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en:authors:yasuichi-takami:f-4b:1965-05 [2025/11/07 14:53] – [Introduction] adminen:authors:yasuichi-takami:f-4b:1965-05 [2025/11/25 16:51] (current) admin
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 ====== 1965 May Issue ====== ====== 1965 May Issue ======
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 To be frank, I am not especially skillful myself; there are many members of Saiunkai who are better than I am. But I do not intend to lose in terms of the will to build. I encourage everyone to pick up the craft of wood-carving with a light heart.\\ To be frank, I am not especially skillful myself; there are many members of Saiunkai who are better than I am. But I do not intend to lose in terms of the will to build. I encourage everyone to pick up the craft of wood-carving with a light heart.\\
  
-====== One More Word Before We Begin ======+===== One More Word Before We Begin =====
 A solid model aims to be a true scale representation of the real aircraft, but at 1:50 there are limits. For types with limited documentation—and even when accurate documentation exists—it is virtually impossible to reproduce minute details such as cockpit interiors and landing-gear minutiae.\\ A solid model aims to be a true scale representation of the real aircraft, but at 1:50 there are limits. For types with limited documentation—and even when accurate documentation exists—it is virtually impossible to reproduce minute details such as cockpit interiors and landing-gear minutiae.\\
 Find your own points of compromise. Boldly omit areas that are rarely visible from the outside or are simply beyond your ability (for example, the rotor-hub assembly of a helicopter). Otherwise you may stall and abandon the project.\\ Find your own points of compromise. Boldly omit areas that are rarely visible from the outside or are simply beyond your ability (for example, the rotor-hub assembly of a helicopter). Otherwise you may stall and abandon the project.\\
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 With that in mind, let us build the F-4 Phantom II.\\ With that in mind, let us build the F-4 Phantom II.\\
  
-====== Drawings and References ======+===== Drawings and References =====
 A foldout drawing of the F-4C appeared in the August 1964 issue of ''Kōkū Fan''. That drawing depicts the Air Force’s C model, but externally the Navy’s B model is essentially the same (see figure below). To build at 1:50 you must enlarge that drawing by about 1.3×.\\ A foldout drawing of the F-4C appeared in the August 1964 issue of ''Kōkū Fan''. That drawing depicts the Air Force’s C model, but externally the Navy’s B model is essentially the same (see figure below). To build at 1:50 you must enlarge that drawing by about 1.3×.\\
 {{Takami-Phantom-02.jpg}}\\ {{Takami-Phantom-02.jpg}}\\
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 There is no reference more accurate than the real aircraft, and as the saying goes, “Seeing once is worth a hundred descriptions.” Do go and see it for yourself.\\ There is no reference more accurate than the real aircraft, and as the saying goes, “Seeing once is worth a hundred descriptions.” Do go and see it for yourself.\\
  
-====== Tools ======+===== Tools =====
 Because my family business is cabinetmaking, friends often say, “You’ve got a lot of tools—lucky you.”\\ Because my family business is cabinetmaking, friends often say, “You’ve got a lot of tools—lucky you.”\\
 Indeed, I own many planes and chisels, but I do not possess many tools specific to solid modeling. There are builders who can make a mock-up with a single knife and do it far better than I can. Owning good drills or woodworking machines does not automatically yield better models.\\ Indeed, I own many planes and chisels, but I do not possess many tools specific to solid modeling. There are builders who can make a mock-up with a single knife and do it far better than I can. Owning good drills or woodworking machines does not automatically yield better models.\\
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 Even the fussy landing gear need not be soldered; I know modelers who have made the gear of a Zero or a Raiden using adhesive alone.\\ Even the fussy landing gear need not be soldered; I know modelers who have made the gear of a Zero or a Raiden using adhesive alone.\\
  
-====== Fuselage Construction ======+===== Fuselage Construction =====
 Please look at the assembly diagram. From the standpoint of solid-model enthusiasts, the Phantom II has a particularly troublesome fuselage.\\ Please look at the assembly diagram. From the standpoint of solid-model enthusiasts, the Phantom II has a particularly troublesome fuselage.\\
 This is my second F-4B. The first time, I carved the fuselage from a single block of magnolia, which proved extremely laborious, so this time I divided it into three parts.\\ This is my second F-4B. The first time, I carved the fuselage from a single block of magnolia, which proved extremely laborious, so this time I divided it into three parts.\\
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-====== Main Wing Construction ======+===== Main Wing Construction =====
 You will need a somewhat wide board for the main wing. If you have straight-grained magnolia with a bluish cast, select a good piece. Transfer the wing outline from a template and rough-cut it 2–3 mm oversize.\\ You will need a somewhat wide board for the main wing. If you have straight-grained magnolia with a bluish cast, select a good piece. Transfer the wing outline from a template and rough-cut it 2–3 mm oversize.\\
 Form the wing-root tab at the same time. If possible, align the grain with the trailing-edge line; this helps when scribing. Keep in mind the grain orientation at the leading edge as well—once painted, the grain will be invisible, so fix it in your mind now.\\ Form the wing-root tab at the same time. If possible, align the grain with the trailing-edge line; this helps when scribing. Keep in mind the grain orientation at the leading edge as well—once painted, the grain will be invisible, so fix it in your mind now.\\
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 +==== Table of Contents ====
 +* [[en:authors:yasuichi-takami:f-4b:start|f-4b start]]
 +* [[en:authors:yasuichi-takami:f-4b:1965-05|1965 May Issue]]
 +* [[en:authors:yasuichi-takami:f-4b:1965-06|1965 June Issue]]
 +* [[en:authors:yasuichi-takami:f-4b:1965-07|1965 July Issue]]
 +* [[en:authors:yasuichi-takami:f-4b:gallery|Image Gallery]]
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