1/48 Hasegawa F-4B/N

by Sam Chia

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This is the Hasegawa 1/48 scale Phantom I finished quite a while ago. The VF 51 markings came from the beautiful Aeromaster sheet with missile stencils from Twobob’s.  Great looking kit apart from its raised lines.  I sanded off those lines after a light coat of matt black and rescribed. Other than that, I installed resin seats, burner cans and main wheels. 

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I used the reference photos in Squadron Signal publications “And kill MIGS” but must confess that I like my jets a little on the weather-beaten side. The model was painted with Gunze Sangyo aqueous colors and weathered with a combination of a splotchy paint job and oil wash.

Sam

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Photos and text © by Sam Chia