ghatherly Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Hi, Just completed the brand new Zouki Mura. F-4J Phantom. The new kit is fantastic and easily the best 1/48 kit produced. While I did intend to do this as a build thread, I did not have the time to build, photograph, and post with all that is going on, so this will be the quickie version showing the cockpit, seats and some construction pictures. First the kit contains detail on par with the 1/32 scale offerings. What is nice is that ZM made the assembly as such to get the detail built and installed hiding seams and allowing for a clean installation. This is evident in the: cockpit sill as it attach to the fuselage halves and offer a full sill for the canopies The top fuselage seam is hidden under 2 panels, the top panel and the canopy rear faring the wing attachment to the fuselage at panel lines int he forward and rear fuselage and the wing leading edge flap made separately and as one piece. The kit has full intakes and engines, and the details of the landing gear, wheels, tires , stores and other components are very nicely done. The instruction booklet is a true booklet with very detailed instructions and notes to assist the builder in the assembly process. I had just under 100 hours into the build over 2 1/2 months. The pictures were taken both with and without a flash and are mixed. I used Furball's decal set along with the kit decals, Eduard Brassin Seats ( I used f-4B seats that fit perfectly), and Master Metal pitot and AOA probes. Edited February 20, 2017 by ghatherly Adjusted title 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghatherly Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 ][/URL] Thx, Gary 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Wow, Phabulous, well done! That cockpit is superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 very tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Fantastic work on your Phantom, Gary, very nicely finished. The Z-M kit sounds spectacular and, though it's beyond my means at the moment, seems like a must-have kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Outstanding finish Gary,beautifully built and you've got the "in service" paintwork and weathering spot on in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Phantastic - must resist....must resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Very nice indeed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 You have captured the Phantom and all that wonderful detail superbly, a smashing model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerMig Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wonderful Phantom. Cockpit is an absolute kicker ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 great model! makes me wanting to build one myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very nice, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 You can never have too many Phantoms, especially of that quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now