Italeri F-4E IAF 1:48

The overall shape of the kit is very good. You have to be careful with the angle of the nose when gluing it. Use some f-4e blueprint as a reference. 

The kit's cabin is quite poor. I used the consoles and seats from an academy kit. Next to it in grey you can see the tamiya one. 

 

 

The transparent ones do not fit well. I decided to glue them, sand them and finally polish them. 

A very poor fit. In some points the gap was several millimeters. 

A very poor fit. In some points the gap was several millimeters. 

 

I filled the holes in the transparent with plasticard 

The belts were scratch made with aluminum foil and plasticard for the buckles. 

Side by side comparison of the cockpits. The one on the left is Tamiya and the one on the right is Italeri with some Academy parts. 

I made the HUD with a piece of acetate (taken from a Chinese toy packaging). Glued with white glue 

Polished canopy 

Ready for primer 

Handmade masks with Inkscape and Silhouette. If anyone need it send me a pm please 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be careful with the instructions on the decals. Stencils are missing in many points. Decal errors that do not apply to this version. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall for the price it is a good kit, and with some care it looks great.