McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Upgraded Hellenic Phantom II 1/48 (Meng) Build and final reveal

Manufacturer Meng
Model Number LS-17
Date of release New tool 2023
Part count Low
Price payed 75€
Decals in the box For three planes
Extras Some scratchbuilding, seat belts, decals, weapons
Airbrush used Badger Xtreme Patriot 105, Fengda FE-183K
High points Good fit, Nice recessed details, Good weapon options, Good intakes and exhausts, Good decals with plenty of stencils
Low points No harnesses, Tail (should be) fixed on early on the build, I would have liked some more details on surface
I wanted to make a long nose late F-4 Phantom and Meng released a new one just as I was looking for one. This was about the same price as Zoukei Mura one, but had one piece upper fuselage as in Academy which I really liked, so I decided to buy this one instead of Zoukei Mura one.
I have always liked the Greek colours on Phantom and they are quite filthy and it is more than fine with me. I wanted to make the upgraded version, but it meant some scrach build, mainly to the cockpit. This made the build much longer, but at the end I have a version which I really like.
Timestamp:
0:00 Start
0:11 Intro
0:41 Parts
0:56 Build
4:16 Cockpit ready
4:50 Build continues
8:27 Modifications
10:31 Painting
13:40 Weathering
19:13 Final reveal
22:02 Conclusions
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