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1/32nd McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II


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With the retirement of Luftwaffe Phantoms from active service this year, I thought I would have a go at tackling my first 1/32 kit (this being Revell's example of the Phantom) and it's going to be huge in comparison to anything I have built before, the cockpit tub alone is almost as long as my 1/72  Sukhoi Su-25. 

 

This kit is going to be finished as a Norm 72 camo air-frame  from the days of Dissimilar Air Combat Training, so the rudder will be red, as well as the ends of the tail planes. Apart from some decals for a Norm 72 scheme, this will be a straight OOB build, apart from a few scratch-built details and a few Tamiya tape belts of the ejector seats. So far I have completed the ejector seats, with Tamiya belts and also the cockpit tub, all sprayed up and detailed. Also gave the seats a splash of Flory Model's Weathering wash, just to wear them down a bit.

 

Cockpit tub

 

 

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Ejector Seats

 

 

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Being my first WIP in progress on Britmodeller will be interesting to here your suggestions along the way  :)

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Nice start on the cockpit, Nick... these big Revell 1/32 jets don't need anything extra to make them impressive, as I found when I did the F-14 completely OOB a couple of years ago.

 

I've got a couple of these in the stash, and was intending to do one of them as an F-4E in SEA camouflage, but I've got to get my hands on a set of slotted tailplanes before I can do that. The other I was going to do as a Luftwaffe kite with Norm 72 camo just like yours when I can get hold of some suitable decals- looks like you're going to beat me to it!

 

I'll be following this one - good luck.

 

Dean

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I think the Luftwaffe are painting 4 F4s in various retro colour schemes to mark the retirement,  Its mentioned in Combat Aircraft monthly, and I think the first one is in Norm 72 (but doesnt have a red tail) and i think the others are going to be Norm 81,83 and 90.  This is from memory as I dont have the mag to hand.

 

I thought it would be quite cool to do one in these commemorative retro schemes.

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With exams out of the way have been able to press forward with the Phantom, I have fitted the cockpit tub within the front fuselage halves and fitted the under side which also holds the front wheel well. Using a mixture of super glue and filler have filled in the gap between the two sections. Finally, I have painted the the HUD area gloss black.








Hopefully will get the internal parts of the engines made and painted up in metallic paints.


MPaul, as my Dad saw a Luftawffe DACT Phantom, he is pushing me in that direction and so I will stick with the Norm 72 with red tail rudder :)
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Finally pushed on with this one, getting the model pretty much up to a stage ready for painting, I only have the outer wing sections to add and a few larger external detail parts. So since last update I have, made up the turbines for the inside of the model, sprayed metallic and just dirtied up a bit, to be honest they wont really be seen. With the turbines completed, I have joined the two fuselage halves then added the tail planes and the front section, which has also gained the nose cone.


The paint scheme is being changed from a Norm 72 airframe to a Norm 81 aircraft, after my Dad checked his shots from the 80's. The airframe will still be a Dissimalar Air Combat Training aircraft with high visibility rudder, tail planes, wing tips and front nose gear, much like this shot.

Only problem now is sourcing 1/32nd decals for Norm 81 camo.


Anyway on with the pictures;

Turbines

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Front fuselage and nose

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Front fuselage seam with main fuselage (at far right of photo), and cockpit

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And two pictures showing the progress so far

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The two rear wheel bays have been sprayed white and detailed, but are covered ready for the main painting of the model

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For now have got the sub assemblies to start such as the armaments, air intakes and landing gears
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Looks good so far mate, I've just finished this one before Christmas and I was intending to do the 72 camo but the decals that I got off ebay got lost in the post, so ended up doing the ICE grey jet. Today at the yeovilton show I picked up the AIRDOC Luftwaffen phantoms for £2.50 and there's a fair old few photo's in there. I'll take a photo of the model to keep you going. The only thing I'd watch is the nose/fuselage join, if you line up the upper surfaces you will end up with a step underneath so try to thing how you can encourage them too meet without having to do lots of sanding afterwards.

Steve.

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