john53 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 This will be the last for me to start for a while. It's Monogram's 1/72 F-4C/D kit which I am doing as an early F-4C with gray over white color scheme. I am going as far as I can, I am not buying an after market Mk 5 seat or special wing tanks. I have removed the antenna on the tip of the tail's leading edge, cut off and saved the tail pitot tubes, cut off the lump at the bend of the IR housing which only the D model had and will sand off the Navy refueling probe door. I'm not sure of which one to do, I kind of fancy this F-4C at Cam Ranh Bay with the gun pod and napalm bombs. The kit has the gun pod, not sure where to get the napalm.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 I have the IR seeker pod all filled and sanded to a nice smooth transition like the picture above. The kink wasn't too noticeable, I had this kit in 1/48 and it really showed up in that scale.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 The wheel wells are painted and wing tops glued to the bottom piece.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Good progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Thanks, I installed the wings to the fuselage. It was a bit too tight, almost 2mm, I had to sand the wing roots down a bit as I had to almost force the fuselage into the gap between them, that forced the wing tops to start and separate from the bottom. To cure it I sanded almost 1mm off each wing root of the bottom wing assembly. It still has a snug fit but the wing halves no longer wanted to separate.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) I have the intakes painted inside and installed. The left side went on with no problem, the right side needs some TLC. I got a good fit top and end on the right intake but the bottom where it joins the bottom wing section has a gap. I had this exact problem on my 1/72 Monogram F-4J Showtime 100 and my 1/72 Monogram F-4J UK which is still in progress. I think it's the wing bottom that is warped. Once the glue dries on the top and end joint I'll put some super glue on the intake and push the wing bottom up to it and clamp it till dry. Here's two pics, the first shows the left side intake installed and tapped to dry and the right side with the gap at the bottom.---John Edited June 10, 2018 by john53 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Intakes all filled, sanded and I painted the canopy rails then added the ejection seat pulls and canopy.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Looking good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 Thanks, won't be any updates for a bit, got a procedure Friday at hospital.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 50 minutes ago, john53 said: Thanks, won't be any updates for a bit, got a procedure Friday at hospital.---John Good luck! And speedy recovery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Thanks, the drop tanks and MERs have been added. It's now ready for it's gray over white camo scheme. The load will be 2 Mk 117 bombs on each MER, 4 sparrows in the wells, gun pod on the center line station and drop tanks on outer wing pylons.---John Edited August 21, 2018 by john53 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 John Nice work on the F4 ... looking so good Keep 'em comin Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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