Search the Community

1/72 Academy F-4J. AC206 VF-103 'Sluggers', USS Saratoga, August 72. MiG-21 Killer. The excellent Academy kit, Eduard etch in the cockpit, Print Scale decals. Thanks for looking, Phil

Ello gents and ladies.... I caved..... So there will be another 32 scale Spook in the house.... It will also be a Luftwaffe one and a F-4F, but the scheme has yet to be decided..... I hope that it will be a colourful one and an easy one... As time is a big thing here.... Pictures and so on will follow in the next couple of days. PS: Due to family illness I am giving a heads up already at the start that I might not finish, but the build will give me the time off and the inspiration to keep it going.... So, from the south west part of Norway.... So long for now... Ørjan

Hi mates, I have a confession to make. I hate grey jets. Really. But I like pointy planes that go fast. What to do? Find colourful prototype, retirement or anniversary schemes and just say no to low viz! And that's what we did. I built this for the F-4 Single Type Group Build here on Britmodeller, and I'm adding an RFI thread here for those of you who don't peruse the Group Builds (you know who you are). The build process is detailed in the WIP thread here. Project: McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II Kit: Hasegawa Kit No. 00067 Scale: 1:72 (as revealed in the scriptures) Decals: From the kit for VMFA-321 Hell's Angels "Triple Nuts" (litres of decal solvent supplied by builder - not included with kit); stencils and other decals from the Magic Box of Stickers Resin: Verlinden Set 553 for ejection seats and radar components; True Details 72009 F-4J/S tyre set Photoetch: Verlinden Set 553 for cockpit, radar, and interior exhaust details; Eduard No. SS209 for instrument panels, control panels, rudder pedals, and HUD Turned Brass: Master Model No. 72-035 F-4 Phantom pitot tube, RAM air inlet, angle of attack probe Canopy Masks: Not required by order of Fire Marshall Paint: Gunze H34 Cream Yellow, H58 Interior Green, H77 Tire Black, H86 Red Madder, H90 Clear Red, H94 Clear Green, H305 FS36118 Gunship Gray, H317 FS36231 Dark Gull Gray, H319 Light Green, H315 FS16440 Light Gull Gray, H322 Phthalo Cyanine Blue, H333 Extra Dark Sea Grey; Testors 1181 Flat Aluminum, 2143 Semi-Gloss White RLM 21; Floquil 110004 Crystal Cote; Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black; Alclad ALC101 Aluminum, ALC103 Dark Aluminum, ALC111 Magnesium, ALC314 Klear Kote Flat Weathering: Consider this model a "what if." As in, what if the aircraft just left the paint booth after application of the retirement scheme and all the nearby birds were nesting. Improvements/Corrections Cockpit sidewalls, canopies, and canopy sills detailed with Verlinden photoetch Added Eduard Color Zoom instrument panels, control panels, rudder pedals, and HUD Replaced kit ejection seats with Verlinden resin seats; raised the rear seat to proper position Opened the radome and added photoetch and resin radar details Removed reinforcement patches from top of stabilators (not present on USN and USMC Phantoms) Added Master Model pitot tube, RAM air inlet, and angle of attack probe Added stencils Thanks for reading all that. You're more infected than I am! Photos: And a nice family shot. Doesn't that look better than boring low viz grey? Cheers, Bill