Next up....Vintage Revell F-4E circa 1975

[lacrosse dad]

Next up 1975 1/32 scale Revell F-4E with literally zero detail.....looking to bring in some 3D decals, kinda pricy though at $40. Looks like sanding off seat harness/belt detail and adding new ones, maybe seat EJ handles. Might paint the pilots but they are not....well just not. I owned this model as an 8 year old, I didn't put it together, I remember buying from a 12 year old selling off his models....photos to follow

 

[blakeh1]

Vintage glue for a vintage kit!

 

[BarleyBop]

You waste no time!

 

[lacrosse dad]

Trying to add inaccurate detail, make it look a little realistic..this vintage kit nozzle attaches to a hollow engine. I kit bashed a 1/48 scale F-14 afterburner with wheels from a tank model.....

 

[lacrosse dad]

More busy work....

 

[lacrosse dad]

Well, I've found myself in an interesting spot....I wanted to build this vintage kit but in my attempts at building something vintage, vintage I've failed miserably by adding the Eduard F-4E cockpit detail set. Now I'm faced with trying to correct the kits problems in relation to my new additions.

This is pre-fitting and I still need to do some seat work but there is no instrument cowl over the rear wso's position. Do I proceed with the kit as is or do I try to fabricate things?

 

[blakeh1]

Gotta do what you gotta do

upgrade may not be vintage, but sure looks way better!

 

[Tommergun]

Built one as a kid, good times. I'm enjoying watching this one.

 

[lacrosse dad]

Disclaimer: purists and realists look away. This is NOT F-4E accurate but I felt I needed to fill in some space....pretty happy with it. Totally kitbashed using jewelry wire and tank parts......after some research the backseater is all business, no creature comforts and wires and such strewn around....should look good when the halves come together, tell me what you think. LASTLY, go easy on me this is a kit from 1975.

 

[Belugawrx]

You've wired the Lansing shift counter into the remulator ....?!? In 1970 they changed that completely,,,!
Just kidding, that looks totally believable..coming along nicely
Cheers

 

[lacrosse dad]

You've wired the Lansing shift counter into the remulator ....?!? In 1970 they changed that completely,,,!
Just kidding, that looks totally believable..coming along nicely
Cheers

Damn it.....that's why I was getting the error warning and my MK 25s were dropping off the racks.

 

[lacrosse dad]

Should be the last time we see this outside the fuselage, hopefully sealing it up tomorrow. This is the 1975 Revell H-182 F-4E. Was hoping to build it from the box but....obviously that didn't happen.

 

[lacrosse dad]

Couple of extras......those ejection handles are from 1/48 scale F-14A. They don't seem to be too off scale.

 

[kevin]

Nice, good job improvising. I've done the same on armour build interiors to fill up empty space.....doesn't have to be 100% accurate, just believable.

 

[Peppylepugh]

Nice, good job improvising. I've done the same on armour build interiors to fill up empty space.....doesn't have to be 100% accurate, just believable.

Gizmology, I believe the late, great Shep Paine
called it.

 

[Peppylepugh]

Disclaimer: purists and realists look away. This is NOT F-4E accurate but I felt I needed to fill in some space....pretty happy with it. Totally kitbashed using jewelry wire and tank parts......after some research the backseater is all business, no creature comforts and wires and such strewn around....should look good when the halves come together, tell me what you think. LASTLY, go easy on me this is a kit from 1975.

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You know Dad. There were kits from this era that were high, high, high on those gotta have lists as a kid back then.
Tamiya's 88 with or with out the Sd. Kfz. half track. The Monogram B-17, AMT bulldozer and then of course this kit.
Being raised in the Navy, F-4 is all it had to say. I never got this one, though.
Kudos, for giving her purpose.
This is what she was born to do.

 

[lacrosse dad]

Hard, hard day of modeling today.....first, I don't think I'll ever use eduard photo etched parts. The seatbelts were fine BUT the I had small canopy latching pieces super glued to myself, other parts and my pick-ups.

Second bummer today, dry building the halves together the forward canopy pins broke off, without the pins I can no longer lift the canopy, so I will need to either glue them down, or leave them both up. Seeing this is a 1975 kit, I don't think I'm that surprised. The rear cockpit canopy had greater clearance and is remains in one piece.

I will really need to rally to keep this one together

 

[BarleyBop]

Ouch!
Those are such delicate parts.
Slow and steady does it!
Keep on Keep on!