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Gallery Article by Paul Stoner
on July 16 2003 |
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For some reason when I decide to
build an F-4 or any other big jet, I always have the hardest time picking what
subject to use. I never pick something that has decals already on the market or
in the kit, but that's the part of this hobby that's so great, the challenge to
build something you want. I came across a picture of a F-4J from the VMFA-212
Lancers and really liked the way it was painted and got to work.
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This build
was almost straight from the box with the exception of the custom paint job of
the tail and numbers and the addition of Seamless Suckers resin intakes. The
intakes were a chore to get fitted right and had many little pit holes from
bubbles when the resin was curing. I would say almost half the time building
this kit was spent on just the intakes. After this one I don't think I'll use
them again.