Finally this kit has arrived to my local shop, so I'm in. I've decided to build a very little (compared to 1/32 and 1/48 beasts) Phantom in 1/144 scale.

This kit is very simple, only one paint scheme, so my build should not be very interesting, but anyway...

Fuselage was glued together – no issues here. Maybe the main issue of this kit is that canopy part lacks canopy frames, so I've spent some time on masking.

To be continued... 🙂

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Looks sharp already.

On a whim, I did one of those - ONCE - never again (too small). Look here:

http://imodeler.com/2013/08/1144th-f-4-phantom/

Looking good, love your paint stand.

Painted! I'll apply a gloss coat and then a decals. Well-known academy decals 🙂

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I just picked up an F model in Luftwaffe colors just like this at a contest this past weekend. I just finished my Norm72 scheme recce Phantom, so will probably take a break before starting another, but looking forward to building it. What colors did you use? - I don't have any references yet for this scheme.

Ok - thanks! Yeah - I've had challenges with conversion tables also! The gray indicated for my RF-4E Norm72 scheme ended up darker than I think it should be, and I even lightened it a bit!