Nice work Joe and a great fix on the windows
Joe's SIG Airfix F-4 Phantom
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Great fix on the windows Joe.When I worked on Phantoms in the RAF ,a periscope modification was brought out.We had to remove the left side window and fit an aluminium panel with a periscope attached .Cant remember what it was for.Just so the chap in the back could see forwards I suppose.Great progress with your build.Looking forward to seeing the paint go on.
going along at a fair pace her Joe. What are you going to do for the next six months!!! LOL.
Great fix on the window.
Ian M
Great fix on the window.
Ian M
Thanks guys. Interesting that you brought up the periscope on some British Phantoms Dave. I had read a little about them a while back. Basically I found they were fitted to give the guy in the back a means of estimating the distance of an intercepted aircraft as well as for positive type identification. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to use such a device when pulling G.
Ian, I have a bit of a way to go yet. I have more than enough to be getting on with from the stash. Or I could buy another Phantom.
Ian, I have a bit of a way to go yet. I have more than enough to be getting on with from the stash. Or I could buy another Phantom.
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Jim Scott
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Very nice Joe, very nice indeed.
Jim
Jim
My Phantom is now primed and sanded to eliminate some little defects I hadn't noticed with the white plastic. Much nicer to look at now! Note to all model companies, never use white plastic please. In addition the Sparrow missiles, bombs and landing gear are all finished and ready for the final construction stage after the airframe and fuel tanks are painted. Now waiting for some more thinners and some fresh white paint to arrive before I can progress.
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Looking good Joe.
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Looks very good Joe
Update, no photos today sorry. I have now put down a coat of US Navy white on the underside and fuel tanks. The underside is being masked today and the top gull grey coat will go down in the next few days. It's getting to the stage where I can't wait to see the back of this kit.
Nice to see the build in primer, it brings it all together. I built a F104 (tiger scheme) which was moulded in yellow. Talk about bright !\ said:
SO where is this old beast of an Airfix kit at now? It remains on my desk with the upper surfaces still in primer, with the undersides resplendent in US Navy white and all landing gear and weapons are ready to be mounted. All I really need to do is get the Gull Grey on the top surfaces, and detail the rear end for the burnt exhaust area. Then the rest is plain sailing.
My biggest excuse for not having this near completion has been time. I did manage to complete my helicopter GB contribution, but lately I have been working some long hours away from home in the night. I prefer not to build when I am tired. Ironically I had the last few days free, but yesterday we had the coldest snap of weather with snow and thunder storms for a long time, and it was not wise to paint in such conditions. Back to work for the next three nights, and the forecast is for finer weather. Typical!
Hoping to have more progress for you all soon. I see we have until 31st August for this SIG build, for some reason I thought it was June.
My biggest excuse for not having this near completion has been time. I did manage to complete my helicopter GB contribution, but lately I have been working some long hours away from home in the night. I prefer not to build when I am tired. Ironically I had the last few days free, but yesterday we had the coldest snap of weather with snow and thunder storms for a long time, and it was not wise to paint in such conditions. Back to work for the next three nights, and the forecast is for finer weather. Typical!
Hoping to have more progress for you all soon. I see we have until 31st August for this SIG build, for some reason I thought it was June.
Look forward to seeing your finished Phantom Joe.The Phantom Sig has gone very quiet lately.Mine is progressing nicely.i only get around an hour a few nights a week to model.Thats my excuse for it taking so long!.
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Don't worry about it Joe, you're still ahead of me !!! I'll race you to see who can get closest to the deadline.....
Looks good so far
Cheers, Neil
Looks good so far
Cheers, Neil
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AJay
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Looking good so far, Joe! Look forward to seeing the completed model
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treyzx10r
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Looks tidy in the primer Joe,looking forward to seeing the paint go on!
I have every faith in you Joe, and like Dave looking forward to the finished article\ said: