1/48 Revell F-4E

Gallery Article by Diamond on Sept 4 2012

 

 

This is the Revell F-4E kit, not a reboxing of the Hasegawa kit, but the very old and long OOP Revell kit.

 

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I completely rescribed the kit and used parts from various aftermarket sets and the spares box to improve the build.  The decals were a mix of Italeri kit decals and a set from Xtradecal.  They were horrible, but the markings were attractive.  Eduard PE sets were used for the front consoles and True Details seats were used to improve the cockpit as well.  The ejection handles on the ejection seats were scratchbuilt.  I used wheels from True Details as well.  The ALQ-131 and the AIM-9J were from the Hasegawa weapons set.  The centerline tank and the Mk-82s were from the Academy Strike Eagle kit.  I also scratchbuilt the pitot tube and added the formation lights and anti skid areas.

Overall, for a real old kit, I had a lot of fun building it.  For the most part, it went really well, despite the fact that many of the parts came from different sources, and fit was a constant issue.  The decals were horrible and inaccurate, but I liked the markings and the aircraft turned out very attractive.  It was a good start for my first Phantom build.

Diamond

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