F-4E Phantom 526th Ramstein AB, Hasegawa 1/48 scale

Phil_Flory

Member since
October 2007
From: Devon, UK

F-4E Phantom 526th Ramstein AB, Hasegawa 1/48 scale

Posted by Phil_Flory on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 6:22 AM

Well all done, all out of the box apart from the Tamiya tape harness and a bit of wiring behind the RIOs panel.

The full build is <<here>>

Vellejo paints, Promodellers dark wash.

Thanks for looking and happy modeling

Phil

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:28 AM

Very nicely done Phil! Did you mask the camo, and if so how did you do it? Excellent work! Thumbs Up [tup]

Frank

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Phil_Flory

Member since
October 2007
From: Devon, UK

Posted by Phil_Flory on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:58 AM

Hi Frank,

All the camo is free hand apart from the wing tanks, there masked with Tamiya tape.

Phil

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:59 AM

...OUT-Freakin'-STANDING!...Top Notch work here...5 stars and 2 thumbs up...

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eagle334

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March 2003
From: plopped down in front of this computer.

Posted by eagle334 on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:24 AM

Phil_Flory wrote:
...behind the RIOs panel.

WSO'S !! We had WSO'S !!! None of that Navy rio junk. I clear my nose in thier general direction.

Couple of quick nitpiks, the entire slotted leading edge of the horizontal stab should be titanium and the number on the nose door is on upside down. Looks like a nice build otherwise. I spent some time on that very airframe at Ramstein.

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rjkplasticmod

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February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:07 AM

Excellent work Phil. Phabulous Phantom .

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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Gordon D. King

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May 2015

Posted by Gordon D. King on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:29 AM

Outstanding job. You should be very proud of this build.

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subfixer

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March 2004
From: Spartanburg, SC

Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:36 AM

Superb!

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Phil_Flory

Member since
October 2007
From: Devon, UK

Posted by Phil_Flory on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:39 AM

Sorry, sorry WSO titanium yep , my bad.

But thanks for all you comments.

Phil

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:54 AM

Gorgeous!

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:36 AM

Beautiful Phantom there, Phil! The finish and panel line work is brilliant.

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Milairjunkie

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October 2007
From: Scotland

Posted by Milairjunkie on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:10 PM

Lovely build, lovely bird.

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:52 PM

Great work on the Phantom. You should add the gun purge scoop though. The E model gun purge scoop was always open on the ground when engines were not running.

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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wyoroy

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August 2006
From: The Great State of Wyoming

Posted by wyoroy on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:18 PM

Outstanding work.

Roy

Roy (Capt. Wyoroy FAAGB/USNFAWGB)

John 3:16

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cml

Member since
March 2007
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by cml on Thursday, November 22, 2007 1:02 AM

That Phantom looks amazing - SEA camo is easily my favourite scheme.

Can i ask what airbrush you use? I'm extremely impressed with the nice demarcation lines.

cml

Chris

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namrednef

Member since
September 2012

Posted by namrednef on Thursday, November 22, 2007 2:22 AM

I cannot add to these great kudos! Nice!

....just a question born of ignorance about non-Navy/Marine F-4s.....Did all Phantoms serve with an arrestor hook? Just a general question for anyone.

Nam

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yardbird78

Member since
January 2003
From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway

Posted by yardbird78 on Thursday, November 22, 2007 2:30 AM

Now THAT is definately a model that deserves the "Phabulous Phantom" moniker. Outstanding work.

to namrednef, yes, all F-4 Phantoms had the tail hook. Non-carrier capable F-4s used them for emergency arrestor cable engagements and such crazyness as "Pardo's Push". Look that one up on the internet. It is an interesting story.

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Phil_Flory

Member since
October 2007
From: Devon, UK

Posted by Phil_Flory on Thursday, November 22, 2007 4:22 AM

cml wrote:

That Phantom looks amazing - SEA camo is easily my favourite scheme.
Can i ask what airbrush you use? I'm extremely impressed with the nice demarcation lines.
cml

Hi, I use a Harder & Steenbeck evoluion with 0.4 needle for camo work with Vallejo model air acrylic paints and the a wash of Promodellers weathering wash all over the model.

