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I've been absent from the modelling bench for some months now but feel the urge to return. This project is one which I have been planning to do for a number years but felt somewhat intimidated by the scale, having only made one other in 1/32nd - a Hunter T.8M. I gain my inspiration, like many, from what I have witnessed in the past and from photographs. This was certainly the case with this project, however the lack of important information, namely the aircraft serial number, stalled the project until now. Cross referencing with another photograph identified the aircraft as ZE355, tail code 'S' - The yaw string appears to held in place with with what looks like a piece of aluminium adhesive foil. This was evident in another, albeit grainy, photograph - Now on with the model... The kit cockpit was used and from which further details were added using plastic card and wire. The control column was modified using plastic card - the one on the left is found in earlier F-4s. I'm not a great fan of the etched metal style of instrument panels (IP) a little too one dimensional. So. both instrument panel gauges were drilled out. The panels were also thinned down so that the Eduard instruments could be added to the rear of each IP. The pilots radar scope was re-positioned - see photo. The seats came from Aires - Martin Baker Mk.H7 (US Navy). The seats lacked the Emergency Oxygen bottle pressure gauge found in the bottom seat cushion. This was easily dealt with using a drill. I never seem to get on with the etched straps provided so it was decided to use aluminium foil. Below is a series of photos showing the various stages of detailing. Eduard provided some of the cockpit detail below, as well as plastic card and rod. Highlighted in pencil, the front cockpit flooding door, a left over from the types carrier days, was added. Incidentally, the rear cockpit flooding door, was provided by Tamiya. Again, highlighted in pencil. are the two chaff compartment door that were also added using a razor saw. The top of the fuselage is also missing a couple of panel lines - these were added. Back to the seats... Andrew
