F-4E & RF-4C Phantom II
Hi-Decal, 1/48 (also available in 1/72)
S u m m a r y
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| Catalogue Number: |
Hi-Decal Item No. 48-028
(72-058) - F-4E & RF-4C Phantom II
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| Scale: |
This
review is of the 1/48 sheet.
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| Contents
and Media: |
One
A5 decal sheet with stenciling on a
smaller
supplementary sheet and two, A4 size, b&w colour scheme and decal
placement guides.
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| Price: |
T.B.A. |
| Review
Type: |
First
Look |
| Advantages: |
Beautifully
printed, thin decals covering some out-of-the-ordinary F-4Es & an
RF-4E. |
| Disadvantages: |
No
walkway decals included (available separately on 48-024 / 72-054)
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| Recommendation: |
Highly
recommended |
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This latest F-4 sheet from Hi-Decal
provides
markings
for three F-4E / ETMs and one RF-4ETM in two colour schemes in
service with the Turkish Air Force.
The aircraft covered are;
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F-4E 67-0346 from 111 Sqn, in the Hill-Grey scheme.
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F-4E 67-0227 from 172 Sqn, in the Hill-Grey
scheme.
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F-4ETM 68-0403 from 112 Sqn, in the
Hill-Grey scheme.
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RF-4ETM 77-0314 from 173 Sqn, in a unique two-tone grey
scheme.
Once again Hi-Decal have produced a sheet
which offers he modeller some out-of-the-ordinary options for their
F-4 kits.
Many of the Turkish Air Force's F-4Es are refurbished,
second-hand machines, transferred from US stocks and the first machine
is one such F-4E which previously served with the New Jersey Air
National Guard and retains that unit's distinctive tiger head design,
in grey, on the nose.
Whilst not specifically mentioned, the second F-4E has a shark mouth
design very reminiscent of those worn by the St Louis Air National
Guard and may be one of their former machines. It also has a stylised
Hawk / Eagle design on the tail and rudder and a band of black and
yellow checks across the fin tip.
The third example is one of the Phantoms locally upgraded by Turkey to
become an F-4ETM. It to is in the two-tone Hill-Grey scheme but with a
very large and fierce looking mouth design, specific to these
Turkish F-4s, on the nose and radome in black and white (the
radome itself is black too). It also has a trident and devil's head(?)
design on the rudder and a black fin tip with "SEYTANLAR"(?) in yellow.
The last machine is an RF-4ETM, one of the eight new-build RF-4Es that
Turkey originally received in 1979. Also upgraded to "TM" standard,
this jet wears a unique (to Turkey) two-tone grey scheme with a
disruptive pattern of dark grey on the upper half of the fuselage and
in bands across the wings. A rather different and attractive scheme for
greys. It also has the Phantom "spook" character on the rudder and a
blue band across the fin tip with "SAFAKLAR" in white. This is also the
machine which was tragically shot down over Syria in 2012.
Some stenciling is included on the main sheet but there is also an
extra, smaller, sheet which includes the rest of the stencils, in
various colours and greys to allow for the variations across all the
schemes and it looks like there are enough markings to do two complete
machines.
Unfortunately there
are no
walkway decals included, but these are available separately on 48-024 /
72-054.
The paint schemes, decal placements and a
very brief history for each
aircraft are provided, in black and white, on a double sided A4
sheet while the stencil placements (with notes about the variations
between each scheme) and a weapons load-out guide are included on
another, single sided, A4 sheet. Acknowledgments, recommended kits
and accessories and suggested
references are also listed as well as a colour table with recommended
equivalent colours for the Humbrol and Model
Master ranges of paints.
The decals themselves look very thin, crisp and appear to
be in perfect register on my sheet.
The only real down side I can see is the need to have to
buy extra sheets for the walkways on these schemes. These are
available on Hi-Decal sheets 48-024 / 72-054.
Once again, Hi-Decal has produced a high quality sheet sheet which
gives modellers
some welcome, added variety to do some of the less represented but
certainly more interesting schemes on their F-4E or RF-4E kits.
Highly Recommended.
Thanks to Hi-Decal for the review
sample
Hi-Decal
decals are available direct from the manufacturer, Diego@HiDecal.
or from their new web site at; http://www.hi-decal.eu/
Text Copyright © 2013 by Darren Mottram
Page Created 11 June, 2013
Last
updated
11 June, 2013
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