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This is my 1/32 scale Tamiya
F-4J, modeled as flown by VMFA-334 in the Vietnam War. Of all the models I have
built over the years, I must say this one is my favorite! I really like the way
it was engineered, with the single piece fuselage, and the separate tail and
exhaust areas. This made the construction and painting much easier in my
opinion.
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Seamless Suckers were used in
place of the kit intakes. I had never used these before, and the seam lines were
somewhat hard to blend. Thank goodness for ARC, and the tip on using fingernail
polish remover and putty. It worked like a charm on the seam lines! I also used
a little bit of correction fluid as well on some of the smaller seams to fill
them.
This is the first kit I have
ever attempted to do any weathering on. I tried about three method before I found
one that worked for me. I mixed a
wash with some black paint, water, and dish liquid in a ratio of about 2/5/3,
and applied it to the panel lines with
a small brush. I used a Q-tip and wiped the excess away, rolling the swab as I
worked. I then took a wet swab and wiped away the excess, leaving the panel line
filled, but cleaning off most of the area around it. This seemed to give the
panels a dirty look. About 100 or
so Q-tips later, the weathering was done.
Decals are from CAM, and they
snuggled right up to the kit. The bombs and racks are from the Tamiya F-4D kit.
The model is painted with Model Master Acryls.
I also had some extra seat belts and harnesses from an old Eduard set
that I used on the seats. I figure I spent about 150 hours on this model. This was a great kit! I cant wait to build the D model I have
waiting!
Mike
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