1/48 Hasegawa F-4 EJ Phantom II

Kai, 8 Sqn

by Phil Vorvis

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This is Hasegawa's F-4 EJ. The kit is great but it has one inaccuracy, the intakes stop at the plastic wall.  Next time I will get some Aries resin intakes that have the white duct that goes to the fan-blades of the engine.  In this kit I used both resin and photo etched parts.  The cockpit really needs the PE to give it detail and realism. 

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It's just not there without the PE parts. The paint (FS numbers) in the instructions are not accurate.  It says to use a light-gray and a dark-gray when really it's a light-blue and a dark-blue. 

The correct colors are Tamyia X-14 Sky Blue for the light color and XF-8 with XF-17 for the dark color. This translates to Humbrol 48 and 25. There wasn't much to weather, just the exhaust cans and the stabilizers. The bottom received a light oil wash.

The last few photos show the real thing, and there is a top view of the plane along with my F/A-18 F Super Hornet.

Phil 

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Photos and text © by Phil Vorvis