Fujimi 1/72 FG.1

[Lifeline]

Hmmm 

Phantom group build??

 

Permission to join with this?

 

 

Might add resin exhaust and ejection seat, definitely @Gene K intake, and most probably built in launch mode since the kit is missing the "short" landing gear.

 

 

Cheers,

Mario

 

 

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Welcome to the build Mario, of course you can join us. 

[Jabba]

Welocme to this GB and I like your plan for the display of the finished article.

[Lifeline]

Started the build, with cutting wings area required to pose the aircraft in launch configuration, and also preparing it for gene's air intake.

 

 

Also build the intakes using paper, primer,  paint it with off white and cover it with several layer of future to make it glossy. 

I source the engine fan from parts I revasted from revell F-4F.

Also drilled out air scoops just aft of the intake splitter plate..

 

Also painted the cockpit, and only add several strands to replicate the cables coming from the WSO instrument panel.

 

Closed the fuselage with not much of an issue in general, considering all the cut and added intake..

 

 

What the intake looks like from the outside

Will just have to clean dusts from the modification later on though...

 

Cheers,

Mario

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jabba]

I like the way you have used simple items to make the intakes. A lot of detailed work in the cockpit.

[Ray S]

Nice work so far, I really like the intake solution.

 

Ray 

[heloman1]

Great start, welcome.

 

Colin FLY NAVY

[Lifeline]

 

 

(Re)Attached the slats and flaps, and some fillong and sanding.

Also re-do missing panel lines..

Meanwhile I decided to add Res/Kit Exhaust for this build..

 

 

And prime with Mr.Surface Black primer, followed with white for the underside

 

 

 

Cheers,

Mario

 

[Lifeline]

 

I tried AK real color EDSG, which I think quite nice and easy to apply...

 

But several days before, I started to paint the metallic areas of the Phantom

Mask then paint the metallic in general, add darkened shading here and there...

 

More playing with masking tapes...

 

Shades of paale burnt metal, some blues,  and iron with jet exhaust...

 

Pretty happy with the results... The stripes are there, without looking like metallic zebra. 

 

So.. this is the current state of the build;

 

 

 

Next... Decals

 

Cheers,

Mario

 

Edited October 25 by Lifeline

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Some very impressive tape work on the underside with the 100 or so strips of tape.