McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Upgraded Hellenic Phantom II 1/48 (Meng) Build and final reveal
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
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
Music by Zakhar Valaha from PixabayMusic by Zakhar Valaha from PixabayMusic by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay
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Efcharisto...Hellas! For taking care of my beloved F4 Phantom. As an American sailor who loaded many a weapon on the F4S, and worked in the US Naval Air Detachment in Souda Bay, I must say that I love this video and especially when it comes from the Greek military. I can still smell the souvlaki cooking in the streets of Chania. Efcharisto poly!
@TV-ez4md
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Great to hear your story!
This is one of my future projects too. Exact same kit, exact same decals. Fantastic work! Thank you for featuring my favorite aircraft ❤❤
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
Thank you! You can really consentrate to the upgrade as the base kit is so good if you want to make an upgraded Phantom also. Good luck wiht your build!
Very well done. BEAUTIFUL BUILD sir.
Sehr schön gebaut , weiter so . Great .
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
vielen Dank. Thanks!
That’s a sensational build. Well done.
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
AMAZING!!!! grear job 👍
Nice video, I love a good weathered aircraft!
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
Thanks! I quite like dirty aircraft too and Greek aircraft are good subject for that..
Greetings my friend, that was a absolutely outstanding build with the F4, it did help it is one of my favourite aircraft, thanks for shsring this hreat build, best regards from Australia 👌👍👌👍👌👍
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
Thanks! Old Rhino is one of my favorite aircraft also
Fantastic Work !!!!!
Great build! Congrats
Fantastic work!
incredible work dude..
Awesome
Beautiful Phantom, love the Greek shcmes. Though I would have not put to much dark flory wash. I would have weathered a bit lighter.
@TV-ez4md
2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Greek aircraft have great schemes and they are nice as you can leave those clean or very dirty. I like those in this kind of dirtyness.
Supurb!😊
A little-known fact is that the short-lived YIAF Yorkshire Independent Air Force used the A-UP version of the F4 in the 80s. The tight nature of that independent state saw the A-UP F4 single-crewed and often running with one engine shut down.
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
😵💫
Nice jet fighter F-4 Phantom 2 I love the Israeli Air Force IDF. Love the tzahal.
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
Thanks! Sorry to break you, but this is Greek Phantom..
Great looking phantom! I have this exact kit but it will be a american f4e
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Good luck with your build!
Check out images of the real thing! This weathering job is bang on! Well done! They are filthy!! 😂
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
I forgot to put references to this video, it would have included Combat aircraft magazine, from which the most of the weathering ques were taken, but there are of course huge amount of pictures in internet..
Stunning result! The Greek camo is incredible, and your model looks on par with the real thing. Just a bit of critique in my honest opinion, the music for the video is too upbeat, and if the majority of viewers are like me, and play this when going to bed, a nice low-key beat would be perfect. But that's just me, so take the critique however you like, and there are your videos after all =]
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Ok, I will not use this music again. But I quite like upbeat music for videos, let's see what I will find for future videos.. Great that you liked the model though
Ich werde das Modell auch bauen morgen ist es da ! Mal schauen welche Ausführung. Gruss Gerd
@TV-ez4md
Ай бұрын
Viel Glück beim Bauen!
Πολυ καλο
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
Ευχαριστώ
Very nice!! May I ask how you fastened the Litening pod? What kind of pylon?
@TV-ez4md
4 ай бұрын
Good question... I used one that put the pod to the correct height (sorry, I don't know the type and I don't know what would be the corret one they use.)
Beautiful model only thing is I have to watch silent because the music is a grind
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
Sorry, it is really difficult to choose music that doesn't annoy somebody. I'm glad you liked the model thoug.
Άψογο. Μόλις ήρθε και το δικό μου phantom της meng. Τις κεραίες στη μύτη πως τις έφτιαξες;
@TV-ez4md
17 күн бұрын
Έφτιαξα αυτές τις κεραίες από πλαστική ταινία. Εικόνα σε χρονική σήμανση 9:26
@GR-vm9qb
17 күн бұрын
@@TV-ez4md σε ευχαριστώ πολύ!
I will the same
@TV-ez4md
2 ай бұрын
Great! Good luck with your build!
Millions of dollars people make by being on KZread!
Do you know the meaning of "too much"?
@rafaellemgruber8401
8 ай бұрын
Have you ever saw a hellenic F-4E? Is TOO MUCH dirt, exactly like it was done on the model
@michaelwayne2995
7 ай бұрын
You can't weather Greek Phantoms too much or their F-16s either . Look at some of the pictures of their aircraft, they're some really dirty birds , much like F-14s
@GeneralKatarn
6 ай бұрын
Do you know the meaning of "research"?
Jak dla mnie za bardzo brudny, ale to moje subiektywne zdanie.
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
Bardzo lubię brudne samoloty, a to nie jest najbrudniejsze prawdziwe greckie "Phantom"
geia sou koumpare
Fabulous! I bought a resin conversion kit to do this in 1/32 with the Tamiya E.
@TV-ez4md
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Good luck with our build!
This beautiful plane looks dirty like it was abandoned somewhere in an aircraft junkyard :( I don't understand why you are messing around so much with these oil paints... You spoil the look of the whole model.
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
I'm sorry that you don't like my weathering. Greek Phantoms are very dirty. I understand that someone likes clean beautiful planes, but for me they are a bit boring unless they bring something else to the table.
@jernejfunkl8300
8 ай бұрын
@@TV-ez4md I'm sorry... That's just my opinion. I just don't like models that look like that.
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
@@jernejfunkl8300 You can have your opinion. Do you like my cleaner builds? None of them are factory fresh though..
@jernejfunkl8300
8 ай бұрын
@@TV-ez4md Of course, I like all your models. As I can see, you are very skilled and precise and sometimes you add some of your own details.I like that. Keep up the good work :) I just don't like this 'aging' of models. For me, these are models and not reduced versions of real planes.
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
@@jernejfunkl8300 Thanks. I watched some of your videos and saw that you really like to make models without any weathering. Let us both enjoy models our own way it is the best of model building. Cheers!
What camera setup did you use? PS: nice build, very enjoyable.
@TV-ez4md
8 ай бұрын
This was a mix with my phone (S22 Ultra) and my Panasonic DMC-FZ300. I myself don't really like the phone image sharpening/focusing, But I dropped my camera and it broke. So in the meantime as it was in repair I used my phone. Thanks, it is nice to hear that you liked my video!