The sixth step in the build is the outer wings. This step took 2 hrs 1 min. Assembly The slats are not a perfect fit. All of the diagrams in the instructions and pictures don’t give much guidance. It seems…
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Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 5
The fifth step in the build is the air intakes. This step took 3 hrs 49 mins. I divided the work into sections: air ramps, air intake covers, priming/painting/assembly. Air ramps I’m clueless as to why these were separate pieces,…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 4
The fourth step in the build is the center wings and fuselage. This step took 1 hr 58 mins. I divided the work into sections: center wing assembly and sub-assemblies. Center wing assembly The instructions call for some holes to…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 3
The third step in the build is the rear fuselage. This step took 4 hr 13 mins. I divided the work into sections: engine bulkhead, rear fuselage, and empennage. Engine bulkhead This sub-step was straightforward, so let’s get to the…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 2
The second step in the build is the front fuselage. This step took 4 hr 13 mins. I divided the work into sections: front fuselage and radome, nose gear well, combining the sub-assemblies, and APR 38 receiver and intakes. As…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 1
The first step in the build is the cockpit. This step took 10 hr 17 min. I broke the work into sections: ejection seats, consoles with cockpit frame, controls and instrument panels. All of the parts used in this step…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 0
I recently finished a smaller scale version of this plane, which was meant as a “starter kit” to help me learn things. Now I’m building a better quality kit (Revell) with a larger scale (1:32)… F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel….
Lindberg F-4G Phantom II Index
Intro Second Scale Model Build Preparing the space Scale Modeling Work Space Setup Setting up the Spray Booth Learning new equipment Learning about the Camera (deprecated, as I upgraded the camera) Learning about Adobe Premiere Elements Video Editing in Adobe…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 10
In the previous post I weathered the main body of the aircraft. This post covers the last steps: painting and assembling the components underneath the aircraft, and installing the canopy. Assembly The pieces were already primed. To proceed I needed…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 9
In the previous post I applied the decals. This post covers weathering the main body of the aircraft. Aside: I’ve decided to take a break from posting videos of the build. Although more visually compelling, it takes more effort than…