1/48 Hasegawa F-4J Phantom #152

Gallery Article by Shawn "phantom" Weiler on July 23 2012

 

 

Here is the NEVER modeled F-4J from VF-101 DET-66. The only time a "RAG" squadron provided cover for a carrier. It did this with VMFA-333 for the USS America back in the early 70s, while CVW-8s fighter squadrons were switching from Phantoms to Tomcats.

 

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The kit itself is the standard issue Hasegawa F-4J. Only modification are the sanding off  of the slime lights. The decals are a mix of spares from several different sources. The hard part for this build was finding suitable references. 

This model was built for the worlds favorite group build, GHOST TOWN on ARC till the end of June.

Oh yes, the "group" photo shows a chunk of my CVW-8 aircraft.

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Photos and text © by Shawn "phantom" Weiler