Tamiya 1/32 F-4J Phantom II "VX-4"

By Kai Reckstadt

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Here are some pics of my 1:32 Scale Tamiya F-4J Rhino.

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It depicts the "Black Bunny" as flown by VX-4 "Evaluators" of the Navy. Decals are from Yellowhammer and white stencils are from a beautiful set from Icarus-Decals. They cause a huge amount of work since there are around 500 stencils to apply! Another thing which causes much work is the removing of the ABDR-panels.

Other additions came from the EDUARD Photo-Etch-"Interior/ Exterior"- Set and I added some wiring/ piping to the cockpit and wheel-wells.

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For painting I used HUMBROL Gloss Black and I didn't apply much weathering except for the wheel-wells.

I really enjoyed building this well-known kit and presenting it in a paint-scheme not seen very often.

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© Kai Reckstadt 2006

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This article was published on Friday, September 27 2013; Last modified on Saturday, May 14 2016