White Wolf Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 My first build for this GB will be a 1/72 Fujimi F-4EJ in the original Gull Gray over White scheme when the type was first delivered to the JASDF in 1970s. She will be finished as the box art aircraft 27-8303 of the 302nd Hikotai based at Naha, Okinawa. This particular boxing is a 2-in-1 edition with markings for a Vietnam-era USAF F-4EJ and a JASDF F-4EJ, but you can only build one or the other. I built another Fujimi Phantom previously and it was a fairly easy and relaxing build, hopefully it will be the same with this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Very slow progress for the first couple of days, I only managed to get the cockpit area done so far. The seats will be installed later at the end of the build. The cockpit decals worked okay, except that the IP decals were too big for the parts they were supposed to go onto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Slowly moving along, I put the fuselage halves and cockpit tub together yesterday evening. The fit wasn't very good especially around the intakes and it took some major filling and sanding. The panel lines were quite soft and some of them quickly got lost during the sanding phase. I tried rescribing them as best as I could. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Wings have been fitted, even more sanding and filling... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swbailey Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Good progress! I have one of these kits in my build pile so I am very interested in seeing how it all goes together! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Progress is unfortunately moving very slow on this build, work and real life is taking its toll. The fit of the lower cockpit tub with the fuselage, especially just in front of the intakes, is particularly bad and is giving me a lot of headaches. Hope to have some pictures for the next post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 If I recall, the trick with Fujimi F-4 kits is to insert spacers inside the fuselage. Its been at least 8 years since I've built one though. Keep at it. This will build into a nice kit, and what you have done so far looks nice and tidy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lodni_k Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Very nice Phantom so far, WW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Thanks, RKic and lodni_k. I decided to just cut my losses and just move on with the build, otherwise it's never going to get finished. Hope to get some paint on her by this weekend. The next time I build a Fujimi F-4, I'm going to take care of the front lower fuselage seams BEFORE attaching the intakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Finally some updates. It's been painted and the main markings have been applied, the rest of the stencils are still in progress. I used Tamiya AS-16 Light Gray for the FS16440 Gull Gray, AS-20 for the Insignia White, and TS-6 for the anti-glare panel and nose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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