So I decided to treat myself a
couple of months ago to the fantastic 1/32 Tamiya kit of the F-4J. WOW was I
impressed. Having been away from building kits for may years now I wanted to do
something special. I have always loved the Phantom from being a young child so
it seemed the obvious choice. I toyed with the idea of starting with a 1/72 or
maybe 1/48th scale but looking around I managed to find a new kit on good old
eBay going for half the cost of the RRP in my local mode shop.
I wouldn't say the build is as good as many on here as I am a newbie to doing a
kit of this size and level of detail. I built it straight from the box apart
from some resin seats. The paint finish etc was all done using Tamiya spray and
painting by hand. I did buy myself an airbrush for this kit but couldn't master
the technique well enough to touch the plain with it (something I'll have to
work on for the next kit).
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I was very happy
with the results, especially with it being my first large scale plane ever and
my first model in probably over 15 years. I now have a nice collection of tools,
paints etc all geared up for the next kit (Academy 1/32 FA-18, keep a look out
for this) Hopefully you will enjoy looking at the pictures of this excellent
plane and kit. I would suggest anyone to make this kit now or in the future as
its just as I remember Tamiya to be. Great fit (little filler needed) excellent
detail although I understand there are a few flaws for the super detail guys out
there.
If you have any questions about
the kit or how I did the weathering etc then please drop me a line
anytime....Thanks
Paul
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