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This is Hasegawa's F-4EJ Kai, builr as with most of my kits straight from the box with only the most ovious detailing. . . There isn't a whole lot to say about this kit, except that ten years (!) after it's release it's still the finest Phantom available in 1/72nd. . Revell's new release is lovely, but has a few outline problems that keep it in second place to this piece of modelling Nirvana. I have a pile of these models on the "to do" pile, and still buy them when I see them! Construction is pretty straightforward and the only filler I ever use is a little around the lower wing to intake joint. . a common spot on Phantoms for the filler to be broken out. The paint scheme is done with Humbrol enamels, and consists of a 36375/36320 base camoflage with a peculiar red-brown oversprayed for fighter meets in typical Japanese style. for the brown I employed a deeply scientific method of taking a pot of Humbrol #133 red/brown and chucking grey and white in in varying amounts and giving it a stir until the colour looked about right from the box top photo. I wouldn't be able to repeat the mixing exercise in a thousand years because it was just so random, but the final colour looks about right to me.
The ejector seats are Neomega with PP Aeroparts ejection handles, canopy mirrors and HUD. The Sidewinders and Sparrows are from a Hasegawa weapons set (I need some more. I've denuded four of these sets of their AIM-9L's in a little more than a year!).
If you have yet to try this model but like the Phantom, I can only say rush out and get one now. . . . it is 1/72nd modelling at it's very finest! Drewe Manton
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Photos and text © by Drewe Manton
