Hello Again!
Greetings from the Philippines! I'm here again with my third article on ARC...
The F-4S kit is an
old kit from Hasegawa which came out, if I'm not mistaken, in the early 90's. I
bought this kit from a fellow modeller friend of mine, John.....Thanks John for
the tips! :)
The F-4S's were the
last Phantoms that served the Navy's Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, this included
the VF-161 "Chargers", which I chose for this kit. The last F-4S that
launched from a carrier took place on March 24, 1986.These were from VF -151 and
VF-161 onboard USS Midway. That was the last time a Phantom was on board an
aircraft carrier.
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images below to see larger images
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I built the kit
straight out-of-the box. I had no problems with construction except for the kit
decals. This was an old kit, and we all know how difficult it is to work with
old decals. I didn't have enough sun to bleach the decals because it was already
rainy season here in the Philippines. I painted the model with Tamiya paints
particularly XF-20, XF-18,XF-56, X-11. I used pastels for weathering.
Well.....Hope you
liked my F-4!
Joel
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