ORIGINAL: bvmflier
Seems like the pylons are gonna be some work. Any tips on doin these babys? Do I need to glass them or anything? Do you guys use the AIM 7 missiles on your F-4s? Looks pretty sweet with them on.
Patrick, I agree the F-4 looks good loaded up with missles. The fuselage mounted Sparrows are relativey easy, just a screw through the missle into some hardwood blocks inside the fus. The pylons are a different story which I describe as similar to building 4 little airplanes. I fiberglassed mine for strength and finish. One of the challenges is getting the pylons/tanks perfectly parallel to the fus centerline and you just need to measure carefully.
Joe Grice showed me this attach method for the tanks...brass tubes glued to the tanks that extend into brass tubes in the pylons and secured with 2-56 bolts. Very clean and secure.