Subject: Re: HASEGAWA 1/72 F-2B 50th anniversary
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jean-Charles GODDET" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:54:54 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
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Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jean-Charles GODDET 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:04 AM
  Subject: HASEGAWA 1/72 F-2B 50th anniversary

  Gallery Article Template

  "HASEGAWA 1/72 Mitsubishi F-2B J.A.S.D.F 50th Anniversary" 

  by "Jean-Charles GODDET"

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      This model is a Hasegawa 1/72 F-2B Japanese indigenous fighter. I decided to show this bird with an attractive paint scheme with horse mounted samouraï. This special scheme represents the flag ship plane 33-8119  for the 21st Fighter training squadron (Hitokaï) 4th Air Wing (Kokudan) from Matsushima AB. This paint scheme was for 50th anniversary of JAPAN SELF DEFENSE FORCE in 2007. Matsushima AB was flooded by seawater after 2011 earthquake and tsunami. 18 F-2B were damaged or destroyed (12 were scraped). Remaining 6 planes restoration is still underway with the help of Lockheed Martin with first aft and leading edges delivering in december 2013 to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. I used decals sheet from the box with no add ons, decals are very accurate. I followed HASAGAWA instructions regarding colors, the upper blue splash Gunze acrylic H54 on overall blue camouflage Gunze acrylic H56. I mixed these two colors with other blue and white to try to find the most accurate camo. I added a light weathering because Japanese planes are always clean.

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      To enhance the model I added central tank and one tank under each wing. I decided not to add armament or missiles because as training jet F-2B are often shown without weapons. I dedicate this article to all Japanese hardly touched in their chair and heart by this terrible natural disaster plus the Fukishima consequence.

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      I hope you will like my model and pictures . It was a real pleasure for me to assemble this super Japanese "F-16" (25% larger wing area than the real F-16), 94 F-2 were produced with approximatly 30 F-2B two seats version, despite F-35 selection by Japan to replace F-4, F-2A/B and F-15J/DJ could be replace by a new 5th generation fighter Mitsubishi ATD-X perhaps next futur F-3. F-2 will be upgrated with new extended AESA radar and electronic suite and long range air air missile Mitsubishi AAM-4 with AIM-120 AMRAAM characteristics.

  Don't forget the way of the Bushido

  Jean-Charles.

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  Photos and text © by "Jean-Charles GODDET"