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Richard Bungay
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Meng 1/48 F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel

April 26, 2023 · in Aviation · · 11 · 1.5K

1/48 USAF F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel

See all my models at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/98961263@N00/albums/72157603606379755

Photograpy:
Nikon D7500; Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus; Editing using LightRoom

Kit: Meng LS-015

Paint:
Tamiya AS-27 and AS-28

This is an excellent kit except for one thing: the fit of the fuselage halves is impaired by the front wheel well and the cockpit tub coming into contact. I had to shave each down to get it to fit and even then it was not perfect. If I were building this kit again I would sand down the edges of the wheel well prior to assembly. There are a few other minor gaps which are easily fixed without damaging any detail but the kit goes together extremely well. I'd recommend this kit to anyone willing to patiently make their way through about 320 parts. However if Zoueki Mura or Tamiya were to put out a G, I'd recommend those first.

Thanks for looking,

Richard

Reader reactions:
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11 responses

  1. Fantastic job, Richard!

  2. That is a lot of parts, Richard @rbungay
    The result is outstanding.

  3. Great looking Phantom, nice job!

  4. Phenomenal Phantom!

  5. Nice to see one of these Meng Phantoms built, Richard, despite the high parts count it turned out very well.

  6. Looks great, Richard! Appreciate the insight as I will be starting up a Meng F-4E soon.

  7. Excellent work. The metallics look nice and natural.

  8. Nice job, Richard

  9. Loaded for SAM! Awesome Phantom!

  10. Beautiful paint job and build overall!

  11. Nice Weasel, Richard! That’s a great result using spray cans.

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