Building a Lone Star Defender - Texas Air Guard F-4D (Tamiya 1/32) Part 3: Conclusions 

Thank you very much for your support! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.

Thank you very much and thanks for watching!

Hi Les - thanks very much! Lots of lessons learned from this build. Regards from the Lone Star State!

I'd like to think I can be my own best critic of my work. I think it's important to be honest with yourself if you want to improve. Appreciate your feedback and thanks for watching!

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Thank you! And thanks for watching.

Yes it is!

I didn't. It wouldn't have mattered since the fingerprint is etched within the transparency. The surface is glass smooth already. Thanks for the suggestion.

Might be worth it to try. Maybe even just a drop on the damage then sand and polish again.

I bought the kit from someone who had started the fuselage - the refueling door and the top were already attached. I can see where it would have a step though. Not sure how it was corrected though. Apologies for not having a better answer.

For one of Tamiya's older 1/32 kits it wasn't too bad. That whole canopy thing killed me. Thanks for watching!

@@MisterGsWorkbench I Agree it's heartbreaking to work so hard on a project and something happens you just have to carry on. You raised a good point about enjoying the hobby to relax. I'm just about to start a F4E phantom of the 457th Air Force Reserve Fort Worth. Excellent channel Kind Regards Sean

@@seananthonyegan3395 thanks again and enjoy your project!

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@@user-fo6ud3zs2o I am originally from New York and I now live in Texas.

@@MisterGsWorkbench....понятно...спасибо...(((( я так и думал что вы из сша....))))).....

There are certainly better 1/32 Tamiya kits that I referenced towards the end of the video. I've built the Revell Phantom and it's not too bad actually. The reason I didn't do all the extra work to remove those patches was because I really wanted to get this kit built. I can guarantee the quickest way for that plane to have found its way to the dump would have been a prolonged series of sanding, riveting, and more sanding. I'm honestly at a point that I build instead of trying to fix everything. Appreciate your feedback - thanks for watching!

Yeah, Jarrod, the Phantom has a lot of problems. Unfortunately I've got to build at least 2 more of them at some point. 😂

@@jimsmodels they're fine kits, just not Tamiya's best.

@Mister G's Workbench yeah once you get past the couple of major issues (wing dihedral, tail fit and heat shield fit) it's just small annoyances honestly. I did do the E though, a few different parts to be fair

Thanks Boyd - agreed about the judging at Modelmania. Appreciate your support!

Well, my models being half that category, I really appreciate the vote of confidence. 😂

Strong disagree on this one. Looking over the video, there's a lot of flaws that build up to fall outside a winning position. The hot exhaust zone isn't fitted properly, the canopies aren't square, there's visible wash left, the light for the navy refueling probe hasn't been blended in, there's a seam visible for the panel insert for the refueling door etc. The judges can be blamed maybe but there's plenty of evidence visible in this video to support the placement.