GB-58 1/48 F-4D Phantom II – Night Fighters all Eras

[Vic Balshaw]

Spiffing.....................................Now what is this switch for!!!

 

[Donivanp]

Spiffing.....................................Now what is this switch for!!!

This one? BOOOM,

 

[Ralph Haus]

Just still picking away at the cockpit... Still have to do some minor and the seats...

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Lookin nice, and complicated!

 

[Donivanp]

One seat almost done, still have the side straps to do.

first cut off the ejection seat pull cords. We don't need to stinking ejection cords.

I am not using the seat bottom "No Step" part, I've never seen it on any Mk 7 EJ, That doesn't mean it's not used, but these are combat aircraft in a combat zone and I've never seen it use.

Quite a bit of cussing later.....

 

[Crimea_River]

Very impressive

 

[fubar57]

Not too shabby Don

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Very neat.

 

[Ralph Haus]

100 pieces down, hundreds to go...looking good.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good result there Don...Nice man.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[rochie]

looks great

 

[SaparotRob]

There should be a sub GB for all the goodies you guys forever entomb inside these brilliant models. Cockpits and engines that easily deceive the eye by looking like photos taken from shop manuals. I love following the builds.

 

[N4521U]

There should be a sub GB for all the goodies you guys forever entomb inside these brilliant models. Cockpits and engines that easily deceive the eye by looking like photos taken from shop manuals. I love following the builds.

There Should be a Sub GB with the canopies painted white!!!!!!!!!
Nuthink inside!!!!!!

 

[Ralph Haus]

There Should be a Sub GB with the canopies painted white!!!!!!!!!
Nuthink inside!!!!!!

So, then those GBs should be allotted, what, 2 weeks build time then?

 

[Vic Balshaw]

So, then those GBs should be allotted, what, 2 weeks build time then?

On yer bike Ralph , some of them works of art take more that a couple of weeks.

 

[Donivanp]

Now now boys play nice. It's all part of the bigger build!

 

[Donivanp]

Working on the engines, Can't see them but.. I shot the forward stainless steel and the aft gun metal using Testors Model Master Metallizer lacquers. The aft internal I used the stainless for the aft turbine blades and gunmetal for the flame holder. I used Tamiya black panel liner in-between the blades fore and aft and grey through the afterburner (reheat for you folks over the pond there) can and flame holder.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Great stuff and thanks for the translation.

 

[Donivanp]

Great stuff and thanks for the translation.

For you Vic, anything....

 

[Crimea_River]

Good stuff Don.