Revell 1/32 F4E WIP (COMPLETED)

I have been working on this HUGE monster for a while and have not been photographing each step. Was not planning this commission as a detailed WIP so here is some of the progress.

The markings will be from the 469th TFS, 388th TFW AFB in 1973. This aircraft had 2 kills scored in Vietnam Nam. This particular example is of the earlier type of E but having the newer gun muzzle door. The earlier E was non slotted at the outer wings and the kit has the later type of tips that have to be retrofitted to the older style. More on that later.

A resin pit was used to replace the Revell one so lots of fiddling was done to get things to fit, pictures to come.

The parts fit is generally ok till I came across the side air intakes that had gaps and had to be wrestled into shape.

Plst I Weld does a great job at melting the plastic and creating a solid join without the use of any putty. The bottom came out looking great too. The discoloration along the join line is just that, a lighter grey shade created from the pooling of the Plas I Weld used To even out the area which is sanded smooth when fully cured leaving a smooth invisible join.

Here I used some plastic sheet stock cut into thin strips to fill in this part that will be sanded smooth once cured.