly in the
original colours , and some of the photo's of these planes captioned as being
re-painted, only show a different coloured radome - maybe a replacement? The
real give-away is the non-standard size of the serials....re-painted machines
would have standard 8" serials....not the smaller angular ones as applied
by McDD"
Bill
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