Tamiya F-4E Phantom II
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The front of the engines as they are in the kit
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Drilling holes to assist in removing the moulded turbine blades
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Cutting along the dotted line
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All the moulded bits cut out
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A 'crown' of plastic card is added to act as support for the new blades
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Fitting the blades with some PVA glue
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All of the blades fitted
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Area to be removed from one of the fins on the center fairing
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... and on the other
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And the final product
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The nose prior to surgery
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First, take an impression of the hatch covering the hinge ...
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... then stick the impression to some heavy foil ...
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... and then CUT
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The parts scuffed up a bit to make working with them easier
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The radome with interior 'ribs' removed
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The mounting plate for the gun and radar will need to be trimmed
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Post-Op II
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The nose dry fitted
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The bulkhead and ribs for the radar bay ready for painting
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The bulkhead showing the ribbing, the gun gas vent hose (which was later replaced) and the housing for the securing bar for the radome, made from a bit of syringe needle
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The parts painted in a custom interior green mix
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The parts test fitted into the nose section
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The interior component of the gun gas vent scoop, before paint
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The revised gun gas vent hoses are fitted to the bulkhead
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The parts are glued into the freshly painted nose section
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The nose closed up (only with tape for now)
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The area to be removed for the seamless suckers is marked off
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Comparison showing the sections that were removed
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Fitting the splitter plate to the resin part required some serious clamping
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The custom engine face was added to the resin
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Looks quite good in the end 🙂
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The PE document box from the Eduard interior set. This was my first ever PE part so fogive the sloppy bending 🙂
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I decided to liven up the document box with a manual and a map. The image on the manual is the cover of Phantom Pilots Handbook, rediced to 4 mm wide. The map is a map of SE Asia, also reduced to 4 mm wide. A toothpick provides some scale
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The document box with it's contents added
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The right intake leaves a potential gap at the bottom
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On the left, there was a large gap between intake and fuselage
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Plastic card as gap filler
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The left sanded and cleaned up
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The right cleaned up
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The burner cans qare smooth in the kit but in reference shots they have hundreds of little holes that act as air vents to cool the metal
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so, using my Rivet-R Mini, I added random dimples in the plastic
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before and after (with an ink wash to show the holes)
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I also noticed a number of bands around each can so I added these with plastic strips
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All together and ready to have the seams filled
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I got myself some Master Models replacement barrels for the Vulcan. This is after 4 hours of construction!
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Compared to the kit part
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Front comparison
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To fit them, a little work was required on the breech part as they are slightly longer and wider at the base
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So the inside of the breech was ground down to make space
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Compared to the completed kit part
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And the parts test painted and fitted
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The stand components
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The spare is test mounted on the stand
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The stand gets a coat of silver, folllowe dby some hairspray and finally some flat yellow. Then a gentle rub with some water to chip away for the worn look
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The breech gets a dry-brush with some Mr. Color metalizer
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All metalized up
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And finally mounted on the stand
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Yet another front view
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Rear view
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Used some lead wire to ad one of the cables.
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The Eduard PE cogs after a spot of semi-gloss black
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The business end. I see the paint has started to wear off. Where's my brush?
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The cover over the radar scope on the rear panel is the wrong shape for an F-4E. So it needs to be removed and replaced
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And it's GAWN
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A replacement is fashioned out of heavy foil
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Painted up using semi-gloss black and fitted to the panel
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A bit more painting and some extra detail (T handles made out of styren rod and strip)
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And fitted to the pit
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With the other extras added, the rear pit is basically done. Time to move to the front
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T handle for the front with toothpick for scale
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T Handle fitted with a scratch built gear lever
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The kit stick and throttle added
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Some detailing on the bulkhead. The PE document box (right) and the scratch built emergency canopy actuator
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All fitted in
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Another shot of the fit. At the moment, it's soft-fitted as I want to do a bit more detailing
Komentáře
2 6 May 2014, 09:34
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Thanks Mike. It's a start, although there's a chance I won't actually be using these in the build. I've ordered some seamless suckers and it looks like they have their own engine face. I'll see which looks better and use that one
6 May 2014, 09:57
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Thanks a lot guys.
@Holger - Thanks for that. I often wonder, whenever I do this, whether the end result is really any improvement on painting the moulded kit parts
6 May 2014, 12:26
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Looks like a lot of work and so far it looks really great! Can't wait for the final model 🙂
1 September 2014, 08:04
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Thanks guys. I have a feeling this is going to be a loooooooooong build. i keep finding things I want to add 🙂
1 September 2014, 08:06