Rick's 1/48 Hasegawa Phantom FGR2, 1435 Flt Stanley Airport

[Guest]

looking good mate nice job

[Dave W]

A good start Rick.Ive made a couple of these over the years.Nice kits.Getting hard to find now though.Ive got a navy FG1 in the stash,but would like one of these.

[colin m]

Looking very nice. I do like a bit of cockpit PE, it makes all the difference.

[flyjoe180]

The PE has brought the cockpit to life Rick, very nicely done.

[rickoshea52]

A good start Rick.Ive made a couple of these over the years.Nice kits.Getting hard to find now though.Ive got a navy FG1 in the stash,but would like one of these.

These don't pop up often on eBay or elsewhere, I saw this one in a Hamburg model shop a couple of tears ago and snaffled it for €43, that was before the exchange rate dropped.

[Dave W]

Hi Rick. Ages ago i promised you photos i took of Phantoms when i was at Stanley. This is the only one i could find. Probably not of much use.

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[rickoshea52]

Hi Rick. Ages ago i promised you photos i took of Phantoms when i was at Stanley. This is the only one i could find. Probably not of much use.

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Thanks Dave. That looks a pretty grubby machine. Some other research I have done on FI Phantoms show examples with the centreline Sneb gun pack fitted.

[Ian M]

Nice work so far Rick.
I read on t'interweb, that this kit is getting a re pop from Hasegawa....
It also appears from time to time in a Revell box...

[rickoshea52]

I joined up the fuselage tonight and the upper and lower wing sections, not too bad a fit. However some of the etched metal of the cockpit came away and needed reattached.

Q1. What colour are the inside surfaces of the open doors on the wing centre section?
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Q2. What are the two panels at the leading edge roots (not fitted yet) and should they be open or closed on the ground?

The wing to fuselage joint looks okay with a dry fit but underneath there may need to be some shimming with plasticard. I'm not looking forward seeing what shows up when I prime the fuselage join along the spine.
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[rickoshea52]

Just arrived from Hannants.
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[Dave W]

I joined up the fuselage tonight and the upper and lower wing sections, not too bad a fit. However some of the etched metal of the cockpit came away and needed reattached.

Q1. What colour are the inside surfaces of the open doors on the wing centre section?
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Q2. What are the two panels at the leading edge roots (not fitted yet) and should they be open or closed on the ground?

The wing to fuselage joint looks okay with a dry fit but underneath there may need to be some shimming with plasticard. I'm not looking forward seeing what shows up when I prime the fuselage join along the spine.
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I remember the auxiliary air doors being painted a dull red on the inside of the door. Same as the speedbrake inner surfaces and actuator bodies ( But not the speedbrake wells).inside the aux air doors you could see the engines.

[Dave W]

I joined up the fuselage tonight and the upper and lower wing sections, not too bad a fit. However some of the etched metal of the cockpit came away and needed reattached.

Q1. What colour are the inside surfaces of the open doors on the wing centre section?
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Q2. What are the two panels at the leading edge roots (not fitted yet) and should they be open or closed on the ground?

The wing to fuselage joint looks okay with a dry fit but underneath there may need to be some shimming with plasticard. I'm not looking forward seeing what shows up when I prime the fuselage join along the spine.
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The 2 panels at the leading edge roots are where the catapult hooks would be on the navy F4K

[rickoshea52]

The intake were looking to be a source of strife with this, there is a big empty gap between the intake and fuselage that just doesn't look right. A friend at IPMS alerted me to this area and suggested adding a piece of thin plasticard to cover it, so I did and it looks rather good.
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I didn't glue the intakes at the bottom bit where it mates against the fuselage intake trunking because there was an into wind step. When the glue had dried elsewhere I ran some thin cement along the join here and wedged two sanding sticks into the intake to hold it in position as it set. This reduced or eliminated the step previously mentioned.

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With the wings assembled and fitted there are gaps on the bottom which I have filled with a thin shim of plasticard, when dry I will trim it down.

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[papa 695]

Coming along very nicely Rick

[Dave W]

Looking good Rick.