Hope that helps

Phil

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Bossman

Member since
December 2002

Posted by Bossman on Thursday, November 22, 2007 5:25 AM

Phil,

That's a really impressive build. The weathering is really nice, particularly on the underside. The way you did the bare metal surfaces is nice too.

Chris

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cml

Member since
March 2007
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by cml on Friday, November 23, 2007 12:21 AM

Phil_Flory wrote:

Hi, I use a Harder & Steenbeck evoluion with 0.4 needle for camo work with Vallejo model air acrylic paints and the a wash of Promodellers weathering wash all over the model.
Hope that helps
Phil

Thanks Phil,

At the moment, i just use a Paasche H (single action), which can't get too fine. In Australia, i haven't seen/heard of Harder & Steenbeck, in fact, i've never seen our stores stock anything other than Paasche and Badger. So i guess i'm limited to those two brands.

Hope to see more of your fine works in the future on this site.

cml

Chris

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Friday, November 23, 2007 6:57 AM

Fantastic build Phil, she looks an absolute stunner.

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Phil_Flory

Member since
October 2007
From: Devon, UK

Posted by Phil_Flory on Saturday, November 24, 2007 2:53 AM

berny13 wrote:
Great work on the Phantom. You should add the gun purge scoop though. The E model gun purge scoop was always open on the ground when engines were not running.

I don't suppose you have a photo of the scoop?

Phil

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Saturday, November 24, 2007 7:34 AM

Phil_Flory wrote:

berny13 wrote:
Great work on the Phantom. You should add the gun purge scoop though. The E model gun purge scoop was always open on the ground when engines were not running.
I don't suppose you have a photo of the scoop?

It isn't the best pictures, but it will give you an idea on where it is located.

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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eagle334

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March 2003
From: plopped down in front of this computer.

Posted by eagle334 on Saturday, November 24, 2007 8:58 AM

I love this thread!! First a picture of a Ramstien jet I worked on then a picture of a Seymour jet I spent a lot of time on! Good ole' 74-1649. That was one of my favorite jets. It was the only one that had all the parts for the APX-76 IFF system synced together so it actually worked (APX was the nightmare system for us Comm/Nav guys).

Hey Bernie, what decals are those?

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Phil_Flory

Member since
October 2007
From: Devon, UK

Posted by Phil_Flory on Saturday, November 24, 2007 11:13 AM

berny13 wrote:
Phil_Flory wrote:

berny13 wrote:
Great work on the Phantom. You should add the gun purge scoop though. The E model gun purge scoop was always open on the ground when engines were not running.
I don't suppose you have a photo of the scoop?
It isn't the best pictures, but it will give you an idea on where it is located.

Thanks Berny, That will be in my next one for sure.

Lovely work on yours too

Phil

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Saturday, November 24, 2007 4:38 PM

eagle334 wrote:

I love this thread!! First a picture of a Ramstien jet I worked on then a picture of a Seymour jet I spent a lot of time on! Good ole' 74-1649. That was one of my favorite jets. It was the only one that had all the parts for the APX-76 IFF system synced together so it actually worked (APX was the nightmare system for us Comm/Nav guys).
Hey Bernie, what decals are those?

I have no idea. I did a Google search and came up with the model.

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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Cubrooski

Member since
December 2007

Posted by Cubrooski on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:08 PM

Hey Eagle, I work on the F-4's down here in FL as drones and if I'm not mistaken we have 649 as one of our manned flyers. I'll take a look at work and let you know if you'd like.

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constructor

Member since
July 2006
From: Philippines

Posted by constructor on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:56 PM

I've been wanting to build an F-4E but could'nt find the proper model for it. Your built inspired me to go on with my plan but I could'nt find the model you built in the Hasegawa catalog. Is it really an F-4E or an F-4E Phantom II? That is one great Phantom you've got there.