SCM Groupbuild - Matchbox Nostalgia
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Tungsten putty some nose weight
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Some extra just in case in the front part of the drop tanks.
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Chaos in progress!
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My weapon of choice, a soft nail polish file from the beauty shop
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The softness enables me to sand round parts without flat spot 'em.
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The Spook is takin' form!
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Maskin'
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Putty time!
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Demaskin'
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More sandin'...
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The finished load.
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4 Sparrow III missiles and one Vulcan Rotary Cannon goes under the airframe.
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Each inner pylon on the wings will have 3 Matra 68mm Rocket Pod n' 2 Sidewinders.
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The outer pylons on the wings get a 370 Gallon Wing Tank.
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The canopy masked n' started.
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The inside of the canopys is painted.
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All masked up n' ready for primer.
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Primer on
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White belly
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Masked n' ready for the grey.
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The grey masked
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Disaster, the maskin' tape I tested reacted with the paint.
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The other wing is also ruined.
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Maskin' it all again for some more Gunze H331
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The nose gear wasn't complete so I've fixed it.
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The gear n' wheels is done, all brush painted without any maskin' with Modelmaster n' Citadell colours.
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Ready for the decals.
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The underside.
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The upper side.
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Gears n' tanks in place, the front gear doors needs to be decaled first though.
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Tamiya X-35 sealin' the decals
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A Phantom isn't complete without a full load.
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Comments
1 January 2014, 00:56
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Hehe, haven't had time to do anything more due to a crashed computer but hopefully I'll be back at it again soon.
7 January 2014, 13:57
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You don't need a computer to stick bits of plastic together! 😛
I loved this kit when it first came out and it was my first (and only) Phantom for a long time. I think it was the rocket pods and that big, cool, gun pod underneath that attracted me to it. Plus, it was a 'Flying Can-Opener@, the same squadron as my Matchbox SEPECAT Jaguar.
8 January 2014, 20:29
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Slow n' steady is the way to build! Yes, I noticed that Tim fixed it n' that's good as it was cause for some confusions...
13 January 2014, 19:42
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I like what i see, Urban!
BTW, this is really pure nostalgia...😢
20 January 2014, 11:31
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It's not a good kit when it comes to accuracy but the fit is so far good as is the norm when it comes to Matchbox.
20 January 2014, 13:04
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This was also the best available kit, at the time, of an RAF Phantom. Especially ace, because of all those rocket pods and missiles and big, big gun!
31 January 2014, 09:35
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Now I'm gettin' close to the finish line, just six weeks after the dead line...
12 April 2014, 23:20
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yeah my excuse is I just get distracted too easy 🙂
Just a thought.. have you thought about sitting lower to your build desk so your not having to look down as much?
I used to have issues when working on computers cause I sat high compared to the screen.. changing that so i didnt have to look down at them helped me..
13 April 2014, 09:11
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Nah, you're just a serial kit starter mate.
I already sit as low as possible. Both in front of the screen n' while I'm buildin'...
13 April 2014, 09:17
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I am also far behind the deadline but who cares? 🙂 I got distracted very easily too.
13 April 2014, 10:08
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Lol your right I am pretty much a serial starter.. I pick at them until they done..
I thought you would be sitting as low as you can.. but worth mentioninig just in case 🙂
as for never finishing, new pics of the spit will be going up today nearly finished too
13 April 2014, 11:47
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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
13 April 2014, 15:36
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Augie you just like doing stealth builds. LOL. I know the feeling, I just can't seem to get into this F-22 Raptor I am trying to build. Keep getting side tracked on other things. Plus the dog struck again, the wind blew my 6 AMRANS off the work bench, and doggie got 2 of them before I realized they were on the floor. Guess I am going to have to ban my building buddy from the work room.
13 April 2014, 19:39
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It will just be 2 short of a full load. Like me one brick shy of a full load. LOL.
14 April 2014, 02:38
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Finaly! I'm finished with this one now, only two months n' four days after the deadline for it...
4 May 2014, 21:42
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Nice build and great paintscheme, but why does it say "USS Saratoga" on the tail? Is it some special occasion marking?
5 May 2014, 18:01
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I suspect it was a "ZAP" same as when 892 repainted a Marine Coprs F-4's tail to match their own..
5 May 2014, 18:09
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In 1970, Ark Royal embarked 892 NAS as part of her air group for the first time. However, the first operational use of the Royal Navy's Phantoms had come in 1969, when 892 NAS had embarked for training with the US aircraft carrier USS Saratoga in the Mediterranean, and had undertaken air defence missions alongside the ship's own F-4Js.
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5 May 2014, 18:36
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Thanks mate! It was detached to USS Saratoga for six days so it's probably a zap from that occasion but I'm not sure about it. But I know that one FAA FG.1 got zap'ed real good with markings for "Colonial Navy".
5 May 2014, 18:56
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🙂 indeed burkhard..
they also cross decked with the Independence and the Forestall 🙂 I think colonial navy was done at NAS Oceania by VF-171
5 May 2014, 19:30
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SCM Groupbuild - Matchbox Nostalgia
1. January until 28. February 2014
1. January until 28. February 2014