F-4E build

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Trying new (very) small lead shot for ballast.
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Eduard PE engine detail (1)
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Eduard PE engine detail (2)
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Eduard PE engine detail (3)
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Eduard cockpit details (1)
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Eduard cockpit details (2)
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Cockpit assembled
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Scratchbuilt greeblies for cockpit walls
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More scratchbuilt "details"
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Back of GIB's instrument panel gets some wires
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Details of poor join. Was able to minimize it, but still needed cosmetic cover.
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Covering gap from poor fuselage join.
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Began laying down grey before realizing forgot speckled skin
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This irregular dark grey/black adds depth to final paint
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Speed Hunter Graphics "Gunfighter Phantoms" decal set
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Decals were nice and thin but had some trouble getting them to conform, didn't have as smooth a finish as I would have liked.
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Resin seats were last. Ejection rings with set were unusable, harvested these from the kit and adapted them.
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Comments

4 June 2018, 05:07

Patrick Hagelstein
Was the Vulcan modified to fire buck shot! 😉 Nice exhausts! Looking forward to the rest!

18 June 2018, 18:40

Martin Oostrom
Second to Patrick in reaching a F-4 build. Could be worse.

8 July 2018, 17:32

Patrick Hagelstein
😄 Hi Martin! Join the club!

8 July 2018, 22:59

Michael Hickey
Looking good there Kevin, a little tip, when building a 1/48 F-4 Phantom II, F-14 Tomcat or a F/A-18 Hornet there's no need to add any weight to the nose of the aircraft. It's naturally well balanced and won't be a tail sitter, trust me I've never use weight in these aircraft.

9 July 2018, 04:19

Konrad -
Yep I'm with Mike! Anyhow the spook looks very nice! I've build the G version two months ago. It was a Hasegawa Kit too a very nice kit in my opinion.
Well done Kevin!

9 July 2018, 04:26

Kevin Struemph
Thanks, Konrad. Looking forward to doing a "G". Have a 1/32 still in the box but the 1/48 sounds a lot less time consuming.

9 July 2018, 04:35

Michael Hickey
I like the 1/48 Hasegawa Phantom II it really stands up considering its age.

9 July 2018, 07:22

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Hassegawa special edition F-4E

F-4E Phantom II - MO ANG

47 images

1:48

Completed

1:48 USAF Gunfighter Phantoms (Speed Hunter Graphics 48011)

1:48 F-4 Phantom II - Ejection Seats w/ Safety Belts (Quickboost QB 48 004)

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