RF-4M

[NARSES2]

Your perseverence will be worth it Alistair

[PR19_Kit]

You must spend as much time taking piccies of the project as you do modelling Alastair! 

Talk about a blow by blow account.

[Gondor]

All good work here - let me know if you need decals (squadron markings and the like), got a shed load and happy to share !!

Ian

Thanks for the offer Ian, I purchased for this build and the Typhoon T2 Modedecal set 94 which has loads of Phantoms from 1969 to 1974 which covers the time period I am building

You must spend as much time taking piccies of the project as you do modelling Alastair! 

Talk about a blow by blow account.

Quite possibly Kit with all the editing of the pictures, uploading them and then writing about what I have been doing to get to what the pictures show. But the idea is that it is informative to others as well as being enjoyable to myself. If I find I need help with something I am doing the history and thought processes that I have followed will help others to help me as well as what I do helping others with the odd technique or method.

Gondor

[Gondor]

With this build, if it's not one problem then it's another would appear to be the norm  

Decided to test fit the air intake to one side.



I have come to the conclusion that the fuselage depth just behind the cockpit on both models is different. Not necessarily by a huge amount, but enough to cause me loads of grief.

Work will progress on this kit and it will be at Glasgow in a few weeks time but the progress will be slowed as there is no way I will have every problem I have encountered remedied by then. I do have a little something else planed for the show though, will have to see how that works out.

Gondor

[Gondor]

A bit more progress as promised. I started by holding the intake parts in place then scratching the a line into the raised part of the splinter? plate. After that it was a simple matter of grinding the excess away using a milling bit in my trusty motor tool.





Of course the result is a little rough to say the least and there are other areas that are not as good as I hoped they may be so its out with the filler....





So now its simply a matter of waiting a day or so for the filler to cure before I attack the model with sanding sticks and associated weapons.

Gondor

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

A day or so.... I reach for the wet'n dry about 30mins after applying the Squadron 'White Stuff' !!

Ian

[Gondor]

A day or so.... I reach for the wet'n dry about 30mins after applying the Squadron 'White Stuff' !!

Ian

Nice to know someone is paying attention.

I intended to say that it would probably be a day or so before I was able to tackle the filler which is Mr Hobby White Stuff.

Gondor

[Gondor]

Absolutely nothing done 

Way too much real life getting in the way of things but I will be taking this to Glasgow to do some work on.

Gondor

[Briar]

Wow, Amazing! Wanting to know how this turned out!

[Gondor]

Stalled after going to the Glasgow show. I really must get a move on with it as its only six months until the next show that I go to regularly

Gondor

[Gondor]

While sorting a few items out ready to try and get back into doing something with all the plastic I have, I realised that I have put the cockpit together without the instrument panels being fitted 

Not so much of a problem for the back seater as there is space to put the panel in although the pilots panel needs to go under the combing 

To quote Baldrick "I have a cunning plan" which involves removing the combing and replacing it with a spare I have once the instrument panel is in place.

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

Too bad this one is stalled ! I'd almost say continue on with this one and start a second to add your RAF rear fuselage ? Or maybe not, as that would probably entail cutting up 2 more kits....

[Gondor]

Too bad this one is stalled ! I'd almost say continue on with this one and start a second to add your RAF rear fuselage ? Or maybe not, as that would probably entail cutting up 2 more kits....

I believe that the Matchbox F-4 K/M has the right depth of fuselage so I will probably have a go with that at some point.

Gondor