This is the 1/48 F-4B from Academy. I did add some AM goodies to this one, just to spruce it up a bit. Instead of the box-art decals, I went with Furball Aero Design Mig Killers for VF-161 Chargers from the USS Midway, circa 1973.
I'm building it as BuNo 153045.
Overall, the build was pretty smooth. As most people who have built this kit can attest to, there are a few fiddly areas that need to be dealt with. I had some gaps around the intakes that I had to fix. Not a difficult chore, just time consuming. The odd part was that during dry-fitting, the gap wasnt there, but once I tried to glue in place, I couldnt make it line up for the life of me. Some plastic sheet and putty and it all worked out. For this build I primed with Stynylrez Grey and then painted with Mr. Paint and a hybrid of Alclad and AK Xtreme Metals for the exhaust areas. The Furball Aero decals were perfect to work with, I used mainly Micro-set and sol on the decals, for a few spots I had to break out the heavy hitter Walthers Solvaset.
You'll notice, right behind the cockpit, the black strip had a bit of a step that I missed when I was masking. I did get this fixed later on.
I will get some further pics taken and posted soon. I've got more done than what is documented in these photos, its now sitting on its gear and has the pylons and most of the stencils added.
