Rob Probert Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) Good morning all, I thought I'd share a recent model of mine that I've been working on for a while - a conversion of the Tamiya 1:32nd scale F-4J to a UK version with RR Speys. It's a conversion I have long wanted to do, and when I sourced a set of 3D printed Spey cans along with a decal set from Cutting Edge, I was good to go! The conversion is quite involved, and includes widening the intakes as well as dropping the back end a little to accommodate the larger Spey afterburners. I took a couple of pictures of the process when widening the front, but didn't get around to photographing the back end unfortunately! There was also the small doors on the rear fuselage to add, as moving the auxiliary doors on the lower fuselage forward. I also had to source some after market ejection seats the Brit Phantoms used a different seat to the US examples. And here's the finished model, painted as an FGR.2 of 41 Squadron based at RAF Conningsby in the early 1970s: I'm really pleased with how the conversion went and it's nice to now have a very rare model (in this scale!) in my collection. Best regards, Rob Edited February 27, 2022 by Rob Probert 48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 A superb piece of modelling! Great to see a 32nd scale Brit Phantom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29Triplex Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Rob, You've done a phantastic job on this conversion - a real beauty. However, XV495 was actually an FGR2 - which would be correct for a 41 sqn kite - as they never flew the FG1. Just a suggestion - change the title of your post to Phantom FGR2 conversion? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Now that's gorgeous, great work on this impressive model. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Probert Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, 29Triplex said: Rob, You've done a phantastic job on this conversion - a real beauty. However, XV495 was actually an FGR2 - which would be correct for a 41 sqn kite - as they never flew the FG1. Just a suggestion - change the title of your post to Phantom FGR2 conversion? Thank you - title and text duly corrected! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Rob, that's stunning mate! Well done on a tricky conversion I'm still plugging away on mine and it is so great to see someone else successfully complete this conversion. Great job and thanks for the inspiration! LOVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Lovely model, seems Spey phantoms are growing on trees lately.😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 That's a magnificent piece Rob,what a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Great looking model. It's massive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 That's impressive Rob, looks really good. Regards Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Fantastic , once in a while we get a real stunner turn up , and this is one of them , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Fantastic job. Would like to come and do a 1:1 scale airframe now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 That's one you can be very very proud of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Very, very nice. One to be proud of! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Excellent building skills. It's a little clean for my taste but the conversion id lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Sorry I missed this the first time round Rob. Really well done, looks fantastic as an RAF machine. Looks like you went a similar road to @HL-10 in creating the shape changes, seeing your results does make an FGR from an F-4J a realistic possibility 🤔 (Just don't look at @Anthony in NZ's build, you'll just run away screaming at the thought of trying to emulate it 😂😂😂) All the best, Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy400 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Awesome model. Could you fit any more missiles on it?😉 Really interesting mod to consider Speys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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