Monogram 1/72 F-4D Phantom II - Vietnam War
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February 11, 2021A real oldie I picked up at an airshow ages ago. Complete except for the nosewheels but luckily had some suitable stand-ins of unknown origin.2
February 11, 2021Intakes and interior bits sprayed, wings assembled.3
February 11, 2021Cockpit is nice out-of-the-box4
February 11, 2021Fuselage assembled5
February 11, 2021Wheel wells sprayed, nasty seams on the flaps6
February 11, 2021Assembly progressing...7
February 11, 2021... intake design is a really weak point of this kit. Difficult to get the sidewall aligned to the underside... used some scraps to force alignment.8
February 11, 2021...with brute force required as well. Say bye bye to the detail there.9
February 11, 2021Mission accomplished! rescribed damaged panel lines.10
February 11, 2021Masking cockpit11
February 11, 2021Priming and pre-shading done12
February 11, 2021Underside sprayed and masked13
February 11, 2021Tan coat on, used AK Interactive acrylics14
February 11, 2021More masking for the greens...15
February 11, 2021... and greens done16
February 11, 2021Looks good after de-masking, except for puling of a flake of green.17
February 11, 2021I used decals from Wolfpack decals, same subject as the kits decals but these were the old, thick Monogram ones I did not dare to use.18
February 11, 2021Messed up slightly with the green cockpit band, trimmed the carrier film off too far losing some of the white edges...19
February 11, 2021Matt coat and weathering done, metal areas sprayed, installing gears20
February 11, 2021spent an evening applying tiny decals from a Hasegawa to the missiles. Replaced two Sparrows with Hasegawa ones.21
February 11, 2021Sticking on the nasty bits.22
February 11, 2021And one more done!23
February 11, 2021
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10 11 February 2021, 19:47
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