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Hasegawa
Phantom in 1/48 again. This is number 171. The add ons are Hi Decal Line decals for a
very rare Israeli recon Phantom. Only 3 of these are known to have been made.
All modified F-4Es with a very high tech high definition camera. The IDF needed
to replace its old slow moving recon airframes and as with everything except
cargo in aviation the Phantom was the answer.
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First
thought was strapping the camera into a pod but the aerodynamics did not work.
The camera was far to big for the regular RF-4Cs but would fit in a modified E
once you remove the gun and radar and added a few inches..
The model itself required a Paragon resin nose, big large hunk of resin. The resin once finished needed a clear lens so I used the lid from a blueberry container. Other modifications were to switch the E slatted wings into standard non slatted wings. Hack saw, putty and sandpaper for that. Next modification was the refuelling pod. That took the tip from a Skyhawk, a Q-tip and a rounded hunk of putty, then a bunch of sanding to shape. The decals from Hi
Decal Line are the final step and look great.
In the photos I included a past F-4E build and a older RF-4C built some years back in 1/72.
Shawn
"phantom" Weiler
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