Here is my little
Phantom.
I like last
carrier based Phantoms so much that I started to build an F-4N of VF-154 in his last
cruise aboard USS Coral Sea in 1984.
As we remember the Midway class carriers
weren't able to carry the mighty Tomcat for his excessive
load so the F-4 was popular for a little time longer.
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I started with the
Hasegawa F-4J Phantom, a beautiful kit with engraved panel lines and well detailed,
only it's a "J" not an "N" so I replaced the cockpit (it's
for a "D" one!) with the resin Aires F-4B/N set. I changed the nozzles
with Aires resin ones, I sanded away the bulged upperwing and other little
items... the best is the re done resin nose, (Thanks Lucio!) a friend of mine
made some with the IR sensor and they are marvellous.
Alberto
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