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I've not been doing much with the Phantom as I've been busy finishing a F-104 in the recent group build and spent the weekend doing other things, including taking a walk up the North Downs to Castle Hill (or, as the locals call it Caesar's Camp), the site of a now gone Norman castle just off the Saxon Shore Way. Here's the view from the top... Visited a friend and saw some progress with the build of my semi-solid Jaguar... Anyway, I have done some bits on the Phantom. I fitted the lower wing... There's some tiny gaps to fill and some sanding but I'm pretty pleased with it (although I'm choosing to ignore the fact that the top of the front gear bay is cockeyed). Fitted the outer wings, the bit behind the cockpit, the instrument panel shroud (is that the right word?), and some wiring in the cockpit. Also, re-painted the main undercarriage and speed brake wells. Thanks for looking.

Looks like you're making good progress.

It would look even better if some-one who could paint did it. Thanks Cookie, although I'm not particularly pleased with the end result. Thanks Steve, although I think it could be better.

That looks rather splendid.

Thanks Ced, that's very kind of you.

This is my entry, an F-104C of 435th TFS based at Udorn, Thailand in June 1966. It's the Revell kit, reboxed by Academy, brush painted with Colourcoats and Humbrol enamels, finished with W&S Galleria varnish, built from the box with the addition of 750lb M117s from Hasegawa. The build is here: Thanks to @Marklo and @reini for hosting, I had planned to make several more but got distracted.

I wanted to, and I did. Thanks to @Marklo and @reini for hosting.

Lovely neat masking on the wings. Do you think you'll get it finished, before the GB ends?

It's looking good, I hope you finish it before the deadline.

Plenty of time.

That question has been asked before, here's some answers:

I don't have a shelf of doom, I have a bin of doom.

Thanks Giorgio. I did consider sticking a decal to the back and even bought some to do just that but then couldn't decide which one to use.

There's been a bit of progress, since my last post. I've added the window for the accumulator pneumatic pressure gauge (at least, I think that's what it's called) by super gluing a piece of clear sprue into the hole in cut and filed. Then sanded and polished it before painting the back black and (unsuccessfully) tried to replicate a gauge by scratching a line and painting it white I then joined the fuselage halves together Then, added some spurious detail in the wheelwells. I then started the job of dropping the ailerons. There will now be a short intermission while I try to finish this before the GB ends. Thanks for looking.

The painting is as good as it's ever going to be, the decals are on, and a first coat of gloss has been applied, just a few bits'n'bobs left to do. I should be able to finish this by the closing date. Thank for looking.