I started by gluing the tail section only, and once that was dry, worked my way around the fuselage by gluing small sections at a time, which allowed me to get the best possible fit at the seams. (I took my time here so as not to have another FUBAR moment). Some of the wrinkled paint effect can be seen on the back wall of the rear cockpit The cockpit then received an oil paint wash with a mix of burnt umber and black thinned with Turpenoid, and lastly a coat of Testors Dullcote. Luckily, it only effected the light gray, and after some careful sanding, I managed to salvage the effected areas. Feeling rather lazy at the time, I grabbed a spray can of Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic instead of loading up the airbrush and.proceeded to coat the cockpit assembly.way too heavily The extra heavy coat of the Krylon attacked the light gray paint, causing wrinkles in the painted surfaces. The cockpit was detail painted in Testors enamels, then came time to lay down a clear gloss to seal the decals and prepare for the wash of oils. The cockpit assembly is complete, with only one near FUBAR. While I had the putty out, the ejector pin marks were filled in the sidewinders also: After sanding, I used a steel stick pin and pin vise to clean up a few of the panel lines that had some putty in them. Mixed some green putty and Testors liquid cement to make a "paint-able" putty:Īnd carefully "painted" the putty into the sink areas, while trying to avoid filling any panel lines:Īfter a few days for the putty to completely cure, I pulled out some sandpaper, micro mesh clothes, and a foam block and proceeded to wet sand the putty. I debated just leaving it as is, as I was not confident I could fill the sink marks without totally messing up the panel lines, and not having a scriber and never rescribing before also worried me After many days pondering this dilemma, I decided the sink marks NEEDED to be filled, and thought maybe I could "paint" some thinned putty in the sink areas only, leaving most of the panel lines free of putty. The top side of the wings have some awful sink marks due to the wheel well ribbing underneath. The wheel well parts ready for main assembly: The razor saw worked perfect for this job The wheel well covers are molded as one part.to model the landing gear down requires some cutting. The actual belts are much more complicated than what I added, but these will do for this F4 The seats are really plain.so after a little research on the seats, I added some belts made from paper, and placed with diluted white glue. The kit decals were applied for the control panels, they needed lots of Micro Sol to get the edges to "form" around the corners, but otherwise no issues. I could have just used the spray can for the light gray.but you just can't beat the nice even thin layer from the airbrush! I sprayed some of the light gray from the spray can into a paint jar, and then used the airbrush to spray the paint. I pulled out some Model Master enamels from the paint stash, and airbrushed the cockpit, seats and fuselage interior. I left out the seats for easier painting, as the instructions suggest that the seat framework be painted a different color than the cockpit "office". The 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group flew the F-4C Phantom II until 1989 when it then converted to the F-15A fighter aircraft.įollowing the instructions, the cockpit construction was started first. The Oregon ANG at PANG converted from the F-101B Voodoo to the F-4C Phantom II fighter aircraft in 1980, and continued air defense alert operations. I was happy to get it at a discount from the sticker price, but very sad to see another hobby shop close its doors Got it at a going out of business sale (Pretty sure I would not have paid full price for what is essentially 3 bottles of wash). The plan is to test out this weathering set. I had them stored in a zip-lock plastic bag since I purchased the kit many years ago. The decal sheet looks excellent for its age. The engraved panel lines look nice, very fine for this old dog of a kit! Looks like there will be some areas that will need some good old flash clean-up. It's been many years since I have built anything with wings, but I am looking forward to joining the fun here and giving this a go!! I dug deep into the stash to pull this one out, the ESCI 1/72 F4 Phantom.
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