AREA 88 : "Break the Big Leg" (F-4E Phantom II)
1September 18, 2018I just love the smell of a nice shiny new box.
2September 18, 2018One thing I’ve noticed about the Platz sprues is that you can see which ones F-Toys intended to be painted and packaged and which were for internal use only.
3October 12, 2018Let’s start with the cockpit... painted in grey.
4October 12, 2018No one sees the seam line down the middle of the canopy, right? RIGHT!? No... one...
5October 12, 2018Painted and assembled the cockpit tub. It’ll be filled with pilots and covered under a thick canopy anyway, so it’s just the hint of an F-4E cockpit.
6October 15, 2018Time to paint the pilots! Pretty rough, but they look enough like Shin and Warren to me.
7October 15, 2018Luckily, they fit in the cockpit. I hope they don’t hit their heads on the canopy.
8October 16, 2018Alright, time for a few LEDs... nothing fancy, just wired in.
9October 16, 2018Is that gap under the cockpit supposed to be there? I think not... but...?
10October 16, 2018Light check.... check!
11December 6, 2018Some putty on the seams and gaps...
12December 6, 2018...some putty off the seams and gaps... hopefully.
13April 11, 2019Canopy masked and intake interiors painted...
14April 11, 2019And now assembled... now what? Paint I guess...
15April 11, 2019So... grey.... on the bottom... I think. Should I have pre-shaded the panel lines?
16December 18, 2018First coat of paint on the topside. I’m not sure the black pre-shading will do any good once it’s all said and done.
17December 21, 2018Masking... round 1
18December 21, 2018Ok... more or less successful. On to masking Round 2!
19December 21, 2018Hmmm... I dunno... Does it look like something an F-4E Phantom II would wear?
20April 7, 2019Now for the engines. A little metallic paint should do the trick.
21April 7, 2019Hmm... a few stray sparkles. How much do I care about that?
22April 9, 2019With a coat of Future and some weathering, the sparkles are all gone. Whew!
23April 10, 2019Mounted on the base. Lights still work.
24April 10, 2019A few decals to complete the look.
25April 10, 2019All done. Now just waiting on the B-1 to join.
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11 May 2024, 12:35 -
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A build of the F-4E Phantom II that Shin and Warren fly during the bombing mission to break the Big Leg. Part 2 of my 1/144 duo-build
