Airfix Phantom FG.1
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18 April 2018, 12:29
Spanjaardthat is a beautiful Phantom.... and in 1/72! simply excellent. my hat is off for this one.
18 April 2018, 14:10
Martien LourensThanks mates for the kind words..... I'm missing something on the tail wing🙂🙂
18 April 2018, 20:20
Soeren R.Great work Martien.
Was just wondering, because this album is attched to the Su-11 project 😛
19 April 2018, 05:23
Martien Lourens@Patrick Hagelstein. I think it's a somewhat complicated kit. A very different structure than the already known Phantoms.
One problem was the front part of the cockpit.
My favorite Phantom is the Revell Phantom 04875 or the 04615. Or the Fujimi.
19 April 2018, 16:43
Patrick HagelsteinOh yes, those are great! Apart from the shallow canopies that is... But otherwise, brilliant kits! I have this Airfix one in the stash but haven't had time to look at the sprues in great detail.
19 April 2018, 17:14
Martien LourensThanks mates for the comments. @Christian Lehmann. it has a somewhat unconventional construction. This may be due to the 3 different options that you can build. Flying, Ready for catapulting, and non-active. You have also the option to install the radar in the nose . But I can tell you that everything fits perfectly. And I did not have to use putty.
Minus point is the armament. The wings of the sparrows are somewhat thick. These I have replaced with self-made fins
And I replaced the ejection seats for a set of Aires. Although the original seats does not look bad.
19 April 2018, 22:36
