helios
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The venerable Hasegawa long nose Phantom is a concurrent build w/ the F-4EJ Kai. I was curious to see the differences in 3 decades of model production development. The particular kit was picked up for a song at a model show 3 years ago. Do I expect it to be to the level of the Z-M? No, certainly not. However I'm confident that I can still turn out a more than acceptable result (for me) for a fair bit less than the entry fee of a new Z-M or Tamiya kit. Although it should be said that my decision to move to MRP external colors have certainly eaten into the price difference due to the Norm 81 scheme I wanted to do. Not factoring in paint costs, I should be able to get within 60% of a Z-M or half the cost of a Tamiya.
Some spares re-appropriation will assist in keeping costs down on this build...though future Hase F-4 builds won't be quite so fortunate. A set of RESKIT AIM-120s, Eduard resin wheels and metal pitots have been the only AM purchased for it to date, though I will be adding some resin FOD covers to the build at a later date.
The kit and chosen decals for the Norm 81 scheme.
Some spares re-appropriation will assist in keeping costs down on this build...though future Hase F-4 builds won't be quite so fortunate. A set of RESKIT AIM-120s, Eduard resin wheels and metal pitots have been the only AM purchased for it to date, though I will be adding some resin FOD covers to the build at a later date.
The kit and chosen decals for the Norm 81 scheme.
