**** DONE: GB-44 1/72 F-4 USN - Military A/C of post-war time

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My eyes....................... my eyes!!!!!!!!!!! :shock::shock::shock::shock:
Ha
So here's what I ended up doing.
After shaping the cradle by the instructions;
I dropped the loop over the rod adding one drop of thin CA cement under the flat part of the cradle.
I then did let this set as I described before, but less CA.
As in the photo the first PAINTED "bomba" has two pins, I painted all the bombs!!!!!!!
I removed these pins carefully with a scalpel so I could see the locations.
I then drilled Only the Forward pin location with a 0.5mm drill using my dremmel on a slow speed.
The forward pin location will be the most accurate to keep the load even.
I then compared the location of the Rear pin, then drilled it.
Cut the rod so the bombs will be flush with the rack.
I will be painting the rack white Before I glue the Tripple bomb load in place.

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Thanks for looking in and your comments.
I did a little upgrade on the main gear struts, add one, beef up on.
The bomb rack? If I were to do them again, I think I would do better.
They are a bit skewiff, but they will do for this one.
I sailor on.

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The inside rack includes Missle tracks,
I'm hanging another tripple rack under with bombs.
Just have to order the number III modern set to get the missles!!!!
Here we go again.
 
Okay, hung the triple (TER) under the missile rack.
All painted up............. inside with missiles and a triple, outside rack just the triple with bombas.
So now just waiting for all the missile set.

The only thing I would suggest when drilling and using a .5mm rod to mount the bombs.
is to paint the rack white First so the pads for drilling are more visible.

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