F-4B For the 2022 Group build. COMPLETED
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36 1 November 2021, 00:49
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OK, so I saw that the GB is the Phantom. I can NOT pass up a Phantom build. Plus its been a while since I did one. So after staring at the dozen or so kits I have, it came down to the 1/32 Tamiya C, or the Good Morning Danang Eduard boxing of the 1/48 Academy B. I went with the Academy because I have never done a Navy/Marine Phantom. Always been USAF. Now I know everyone and their mother has done the Sundowners, but *I* have not. So there ya go.
1 November 2021, 00:53
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I got it primarily together and the gray sprayed.
This is going to be my last group build. I have lost my enthusiasm for building on a schedule and all that. My enthusiasm for posting in general has waned. In the future I may post an initial then the finished model. We shall see.
21 March 2022, 01:17
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I understand you, my Phantom is in the same state 🙂
...but plenty of time left too. Enjoy first. 👍
21 March 2022, 20:57
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Well, not being able to sleep lets one get in some more bench time.
26 March 2022, 07:08
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Decals have begun. I wish they had one for the anti glare area. I hate trying to get the curve even and all that. And, how many of those damned stencils will I actually put on? We shall see.
26 March 2022, 20:13
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This one I have to see!
Please keep posting Donald, there's much to learn
26 March 2022, 21:27
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Thank you guys. 🙂
Did a bit more. Got the left side finished up. Anti glare painted. Getting the sharks mouth to work was a pain. It seems like they can never get decals to go around curves and the like without a lot of fuss.
27 March 2022, 15:50
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Legs on. Working on the missile racks, tanks etc. Likely get back on stencils tomorrow.
25 April 2022, 02:59
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What a nice smooth Phantom 👍!
But seeing the year 1972 on that F-4B, most planes would by then already have been repainted at depots, and some stencils would not have been replaced. Tamiya has its Sundowner #3019 specifically marked to not use stencils...
Here some OCD discussion on stencils:
arcforums.com/forums..-f-4-stencil-colors/
And apparently, we should wait for fundekals instructions, as they will most probably be the most exact and complete Phantom stencil study so far:
hyperscale.com/2022/..ls48038preview_1.htm
F-4B/C/D/E/J RF-4B/C/E Facto..s (fündekals FD48038, 1:48)
So... I am waiting for after summer vacation with my Phantom 🙂
25 April 2022, 14:55
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I may get those for the next C,D,or E I do. I decided I was only going to put on the safety stencils and not all the access panel ones. I figured that would be sufficient. LOL
And thank you. 🙂
25 April 2022, 16:01
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Awesome information on stencilling - glad I didn't put all on mine.
Happy to join the show - great progress and would not mind more pictures 😉 (failed myself on my build- shame on me)
25 April 2022, 18:07
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Thomas, at the point of doing the extras like weapons and the like, so not much to take pics of.
25 April 2022, 18:09
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That's the part I don't like. The airframe looks almost finished but it takes so long to do all the bits and pieces to complete
25 April 2022, 18:14
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Thomas, you are correct. The plane itself.is essentially done build and paint wise. I finished up painting the tanks and missiles tonight. Have to put the stencils on those as well. Do the ejection seats and attach everything and I will be done. But that takes a while when you can only sit at the bench an hour maybe 2 max.
26 April 2022, 04:07
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Sidewinders all marked. 14 decals each. And I didn't use every one. That's 56 just for those missiles. Oy. And yes, I know one or two ended up wrong ways. I didn't realize until I took the pic.
23 May 2022, 14:49
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Serg, thanks! And I think that from this point forward, I will only mess with the major stencils, like jet exhaust warnings and ejection markings and the like. All the no step and junk will be left out. Since the F-4 and F-15 are my two faves, and they have the most stencils in the history of ever, this will save my sanity in the future.
7 July 2022, 20:26
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Excellent work! Don't worry, I don't think anyone gets tired of seeing a Sundowners Phantom paint scheme. Especially one that is this well done!
21 September 2022, 05:07
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