Fleet Air Arm Phantom Se: Lysbildefremvisning Mosaikk Liste 1 February 19, 2016
eBay purchase. Bloody RAF...not having a Crab Fat Phantom
2 February 19, 2016
AAAAAAH. The guy I bought it from had started it, badly.
3 February 19, 2016
The problem buying partially started kits on eBay. Breaking the kit apart with cause me a few extra issues later.
4 5 February 19, 2016
RAM Models decals for the FG.1
6 February 19, 2016
Too many choices from RAM Models decals
7 8 9 March 1, 2016
The damage from splitting the back end.
10 March 1, 2016
Taking off the tail flap to repair back end.
11 March 1, 2016
Making a new vent with modelling clay and filler.
12 March 2, 2016
It worked! Replacement vent made
13 March 30, 2016
Test fit. It's ok, but will have to close the gaps.
14 15 16 April 14, 2016
Goodies arrived from the UK.
17 April 22, 2016
Flightpath's 25kVA ground power rig "Houchin"
18 19 20 21 22 May 2, 2016
Base coat on the Houchin.
23 May 3, 2016
Houchin coming along.
24 May 2, 2016
Crew ladder built and primed.
25 May 2, 2016
Base coat on and ready for some detail.
26 May 4, 2016
Ladder just needs a varnish.
27 May 4, 2016
Fleet Air Arm chocks.
28 May 4, 2016
Wheels on. Nearly went cross eyed painting the wheel nuts red.
29 30 May 2, 2016
Rear cockit panel with the dials sanded off and chunks cut out.
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 May 16, 2016
More chopping.
40 41 May 27, 2016
Tub coming together.
42 May 30, 2016
British RN tractor, but figures are dressed as Yanks.
43 May 30, 2016
All the figures provided are American flight deck crew. Got some work to do here.
44 June 1, 2016
See, it really is a Phantom. Coming together.
45 46 47 June 2, 2016
Home made scribing tool
48 June 2, 2016
Using the tool like a pen
49 September 16, 2016
Fitting the intake blanks. I'll fit the handles later.
50 January 17, 2017
PE on nose oleo.
51 January 17, 2017
Little bit of scratch wiring in the cockpit
52 53 54 August 16, 2019
On the bench. Much nicer than working on a tray on the bedroom floor.
55 August 21, 2019
Aircraft operating area arrived.
56 August 21, 2019
Primed and pre-shaded.
57 58 September 1, 2019
Just waiting for the FG.1 to taxi in.
59 60 September 10, 2019
Rebuilding the ejection seats.
61 September 23, 2019
Ready to start weathering.
62 December 12, 2019
New dog.
63 December 12, 2019
Tail vent broke off (and disappeared) ????
64 December 12, 2019
Blue stuff & green stuff to make a new vent.
65 66 67 68 69 October 12, 2020
Tail vent on. A little (gentle) filling and sanding required.
70 71 72 73 May 12, 2022
Some light reading and great references.
74 May 12, 2022
Back on the bench from the shelf of shame.
75 May 18, 2022
Opening up the Ground Power Supply cover. Really should have done this before glueing it together ?♂️
76 May 18, 2022
And the Houchin cable goes in here.
77 May 18, 2022
Made some handles for the intake blanks. Little chunky, but once they are painted and weathered I think they’ll work.
78 79 May 25, 2022
Metal finish on the heat shield. I was advised to do this first.
80 June 7, 2022
Cans! Airwaves FGR.2 exhaust nozzles. Reading up there is no visual difference. The FG.1 engines simply had a quicker reaction time for “wave off” on the flight deck.
81 June 9, 2022
Step looking good (then I knocked it off)
82 June 9, 2022
She a lady in black! So good to have all the repairs and filling covered.
83 June 16, 2022
Should look nice once it’s weathered
84 85 86 87 June 24, 2022
Making a “training variant” sidewinder to go on the stb inner rail.
88 89 June 29, 2022
Ready to receive the next colour.
90 91 92 July 19, 2022
Family time means time away from the bench. Not always a bad thing.
93 94 July 19, 2022
Now she’s ready for some colour!
95 96 July 21, 2022
Extra Dark Sea Grey is on….. but I’m not sure, I feel it should be a little darker and a little bluer.
97 98 September 2, 2022
Dry rub Hobby Decals. Gorgeous, but sooooooo many
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