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1/48 PHANTOM Single Engine, Single Seat


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There is in the my box of unfinished models a nice Phantom F-4C/D from Monogram, 1/48th scale.

I had started it but then loosed the interest into go forward after a while. What to do with it?

Today the idea: to complete it as a SINGLE SEAT, SINGLE ENGINE PHANTOM.

This is a my preliminary drawing, I do these drawings to understand what is possible to do and to obtain.

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Here is an image of the donor kit:

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as first work done cut away the keel in the under tail:

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This morning done a little of work.

Removed from the tail a portion to shorten the Phantom and to made the empennage a bit litlle.

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Then taken the saw and disassembled the Phantom into subassemblies:

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And now the hard part: to rebuild all.

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But, where does the tailhook go ? :rofl:

Gregg

I'm looking to find a solution for this problem.

I would to use the original tailhook grafted on the underbelly adding a fairing before of it, but think it look unreal.

Alternatively I could to look in the spare parts bank in search of a more simple tailhook.

Will do a test to solve the problem.

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Reassembled the shortened tail:

Rough Assembly:

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Tail assembly a bit more difined:

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But I don't like the result: appear too much like the F-102's tail...

The front fuselage reassembled, newly glued. Added a plastic wall that will be shaped because I plan of to graft on the nosecone of the F-4E.

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Ya I don't like the look of the vert tail either , maybe move the toe back more to the rear increasing the angle and make the top more flat again . Just an ideal . Never thought of this bird this way single engine and single seat interesting to say the least .

stubby

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Ya I don't like the look of the vert tail either , maybe move the toe back more to the rear increasing the angle and make the top more flat again .

stubby

Yes, I agree, the profile of the vertical tail is not good.

But the problem is about the risk of to overdone: cutting here, lowering there at the end I risk is of to have a 1/48 jet with a 1/72 tail.

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Yes, I agree, the profile of the vertical tail is not good.

But the problem is about the risk of to overdone: cutting here, lowering there at the end I risk is of to have a 1/48 jet with a 1/72 tail.

I think you'll need a certain height for the vertical tail, unless you want to play with ventral fins, for directional stability.

Giles

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