1/48 Hasegawa F-4F

Gallery Article by Wayne Hui on Nov 12 2003

 

This is a Hasegawa F-4F model that I built back in 1991. 

At that time I didn't have enough skills and information to do the Norm 81 paint scheme as shown on photo 0114.   Hence, I just painted it in the solid splinter scheme (Molder) as directed by the kit instruction.   The model before repainting is shown. 

Recently, I stripped the paint off and repainted and upgraded the cockpit to what is shown on these photos.  

 

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The upgrades done to the cockpit were:

  • addition of a KMC side walls
  • True Details resin seats
  • scratch built upper instrument panel for the back seater
  • addition of wires behind the rear instrument panels
  • addition of home made oxygen hoses.
  • addition of mirrors to the canopy.

The paint scheme used is the Norm 81A scheme used during the latter part of the 80s. High viz marking are used as per the type adopted during training in Goosebay.

Paint used are Gunze. Mixing instruction and paint color are shown on the reference chart for everyone to use.   

Decals used are the kit decals and the AirDoc decal sheet.
 
This is certainly one of my favourite models in my collection. 

Wayne Hui

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Photos and text © by Wayne Hui