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British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:21 pm
by BlackSheep214
The build was enjoyable with no fit issues (other than the delicate fiddly parts you need to be careful in handling it)


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Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:24 pm
by keavdog
Turned out nice! Good looking Phantom - and I couldn't imagine doing all those stencils in 1/72 :shocked:

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 8:47 pm
by Floki
Very beautiful build!

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:34 am
by Stuart
Great work Tom, that looks awesome really good to see a British Phantom!

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 6:41 am
by tempestjohnny
That came out awesome. I have to say though that all those stencils break up the one color camo nicely

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 9:48 am
by Stikpusher
:shoutout: Well done Tom! She fought you a bit here and there, but in the end, you took charge and got the last laugh. That’s a fine addition to your scale flight line.

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:41 am
by BlackSheep214
Thank you, fellas. I've grown to lovwe the lines of these Phantoms. Rest assured, there will be a few added to my stash and collection. Now if I can find a suitable F-4 Phantom to build a Turkish Terminator Phantom. :bored: Too bad Rex isn't still around to point me in the right direction. I miss him guy and his knowledge.

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:58 am
by tempestjohnny
The Terminators differences are mostly internal

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:15 pm
by Stikpusher
Exactly. Start with a late production F-4E in your favorite scale, and most of the rest of the details are internal. At most for visible stuff will be changes in the cockpit. It’s up to you to decide if those cockpit changes are worth tackling.

Re: British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds"

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 7:24 pm
by BlackSheep214
So.. all I needed was to get an F-4E ? Easy enough. ZM has one but a bit out of my price range. Hasegawa has them but I'll have to look in eBay. :bored: An RF-4E probably wouldn't fit the bill anyway.