Rockin' Vark

Spanjaard
I got the academy F4J waiting to be started... so i am quite interested on knowing how this one goes.... i am on your six 🙂

Patrick Hagelstein
I can use a wingman on this one! The moulding is very crisp and consistent. The only things that distract are the mould release lines on the spine and the intakes and the ill fitting plug on it's back.

Arash Zakeri
Nice job

Bryn Crandell
Have this kit as well. Watching with intent.

Spanjaard
yes, i the intakes do not seem really seamless on this one😉 are you going to use them or aftermarket there?

Patrick Hagelstein
Luckily in the picture I use as a reference the intakes are covered with red FOD covers. That's why I'm going to close mine with the Quickboost ones. What I mean is the faint lines on both the top and bottom on the outsides. Nothing difficult but just anoying to sand and rescribe.

Spanjaard
Simple and easy solution 🙂

Spanjaard
the detail of that cockpit seem really good, how is the fit? i hope it is a lot better than the Airies ones i used in my phantom... i have the second one ready to be installed in the Academy F4-J, but i think it will requiere even more work than in the first one.....

Michael Phillips
Love to see Phantom builds, and yours looks great so far! And I absolutely love your scheme choice. The next F-4J I build will also be in that scheme. Look forward to seeing your progress!

Adam Gudynowski
Most interesting rebox of Phantom by Eduard in my opinion 🙂

Patrick Hagelstein
Spanjaard, because of the dark hard resin Brassin uses the major parts line up as advertised. Dry fitting these major parts in the fuselage shell revealed no issues.

Spanjaard
now i am starting to feel tempted to get the eduard set for my Academy kit.... but that would mean leaving the already finish Aires cockpit aside....

Patrick Hagelstein
That would be a waste of all your hard work. I'm curiuous though, does the Aires pit have a vertical or a canted rear bulkhead? The Brassin pit has a correct vertical rear bulkhead with a canted seat rail.

Patrick Hagelstein
When I'm back at work I'll take some more pictures to clarify.

Patrick Hagelstein
@ Michael, I love your Black Aces Tomcat! Surprise! Surprise! My Tamiya F-14 will also be in VF-114 colours!

Spanjaard
yes, i have worked hard on it... but i will have to work a lot harder to fit it inside of the Academy F-4... I think that if i get the Eduard cockpit, I could get as good or better result (it was the worst of the two) and fit it nicely in the cockpit actually. better result and less frustration seems a good deal, and who knows, maybe i can still do something with that Aires cockpit.

Spanjaard
At the end i got the Eduard one, and i am mostly likely going to use it... i will keep the aires for the future. did you use the aires main wheel bays already? i am not sure if i want to use them with my academy kit. it was a pain to use them in the Hasegawa. a lot of surgery needed for them.

Patrick Hagelstein
Sad to say I haven't had the time yet... Details like my working life and such keep getting in the way...

Spanjaard
working life... who needs one?? wait, models do not grow on trees, do they?😉

Spanjaard
i will let you know how mine goes....

Patrick Hagelstein
🙂

Thomas Bischoff
I'll join the party - there's nothing like a decent Phantom build. Looks good!

Patrick Hagelstein
Thanks Thomas! I hope I'll get some modeling done in the next couple of weeks.