Inspired by Betheyen's 12 Hour Tomcat last year I've set myself a challenge - Build a 48 scale Phantom in a day.

It's now 0800 - it's time to start



An curiously empty modelling station!



This is the kit to be built as XV408 - 92 Squadron RAF - stationed at Wildenrath in 1991.

Looks like a busy day ahead.

Andy

An hour into the build - cockpit is primed, and the frame of the ejection seats are painted.




Got to go walk the dogs!!

Back Soon

Andy

I shall be watching this with interest, as it has crossed my mind to do another 12 hour build again.
So good luck Andy, and get the hairdryer ready .
Andy

May have chosen the wrong day to do this, it's below freezing in the garage.

Great idea Andy. Especially since I have a slow friday at work and have all the posibilities to check on you regularely.

I guess I'll have to do this too sometime soon.

Tony.

Cockpit Update



I hope it ends up looking like this




Andy

Go, go go!

....good luck out there Buddy - you are gonna need it

4 and a bit hours in - cockpit finished.








Time for more coffee and new eyes

Nice office. If you are anything like me, you're soon finished. Pit normally takes me a week and mating that to fuselage and wings roughly an hour.

And suddenly it looks like a plane.




Time for a spot of lunch

Andy

Andy.
Your mad!
I'm watching, good luck.
Did I mention that your mad?
Nige

Andy: I agree. It looks like an airplane.

Nigel: I agree. He's mad.

But the choice of a slick blue, clinically washed finish should reduce wheathering to....none, so that saves some time.

Go Andy go. I'll be watching too.

And it's not covered in stencils either!! there's no flies on me, mind you if you look close, you can see where they've been.

Andy

..Great thread Andy ....but an F-4 in a day ..can't be done....

that's a Modelzone Maidstone 'special' I presume..?

that remains to be seen




Sure is - reduced from £22.99 to £9.99. wish i'd bought two or three more.

Status Update.

All drop tanks done, wings ready to attach to airframe, canopy to mask than it's off to the paintshop for primer

Ready for primer

Got to walk dogs first.

Go Andy Go

tick tock tick tock

good luck mate

If I can do a Diorama in four days, then a plane in a day surly cant be that hard, can it?

cheers

keith

Primer on and dry - off to mix some blue paint then.

Yeah. Maybe the "a model in twelve hours" is a bust, but "a model in a day" is impressive enough. I'm crossing my fingers for a true blue mix at the first shot.

Go Andy!

Thats CRAZY!!!

Imagine if that kit had serious fit problems......how is the landing gear coming along?......as you can see, im pessimistic but its looking great........im a believer so far......

Go Andy!

I reckon you'd get it done in 11 hours if you didnt keep having to walk the dogs
Did I mention that your mad btw?
Nige

12 hours is out for sure, but done in a day looks good - 4 hours to go. I am feeling a bit sleepy though!!

Hows this for a colour match?



Andy