1/48 Hasegawa QF-4S Phantom

Gallery Article by Shawn "phantom" Weiler on Aug 29 2011

 

This is my 140th Phantom to grace the ARC web site. This one was built for the UAV group build.

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Its a Hasegawa F-4J with F-4E wings, Fightertown decals and a bunch of plastic card. Card to represent the rebuilt rear cockpit. As most of the controls are removed from the drones I had to switch the rear seat area. 

Add a bunch of aerials, a pod from a modified FLIR with more little pieces of plastic card added. The little aerials at the front of the pod are the landing gear door actuators from the kit. The in flight stand is a camera stand from the dollar store. The reinforcement straps are cardboard cut to size.

As always the last photo is the ever growing wall of Phantoms......at last count 98 of the 140 are still here on display.

Shawn "phantom" Weiler

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Photos and text © by Shawn "phantom" Weiler