(Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to the YouTube video.) In the previous post I painted the fuselage. This post covers applying the decals. Description At this point the paint has sort of a…
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Genessis Models F-14D Build
Bobby Waldron put together a phenomenal set of 26 videos (over 13 hours) of a 1/48-scale Hobby Boss F-14D Tomcat. I picked up so many tips from this set, I decided to make a table of contents. (I know I’ll…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 7
(There are several videos instead of a single, lengthy video. Please see the individual sections for those videos.) In the previous post I assembled and painted the air intakes. This post covers painting the fuselage. Description Other than the filling…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 6
(Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to the YouTube video.) In the previous post I prepped the main aircraft body for painting by applying some primer. This post covers the air intakes — finishing…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 5
(Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to the YouTube video.) In the previous post I filled the numerous gaps where the pieces didn’t quite line up. This post covers prepping the main aircraft body…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 4
In the previous post I assembled the cockpit, fuselage, wings, and the empennage. This post covers filling the numerous gaps where the pieces didn’t quite line up. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 3
In the previous post I painted the crewmen and the cockpit. This post covers assembling the cockpit, fuselage, wings, and the empennage. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to the YouTube video.) Lessons learned…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 1
It was fate that my friend Nick got me a Christmas present of a smaller, simpler version of the F-4 I’m building. The Lindberg “Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom” (No. 70962) has fewer than 40 parts, way fewer decals, and has…
Review of a Similar (Hasegawa F-4J) Phantom Build
As this F-4G is my first aircraft build, I wanted to get an idea for what I should expect in terms of techniques, tools, and products. Scale Hangar 182 posted a time-lapse video of his build of the Hasegawa kit…
Putting the Adobe Premiere Elements Knowledge to Work
For this post, I get to play producer (and director, as much as our cats take direction) and practice some of the things I’m likely to use from Adobe Premiere Elements during my build. Playing around from the first post…