Page 20 of 50

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 11:13 am
by Medicman71
Thomas_M wrote:Lots of elbow grease, and an impressive result! :shoutout:
Thanks Thomas!

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 11:25 pm
by Medicman71
I wanted to work on something on this evening so I did the PE on the F-4 airbrakes. The detail is a big improvement!

Image

Image

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 11:51 pm
by Stuart
They look great Medic!

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 7:48 am
by LyleW
Well done, my now blind modelling friend! Well done.

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 8:05 am
by KennyX
Oooooh that’s nice work getting the PE installed! Those are a nice addition, they look great in there!

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 9:32 am
by Medicman71
Thanks guys!

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 11:03 am
by jkim
Photo etch in the wheel wells looks nice!

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 1:15 pm
by Medicman71
Thanks!

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 3:05 pm
by Medicman71
So see those triangular holes near the back Sparrow slots? I was wondering what the hell goes there. Turns out it's two small pieces. Why? Seems that this was unnecessary. Antenna go in there later.

Image

Image

Re: 1/48 Academy F-4J Phantom

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 5:32 pm
by Stikpusher
Those inserts probably allow for different versions using a common lower wing part.