British Phantom FG1 1/32 build

[spindrift007 0]

Latest progress...needless to say I will not get it finished by next Sunday as planned!

 

As you can see from photos, I have now painted over the preshading. glossed the whole thing up and added the decals. I read somewhere that the WH decals are very thin and break up easily. Well that was an understatement!

The black and white spine was a nightmare, in hindsight I should have masked and painted it.

 

The engines are now complete also . but have only been located, not fixed in place. Seats are just about done and will post images of these next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[timvkampen 345]

Nicely done paintjob and weathering so far.

[Barry 2,361]

Nicely done paintjob and weathering so far.

Ditto!

[Youngtiger1 1,001]

Now, that is looking nice. Looks like you pre-shade paid off. It is coming along rreally nice.

 

Mike

[mydesign 250]

This is great work and will watch progress further.

Cheers, Meindert

[spindrift007 0]

Getting close to finishing the now, been about 10 month project so far. Photos attached are mainly the under tail section showing my attempt at using Alclad II products. Still need to do the edge of the stabs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any feedback would be great, thanks for looking.

Edited October 8, 2011 by spindrift007

[Barry 2,361]

Excellent work the "hot section" looks Great!

 

Barry

[spindrift007 0]

FINISHED !!

 

Finally finished the FG1. She has been a major project, taken near to a year to complete. She will be going in our clubs annual comp in Nov.

 

 

Will be making an FGR2 in the future, I hope that what I have learned with this build will help with the next.

 

Thanks for everyone's comments over the months. Thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dodgem37 7,031]

Very handsome. Very nice. Great work and effort.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

[Kagemusha 6,784]

Phantastic!!! I'm hoping the inevitable happens - Tamiya announce a 1/32 FG.1/FGR.2

[Monty Python 523]

That's one stunning Phantom. Well done.

[Daywalker 725]

WOW!

 

Love the striped spine on this one! Fantastic effort, I would love to have one of these in my display case.

[LSP_Ron 11,937]

Great stuff

 

I've uploaded your pictures to be hosted on the site and added them to the final group build gallery here

 

Cheers

 

Ron

[Viper Enforcer 256]

Wow, looks great. I linked here from that poll posted in the LSP discussion and was glad I did; nice work.

 

I noted only the intakes and part of the aft fuselage where the nozzle attach were widened, but was curious why the full length of the upper fuselage top (left & right of the spine) and the lower fuselage ware not widened as well? I'm no Brit F-4 expert, but from what I've read the entire left and right fuselage was widened to make for the Spey engines; so is that correct?

 

I remember this FGR.2 British Phantom conversion by Frank Mitchel

 

I’ve built the Hasegawa Brit Phantom and the fuselage sides were notable wider, as we there intakes. I've been contemplating building one in 32nd myself, so wanted to confirm the fuselage width.

 

Mike V

[MARU5137 14,159]

SD007,

 

WOW !!!IMPRESSIVE and HIGHLY COMMENDABLE work..

 

GORGEOUS finish...