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Gallery Article by Miguel Becerril |
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Greetings
everyone. I have been building models since I was eight years old and my
favorite now a days is the F-4 Phantom. I flew in them as a Marine, so my
preference is building naval versions of the jet. My son Rawle bought me an F-4E
in 1/32 Scale (Revell). I didn't want to build a USAF version, so I researched
foreign F-4E's. I selected the Hellenic Air Force because of their most
recent upgrade, ICARUS PEACE 2000, which incorporated modifications I had not
seen on other F-4's. Having flown in the back seat, that's the
"office" that interested me most. The IP 2000 upgrade included
displays not common to the F-4.
The
kit, although decent, lacked a lot of interior detail. I began by
scratchbuilding the interior walls of the front and rear cockpits. I used Resin
seats and an F-4 interior detail set. I made the CRT displays with sheet
styrene and each of the buttons were placed individually.
I
painted the jet with acrylics mixed to match the colors suggested on the CAM
decal sheet I ordered. It was a lot of fun to build and I hope you enjoy the
photos, (Rest of photos).
Miguel Becerril
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