1/48 Hasegawa F-4D Phantom Air National Guard

[mustang1989]

Man Nathan!! That looks great! I like that gun pod too!!!

[nathant]

Thanks Joe. Glad you like the build. Yeah that gun pod's gonna look mean hanging under there

[mostrich]

High class modeling's going on in here.
I make a lot of notes for my future build, can learn some very useful insider stuff in this thread.

Oh, and I really like that scheme!

[nathant]

Thanks Mostrich. But why put off in the future what you can build now?! Bust out that Phantom man!

[scorpiomikey]

Thanks Mostrich. But why put off in the future what you can build now?! Bust out that Phantom man!

Thats what i did, got my EJ "Goodbye Okinawa" on the bench at the moment. Nearly ready for paint.

[BlackSheep214]

I've got my eye out on this new F-4 Phantom kit by Hasegawa coming soon:

http://www.hasegawausa.com/product-pages/hsgs2161.html

[nathant]

Quick little update via mobile technology! ...aka I'm too busy to be better organized. I got most of the little bits and the ordinance glued on, and the Phantom got its Phlat coat. I'm debating re-glossing the black radome, as its a bit flat looking now compared to real pics. I just have to attach the outer gas bags and the gun pod, attach the canopies and it'll be done...Then on to the F-4G

[Fermis]

That looks GREAT!!!

For that radome...I think a gloss might be a bit much (gloss never looks "right" to me, in scale). Maybe just buff it with a soft cloth, to give it a bit of a sheen(???).

[nathant]

Thanks Fermis, you're probably right. I was thinking more of a semi-gloss, but i'll look over some ref pics...maybe I'll leave it alone. The whole model was sealed with a Satin Varnish, so its not quite flat, but still duller than a semi-gloss.

[BlackSheep214]

She's coming along quite nicely!