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Andrew P (AndrexP)
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F-4K Project (892 NAS)

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32 5 December 2021, 01:17
Maciej Bellos
Looking great!
5 December 2021, 04:26
SB Aviation
Wow
5 December 2021, 04:27
Rui
Looks good!
For the Future floor coating did you dilute it or can it be sprayed as is. If diluted, then is it just water and what's the ratio?
5 December 2021, 04:42
Andrew P
Undiluted.
I never dilute Future. On the other hand, I can never get a really glossy sheen with Future. Maybe I should dilute it for airbrushing, eh?
I clean up with Windex and/or Isopropanol.
5 December 2021, 21:52
Olivier
Quite a motto that 'Never dilute future'... Should look up for the latin version
5 December 2021, 21:57
Andrew P
"Numquam Futurum Extenuant"
Hmmm...
5 December 2021, 22:01
Olivier
Sounds good !
5 December 2021, 22:23
Rui
LOL thanks. I'm new to Future therefore the questions
6 December 2021, 01:18
Dominik Weitzer
looks great!
6 December 2021, 08:12
Bernd Grün
Very nice build and paint job. Congrats, mate! 👍
16 December 2022, 10:49
Andrew P
Thanks, All!
16 December 2022, 19:09
Skyhiker
Not sure how I missed this. Nice clean work!
16 December 2022, 20:41
Guy Rump
Very nice build. 👍
17 December 2022, 10:51

Album info

F-4K (Phantom FG.1) assigned to No. 892 Naval Air Sqn, Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy) c. 1978
(from Fujimi Phantom FGR.2 in 1/72 scale, kit H-7, c. 1987)

Depicts Phantom FG.1 no. XV590 of N. 892 Sqn while on cross-deck operations aboard USS SARATOGA (CV-60) c. 1978. Per tradition, the FAA aircraft were "zapped" by their host squadron, VF-171, who re-designated the aircraft as "Colonial Navy" birds, complete with 1940-vintage USN roundels and generous applications of VF-171 "zaps".

F-4K-37-MC Phantom XV590 (c/n 3394) was withdrawn from service in Jul 1990 and went into storage at Leuchars.

Kit was purchased, sans box, for $2 at the IPMS Regionals in Richmond, VA in Feb 2018. It was modified (not much, merely by adding catapult launch sockets and hooks) from F-4M to represent F-4K. Absent is any attempt to depict the second scissors link from the nose gear, which would allow extension to a ridiculous height to improve AOA during launch from HMS Ark Royal.

Kit primary colors are Testors MM Acryl 5-N (top) and Floquil Reefer White acrylic (undersurfaces), with Alclad II shades on the metallic areas.

"Numquam Futurum Extenuant"

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1:72 British Phantom FGR.2 Firebirds (Fujimi 7A-H7)1:72 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 Collection Pt.1 (Xtradecal X72268)

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