1/72 Hasegawa RF-4EJ Kai

by sentry30

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The main reason for me to choose this subject (besides the fact "its a Phantom") is the nice color scheme the JASDF has applied to it's RF-4 fleet !

Normally I would not build the orriginal kit, but buy aftermarket decals instead. But, since this kit includes a really nice sheet of decals (including sharkteeth), I just had to use them !

Some really old aftermarket PE was used to add some detail; The cockpit PE is from Airwaves (which I really like !), and the canopy PE comes from Model Technologies. This PE set (MT 0026) was made in 1985, and is nothing compared to nowadays PE ! Other aftermarket stuff comes from Neomega (the seats), True Details (the wheels) and from Eduard (capony express mask).

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Some extra detail was created by cutting out the rudder and the ailerons and placing them at different angle. Some antennas had to be scratchbuilt and placed in a different position then Hasegawa suggested.

Matthew Walker helped me in finding the right colors for this camo-scheme.  Matthew, thanks for that!  The Alq131 comes from a Hasegawa box (X72-4), and it's colors where picked using photo's.

While hoping you enjoy the pictures, I have to apologize for the background I used.  I will be building a display-board in the near future.

sentry30 

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Photos and text © by sentry30