Darren Roberts Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 This is the first of a series of Phantoms I'm planning on building. I'll build an F-4 from each manufacturer in 1/48 scale and do a review/ranking. The Revell kit is quite old. My copyright date said 1979. The kit was released as an F-4E and an F-4J. Since the parts for a slatted wing E are in the box, I decided to make mine an F-4S. The kit is pretty basic. Instrument panels are decals and there's little to no detail in the cockpit or the wheel bays. Since it was released as an E, the nose section is too square, and the air conditioning inlets are squared off at the rear as opposed to rounded on the short nose Phantoms. Overall detail is lacking. You can look in the engine nozzles and see up to the front of the model. Needless to say this will be ranked quite low. With that said, it was still fun to build and brought back a bunch of memories from my childhood. Decals are from Furball. The build was OOB with the exception of Steel Beach intake plugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Looks fabulous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Nice work Darren, I look forward to seeing more in this series. Can't recall when this kit was last issued, I think it was the Chuck Yeager boxing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Texan Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Great job Darren on an old beast! You've inspired me to do a Nostalgia build. Which intake plugs did you use? For Revell, Hasegawa, or Academy? Also, could use some Steel Beach F-4 parts like nozzles for the Monogram/Revell kits. Would greatly appreciate it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k5ikl Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 13 hours ago, Big Texan said: Also, could use some Steel Beach F-4 parts like nozzles for the Monogram/Revell kits. Would greatly appreciate it! Most definitely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAGeezer Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Wait. You do Phantoms too??? The kit description sounds VERY much like the Testors/Italeri F-4F/G/J release with raised panel lines. Hmmm? Nice build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom75 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Well Darren, you can never go wrong with the Phantom, even if it is a Revell kit. She looks beautiful and I cant wait to see your other Phantom builds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Very nice paintjob/weathering! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Darren you could get a job building box top models for kit manufacturers. Or box side model photos. Most people want fancy box top art signed by Shigeo. That's of course if the 2nd grade gig doesn't work out. You seem to be getting the hang of this modeling thing. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Darren That's quite an impressive build of such an old kit. As a presentation piece it does indeed look quite good. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Very nice Darren! Like the fading on top of the wing and fuselage. Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Really nice job and pics. Very convincing weathering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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