F-4J VF-142 Ghostriders

[Plumbum]

All ready to start. I got this dirt cheap with no decals. It is the Fujimi

F.3, alias F-4J UK. I have a set of decals coming for NK-212 one of the

last Mig killers of the Vietnam War in 1972.---John

[billn53]

It’s a Phantom, what else needs to be said? I’m on board 

[Moses]

Watching 

[Guest]

I am off to a start, slow but a start. The kit has no decals so I am detail

painting gauges and switches on the IPs and side consoles. Fujimis'

shapes for the pilot and RIO IPs are a bit off but you won't see much in

72nd scale. I have the ejection seats started, just need to paint the yellow

and black pull ring ejection handles on the seat tops and the red piping

that connects the pull rings. I did the pilot and RIO IPs , I took a very sharp

pencil and drew in some gauges and switches then used a toothpick in different

colors to "paint" them in. The cockpit tub just has the rudimentary colors, I

need to re sharpen the pencil and draw in some gauges and knobs.---John

[Guest]

Cockpit all painted up and assembled. Not sure of the accuracy but most won't be

visible under the closed canopy.---John

[Guest]

The cockpit is installed and the fuselage halves are glued up. I added some fishing sinkers to

the nose for weight just in case.---John

[Guest]

The intakes are on and puttied up plus the wings are assembled.---John

[Guest]

Here is the Microscale sheet I am using for VF-142 Ghost Riders and an image. showing

the marking colors.---John

[billn53]

No need to add nose weight (unless for peace of mind). I’ve never seen a Phantom that wanted to be a tail-sitter. 

[Guest]

Wings on, getting close to painting.---John

[Moses]

Think about adding seat belts to seats. Eduard makes photoetched to F-4

https://www.mojehobby.pl/products/F-4-seatbelts-grey-STEEL-17277375.html

[Guest]

I had to do several sessions with putty on the bottom fuselage.

I think it's done, I hope.---John

[Captain Mark]

Looks like some great work being done on the cockpit, especially in a relatively small scale, keep it up! 👊

[Guest]

Thanks, I just finished gluing the canopy. I'll let it set up good untill tomorrow then

start masking and painting. The next Fujimi, F-4E , should be here in a couple of weeks.---John

[Guest]

The white is done, masks off. NMF for tail area next. I used Tamiya mini swabs to clean up

some leakage under the masks.---John

[Moses]

It may be the fault of the light, but the gray color is weird

Edited May 28, 2020 by Moses

[Guest]

What gray color? The bottom is white and the top as of yet is gray plastic color.

What are you calling gray, the white on the bottom or the gray unpainted plastic?

Same paint scheme as this plane.---John

[Moses]

Ah, ok, I didn't notice that the top is still the color of plastic. I didn't write anything