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                        ESCI and Hasegawa 1/48 F-4C's

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                        mississippivol
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
                        Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 6:42 PM

                        Wonderful Phantoms, B! I agree with your opinion of the ESCI kit; only thing really wrong with it was the cockpit, and the only 1/48 kit that ever seems to get it right are the Monogram offerings. I have a C and an E in the closet waiting their turns.

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                        B_one fixer
                        • Member since
                          April 2014
                        Posted by B_one fixer on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 5:08 PM

                        Thanks all.

                        Pawel to be honest I really did not think about the helmets or masks. Out of habit I painted them with modern colors. Now that I look at it I will most likely end up repainting them at a later date. Thanks for the heads up.

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                        Pawel
                        • Member since
                          May 2009
                        • From: Poland
                        Posted by Pawel on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 4:02 PM

                        B_one fixer - nice looking Phantoms! Wouldn't that Hawaiian one just fit in the Vietnam group build? I wanted to ask you about those helmets and oxygen masks - is it normal that they are gray? I would expect masks to be black and helmets white - could you please write a few words about that? Thanks for sharing, have a nice day

                        Paweł

                        All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

                        www.vietnam.net.pl

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                        Buckeye
                        • Member since
                          February 2007
                        • From: Brunswick, Ohio
                        Posted by Buckeye on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:25 AM

                        Sweet!

                        Mike

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                        hogfanfs
                        • Member since
                          May 2013
                        • From: From the Mit, but live in Mason, O high ho
                        Posted by hogfanfs on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:24 AM

                        B1, they look awesome! I like the subtle weathering to see the panel lines on the ANG F4C! Great job!

                         Bruce

                         

                         On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                                                1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

                         

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                        B_one fixer
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                          April 2014
                        ESCI and Hasegawa 1/48 F-4C's
                        Posted by B_one fixer on Monday, September 22, 2014 10:19 PM

                        Just finished up these two side by side builds for the upcoming IPMS meeting here.

                        The Grey Phantom is the old ESCI kit. I know alot of people bash this kit but I enjoy building them. This was my 3rd ESCI phantom. The hasegawa kit came with an extra set of exhaust cans, so I used them on this kit. I purchased some aftermarket decals printed by cartograf for this kit. I am pretty happy with how everything turned out.

                        The Camo Phantom is a Hasegawa kit I had sitting in the stash. Everything on this kit is OOB to include the decals. They were old and brittle but I re-clearcoated them and everything came out alright. 

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