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Airfix 1/72 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 *Second build*


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Got a bit of work done this week on my second Airfix 1/72 Phantom FG.1
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Primer on...
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And back end metalics...
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And today, Postie delivered my Aerocraft 1/72 Replacement Spey Cans. Right engine is the kit part sanded smooth and the left one is the Aerocraft resin replacement.
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4 minutes ago, F-32 said:

Looking good!

 

What scheme you going for?

This will be a 111 Squadron Toom in Dark Green, Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey. I will be using one of the Xtradecal sheets which incorrectly gives the aircraft as XV582 when it is in fact XV583.

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45 minutes ago, Parabat said:

That looks good so far. How do these build up from your experience? Better than the Fujimi?

The Fujimi kit is easier to build, yet the Airfix kit is more acurate but does have its faults too.

 

Bleed air vents above and below the intake ramps absent on the Airfix kit, as are the vent just above the Spey Cans (afterburners) - Aerocraft do a replacement part.

Stepped rings on the afterburner cans (Practically 1/1 scale on a 1/72 model) - no where near as prominent on the real engines (almost flush) - Aerocraft do a replacement set but they do seem quite a bit larger than the kit part. Which is correct? Not sure at the moment. Need to check the refs.

Early round top fin - Perfect for an early F-4K/FG.1, leading edge panel lines different for F-4M/FGR.2

Late square top fin - Perfect for a later mid 70's onwards FGR.2 as it has the large vertical antenna panel in the forward portion of the tail. Needs to be filled and rescribed to do a later FG.1.

Lots of test fitting is needed too before gluing major parts together like wings and fuselage.

 

When finished, it does look like a cracking representation of a British Phantom.

 

 

 

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More work done on the Airfix 1/72 Phantom FG.1 today. The bulk of the painting done with Hataka acrylics.

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On 22/08/2018 at 16:24, falcon said:

This will be a 111 Squadron Toom in Dark Green, Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey. I will be using one of the Xtradecal sheets which incorrectly gives the aircraft as XV582 when it is in fact XV583.

I lived in Leuchars for five years in the early 70's. One of my ambitions is to build a Leuchars based aircraft. The sight and sound of two Phantoms screaming over my primary school heading off to meet a Bear over the North Sea is unforgetable.

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I'm liking the look of this a lot. I've plans for one of these, actually 4 of these in the various iterations of XV578, but in these colours was how I saw her at Biggin Hill in 1983, a memory that has never left me, the raw power of her doing aerobatics on reheat was impressive & a bit deafening. :) Eh, what was that? :D 

Steve.

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