F4 Phantom

in 1:33 scale
from GPM

by Yoav Hozmi

Model photographs by the author

This model is painted with the USAF colors, very detailed and accurate, and it consists of very many parts. In building the kit, I relied mainly on my experience as a modeler and my long and close acquaintance with the actual aircraft. There are not enough diagrams, and not knowing Polish is a disadvantage. English instructions would be of great help. I really enjoyed building the model, and I highly recommend the kit — but experience is necessary.

I added the following details to the kit:

1. Pitot tube
2. Taxi light on the front wheel door
3. Improved the shape of all the nose cones of the external fuel tanks, bombs and missiles: pasted quick drying glue on them, filed them and painted them. Repeated it it several times, until reached desired results
4. Painted the canopy (originally was white)
5. Used the following method for strengthening the fuselage parts: laminated the complicated curves' parts, cut them into smaller sections along fold lines and then reattached them with gluing strips. This gave the fuselage parts strength, a more rigid look and durability

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Summary:

Model:	F4 Phantom
Publisher:	GPM
Designer:	Not stated
Scale:	1:33
Dimensions:	Length: 58cm, Wing span: 34cm Height: 15cm
Difficulty:	Advanced
Parts:	Well in excess of 200
Instructions:	In Polish with several construction diagrams
Assembly Time:	1 month (5 days per week, 4 hours per day)
Fit:	Very good
Coloring:	Excellent
Resources:	Close personal acquaintance