After a disastrous start to my 1/48 Academy F-4J that ended up in the trash bin, I decided I would build the model I received last year from iModeler for my Chilean AF F-16.

I'll start by saying that this appears to be a very well engineered kit. It has beautiful detail throughout and the cockpit is no exception. Everything fits together superbly. The instruments are supplied as individual decals and are a bit tedious to apply, but the results are worth it. I bought a resin set, but the kit-supplied one is just as good. I added a couple of pipes and cables made from lead wire to spruce it up a bit, and some PE seat belts I found in my spares box. I'm not a stickler for accuracy so these are from a MiG-23. Used Mr Paint light gray for the tub and NATO black for the seat. Ammo of Mig washes here and there, and Vallejo acrylics for the various buttons, etc.

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Looks like a good start on this fine kit, George !
What went wrong with the Academy F-4?

Great to have a GJ build to follow again.
Regarding the Phantom: maybe given by Devine Providence to make you wait for the Zoukei Mura kit.

Wow, it's been a while since I last posted anything. I switched out an old heater in my workshop for a heat pump and things didn't work out as planned. It got too cold here in Portland and the stupid thing couldn't keep up. I had to install a supplementary heater and now my shop is cozy warm. I'm finally back to building models. Anyway, here are some additional in-progress shots of my GWH MiG-29. I decided to leave one of the nicely detailed engines out so I built up the inside of the fuselage to an very rough approximation of the real thing. It's a great model with great detail and almost perfect fit, but I wasn't too enthused about building it because I had recently finished a 29UB. Things changed once I started painting it, though. I'll upload pics of that soon.

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Additional work on the GWH MiG-29. Still needs some work.

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