1/48 Revell Phantom FGR.2

[Back in the Saddle]

Here’s my entry for this GB:

 

Completely untouched - for now!

 

 

A choice of three schemes - the one on the box and these two:

 

 

I’m currently undecided, but there’s no need to make my mind up just yet!

 

Looking forward to this one!👍

 

[Jabba]

Welcome along.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Welcome to the build. 

[Back in the Saddle]

On 28/08/2025 at 15:21, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Welcome to the build. 

Thank you!

Work has begun, starting (as is traditional!) with the cockpit. Task one was building the seats from these components, all of which were nicely detailed:

 

 

With the seats built, I turned my attention to the cockpit tub:

 

 

Which slotted together without any issues:

 

 

A dry fitting was needed to get the rear right hand panel to sit at the correct angle:

 

 

The wings were next and nicely detailed, albeit with some flash:

 

 

This was cleaned up and the top and bottom sections joined together:

 

 

So after a couple of hours it's already Phantom shaped!:

 

 

Painting the cockpit is next, to bring it to life as best I can, then joining the fuselage up. It's been a pleasant build so far.👍

 

[Back in the Saddle]

The cockpit is now painted. It's at a basic level, as the canopies will be closed - hopefully it will look reasonably sensible under the plastic:

 

 

The seats are still a WIP and will slot in later.

 

The intakes are lacking detail, the instructions simply show to paint these black:

 

 

The intake trunking was sprayed white and fits on over this area:

 

 

Still some flash to be removed!

 

The fuselage was then glued together:

 

 

 

Once the seams are cleaned up I will look at applying some primer.

 

 

[Jabba]

Coming along a treat. Very good work on the cockpit and as they say "good enough for government work". I know it is an old kit, but there does appear to be a lot of flash here and there.

[Back in the Saddle]

On 07/09/2025 at 19:20, Jabba said:

Coming along a treat. Very good work on the cockpit and as they say "good enough for government work". I know it is an old kit, but there does appear to be a lot of flash here and there.

Thank you! It's apparent that this is an older kit!😁

 

A bit more progress... The intakes were attached, using tapered files to wedge them in the right position whilst the glue set:

 

 

The alignment looks pretty good:

 

 

 

The nose was a stand alone sprue:

 

 

Once this is attached I will clean up all the seams.

 

The seats have had a bit more titillation:

 

 

The same philosophy as before applies - when viewed through the canopy, they should look adequate!

 

 

[Parabat]

Good going, it can be hard to see down the intakes anyway, so even in 1/48 the kit is acceptable, at a slight angle it is difficult to see very far down anyway. Nice to see simple adaptations going on, looking good.

[Jabba]

The right tool for the job. Well done in getting the intakes aligned.

[FalkeEins]

... doesn't look too tricky for a 'Level 5'!  You're making it look a fairly straightforward build

[Back in the Saddle]

Slow steady progress on this one, but not enough to justify regular updates!

 

There are recesses on the side which can be built with the access panels open:

 

However, I choose to build the model with these closed:

 

 

Similarly, there are panels below the wing (flaps or speed brakes?) which will be built in the closed position. One side is done, the other is being fettled to fit:

 

There is a small hook in the nose gear bay, which needs to align with the doors. The door was taped in place to ensure the hook placement was correct (between the red dots):

 

 

 

On 14/09/2025 at 19:29, FalkeEins said:

doesn't look too tricky for a 'Level 5'!  You're making it look a fairly straightforward build

Not tricky, but not a beginner’s kit either! There are certainly a few challenges along the way…

 

On 14/09/2025 at 15:42, Jabba said:

The right tool for the job. Well done in getting the intakes aligned.

Thanks Jabba. A great example of why this kit is not suitable for a novice! 😁

 

On 14/09/2025 at 15:19, Parabat said:

Good going, it can be hard to see down the intakes anyway, so even in 1/48 the kit is acceptable, at a slight angle it is difficult to see very far down anyway. Nice to see simple adaptations going on, looking good.

Thank you! It should all add to the finished model.👍

[shortCummins]

that's a good tip about the nose gear hook, I shall be stealing that for my build 👍 providing I remember 😜

 

rgds

John(shortCummins)

[Back in the Saddle]

The fin tip was added (note the damaged probe, which was almost inevitable!):

 

 

And the canopy masked ready for primer:

 

I realised after gluing the canopy onto the fuselage that the section between the pilot/navigator should have clear windows too. Unfortunately the plastic is fogged, due to over zealous gluing, so I will try to come up with a solution for this later…

[Parabat]

You could do it as one of the planes that had the periscopes fitted.

 

[Jabba]

I was thinking that too.

[Back in the Saddle]

1 hour ago, Parabat said:

You could do it as one of the planes that had the periscopes fitted.

 

It is a good solution and I might just do that.👍

 

When I was checking references it looked as if that area was not glazed, hence slapping the glue on without a care in the world…😬

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

8 hours ago, Back in the Saddle said:

The fin tip was added (note the damaged probe, which was almost inevitable!):

 

 

And the canopy masked ready for primer:

 

I realised after gluing the canopy onto the fuselage that the section between the pilot/navigator should have clear windows too. Unfortunately the plastic is fogged, due to over zealous gluing, so I will try to come up with a solution for this later…

Maybe paint the windows a dark, dark grey. There is very little light in that area and you cant see much anyways. 

[Back in the Saddle]

16 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Maybe paint the windows a dark, dark grey. There is very little light in that area and you cant see much anyways.

Funnily enough, that was my original plan A when I realised my mistake! I suspect that from my standard viewing distance that will look perfectly acceptable!😁

[Back in the Saddle]

Progress slowed for a while on this one, due to a family holiday! However the initial priming is now done, revealing a few blemishes to fix:

 

 

These areas will be filled, sanded and re-scribed, before a final coat of primer.

 

I have also readied the exhausts and tailplane for priming:

 

 

Two sets of exhausts were in the box, to cater for other versions of the aircraft. I will prime these and the wing when I spray the fuselage.👍

 

 

[Back in the Saddle]

I tried a dry-fit of the wings today and noticed a gap between the wing root and the fuselage:

 

 

Not quite sure how that occurred but it is the same on both sides...

 

I fitted a plastic shim to the fuselage to cover this area:

 

 

It looks rough but when sanded flush I'm sure it will do the job!

[Jens]

Try adding a piece of plastic acting as a spacer between the upper and lower wing halves. Even Hasegawa modified their moulds like that later on.

 

Jens