Scratchbuilt F-4 Phantom nose radar 1/48

[Captain Caveman III]

Hello guys, first I need to tell you that I'm only building the nose radar unit. For a felow club member.(Northshore Scale Modelers) Seeing that he was building is F-4 with side panels removed. I asked if you planed on adding the nose radar. He replyed he didn't have the money for it and was going to pass on adding it.
I told him I'll scratchbuild it for you. Seeing all that detail of the front half of the fuselage. (I hope I got that right) It would look as if it were missing something., with the radar it will look more balanced.

Any way after asking some online friends about what I was looking for., one sent me a photo copy from a book he had. So last knight I started work. Now when I was at our last club meet with my friend Jack Knight. (The F-4 builder) I made a rough sketch and missplaced that paper. So I though I had the right size in my head.


An now that I have most of the front base section built. I found the paper that had the right size on it. So I'm now working on rebuilding this base section once more. This is how far I got before I found that paper.


Man I don't want to have to rebuild all of this detail smaller. If I could size it down a bit I could going and finish building the dish section.


More to come later to knight... :-\

 

[Texaslobo]

Looking Good!

 

[Myke]

wow.. some great looking scratchbuilding.

very clever.

 

[Medicman71]

Wow. Very impressive. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[schweinhund227]

is there anything you Can't do ! LOL

Awesome scratchbuilding skills.... I hate you ! LOL ! ;D

 

[Eastrock]

I do bet the guy will be glad to see your work!!

 

[Captain Caveman III]

Well guys some things have happond. Chrismas season being one of them. Any way the guy in qustion has passed on one of the dish systems. So I'm going to keep the 1:48 scale dish and Hill be getting the 1:32 dish. So here's the finishbuild up.
The radar dish is made from a milk cartin plug.






Now the front.

 

[Eastrock]

Great update, Capt!!!

some of the styrene strips are so small "how did you do it?"

(welcome to discovery Chanel) ;D



Happy Holidays!!!

 

[Captain Caveman III]

Time and a sharp hobby knife! Thanks and Happy Holidays' back at yah!!! ;D

 

[Bomber Boy]

looks really Good there Capt. I'm gettin ready to do the same. I'll be referencing this as I go.

 

[Afterburner]

Awesome work there Capt. Very nice!