Academy 1/48 F-4C- Capt. Lance Sijan

Fantastic!  I read up on Capt Sijan.  Faulty fuses?  Man, that's just bad luck. Really nice job.

Redman7176

Finished!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Sijan

 

 

A very good man that died way too soon. Rest in peace, Lance.

Patrick

Beautiful! But swap out the AIM-9Js for some AIM-9Es. The AIM-9J did not make its‘ combat debut until September 1972, and Sijan was shot down in 1968.

Finished!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Sijan

Fantastic work!

Looks really good.  Thanks for posting the link.  I wasn't aware of Captain Sijan's story.

Looks awesome!  It should do well at the show.  I have this one in the stash and I should drag it out someday. 

Good luck...  

Thanks for the boarding ladder JeffPez. Very helpful, generous group we have here.

Getting close to finished, still attaching ordinance, etc, and dealing with the canopy snafu. Need to have it done by the 17th for a show.

Thank you guys for the kind words I appreciate it. This one is for a show in November where the theme is Vietnam. Hopefully it all turns out!

I will post up more as I go. I am going to be trying some new techniques with this one. Dipping my toes into the Ammo by Mig Jimenez pool and going to try some of their chipping fluid. 

If you happen to not know about Capt. Lance Sijan read about his last mission. Incredible. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Sijan

I was feeling good about some 1/48 tomcat seats I just did. Until I saw those ejections seats wow!! I am going to have to follow this one to pick up some new tricks. Very impressive work so far thanks for sharing!

That is looking great!  It has been decades since I built an F-4.  Maybe it is time to have another go at it.

Phantom Phan

Great start, looking forward to more.

Your friend, Toshi

The pit looks great! Love those Martin/Bakers.

Well, the panels and the seats look very nice! Good luck with your build

Paweł