Boatmans showtime phantom in 1/48th scale

[boatman]

AN HERE can be seen the fusealarge fitted with its elerics all i need to do now is connect up the main eletric wires to a female socket an then be gluded into the outer fusalarge an then i can get stuck into the build ready to spray paint
chrisb

[boatman]

An the yellow tape ive put on is to stop the mini wires from springin all over the place lovely
chrisb

[flyjoe180]

Goodness me Chris, the effort to light up this thing is amazing. This is going to be one awesome Phantom!

[Jim R]

Your skill and patience with the lighting does you proud. Well done Chris.

[boatman]

An the yellow tape ive put on is to stop the mini wires from springin all over the place lovely
chrisb

FLYJOE QOUTE
Goodness me Chris, the effort to light up this thing is amazing. This is going to be one awesome Phantom!

thanks joe but this one is the easy one as ive only fitted in 4 leds so far so not that amazeing im afraid as the hard ones were the big tomcat an super hornet with up to 24 leds all fitted into them plane the big phantom im doin next will be a hard one but thanks my freind for your kind reply

JIM R
Your skill and patience with the lighting does you proud. Well done Chris.

many thanks Jim yes im enjoin myself on this model
cheers sir
chisb

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Great work Chris. Do the plans mention anything about adding nose weight?

[Steven000]

Nice progress Chris, really looking forward to see this one in action, have fun

[boatman]

Great work Chris. Do the plans mention anything about adding nose weight?

HI Steve im glad you mentioned this as i had not thought about this plane bein a tail sitter as both my big 1/32 tomcat an super hornet dint have this problem so to be on the safe side i think i will add a bit of lead in the nose so then no worreis cheers for tellin me that
ATB Steve
chrisb

[boatman]

Nice progress Chris, really looking forward to see this one in action, have fun

AN HI Steven
yes im havin fun building this small 1/48 phantom as it will help me on any probs when i start on the big 1/32 scale phantom sent to me airborne which was very kind of him an will be straight after this small phantom as i want to go to town on that plane as bein a TAMYIA kit should be good so see how things go an back to this small phantom im hopein today to solder the main power plug an fit it into the fusealarge will show pic when done
CHEERS ATB to you sir
chrisb

[boatman]

HELLO ALL well show time is pushin on a bit futher as ive now spray painted both fusealrge halves grey 64

[boatman]

AN HERE ive now stared to fit the eletric fusalarge side to the wings an neraly forgot to plug in the wings nav light plug but it now in OPPS

[boatman]

An in the strb side i fitted in the main power socket [ATTACH=JSON]n1252525[/ATTACH]

[papa 695]

Just seen this one Chris, and may I say, what great work your doing with this, really liking how your putting the lights in.

[boatman]

Just seen this one Chris, and may I say, what great work your doing with this, really liking how your putting the lights in.

MANY THANKS Ian yes the lights went in just peachy an this is a practice kit for when i go to to town on the big 1/32 phantom an on that im goin to brush paint the camo on it with hairy stick an i havnt done that in 60 yrs of modelin only hope i dont make a mess of it
cheers ATB SIR
chrisb

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Coming along nicely Chris. At 1/48 this is going to be a cracking model. In my youth I spent a lot of time around Phantoms. Dad was a Chief Tech in RAF and one of his squadrons was the 43 "Fighting Cocks" equipped with the F4 Phantom. We had them at Leuchars in Scotland and then went over to RAF Bruggen in Germany about 1969 ish.
Spent many a happy hour at the side of the runways watching them taking off. Happy days.