Building a Superdetailed Tamiya F-4 Phantom | Model Aircraft #9
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Karim Bibi masterfully builds a 1/48 Tamiya F-4B Phantom, No. 61121-all opened up and superdetailed! He opens up one of the engines, weapons, and several avionics bays.
This F-4 Phantom is built as if it is undergoing maintenance functions. The story on this unique Phantom is shared in the video, but essentially, an American Phantom landed on a British Carrier and had its tail overpainted to match British Phantoms while in Malta to avoid political tension.
Equipment and Parts Used:
-MRP Paint
-1/48 Tamiya F-4B Phantom (No. 61121)
-1/48 Furball-Aero Design USMC Rhinos 2 (No. 48-077)
-1/48 Eduard F-4B Ejection Seat (for Academy kit) (No. 648139)
-1/48 Eduard F-4B Stencils (D48094)
-1/48 Aires F-4B Phantom II Ram Air Turbine (No. 4868)*
-1/48 CMK F-4B Phantom II IFR (No. 4429)*
-1/48 CMK F-4B Phantom II Wheels (No. 4423)*
-1/48 Flying Leathernecks, AN/APR-25 RHAW Antenna Fin Cap for Tamiya F-4B (FL48-8027)
-1/48 Quick Boost F-4B Phantom II Air Inlet (QB 48 997)*
-1/48 Quick Boost F-4B Phantom II Fuel Dump (QB 48 996)*
-1/48 Babibi, F-4B Phantom II Cockpit 3D decal detail set (No. B3D-0007)*
-1/48 Black Dog, Phantom F4B Big Set (No. A48145)
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Credits-
Builder: Karim Bibi
Editor: Ruolin Han
Photos: US Archives. Public Domain Photos.
Product Placements: CMK, Babibi Models, Aires
Music:
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Sea Adventures - Bonnie Grace
Somewhere Above - Gerard Franklin
Still Rivals - Dream Cave
The Proving Grounds - Dragon Tamer
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Can't remember ever enjoying a 40 minute video as much as this on UA-cam, stunning build and amazing finish. Your weathering is master-class modeling and I hope to see more of your work here.
Wow, thanks Frank. Glad you liked it! Hard to go wrong with an F-4 haha.
Wow! Not a modeller, but a Marine Corps Avionics Tech VMFA-333. Spent many of my formative years crawling around on and in these birds. This video, vividly, brought back many memories. Thanks.
Thanks Sayer! We interview aviation veterans for our channel. If you'd like us to potentially feature your story, send us an email: info@flightlinemedia.co (not .com).
I was in VMFA 312, and 451 avionics.
I was in VMFA 312, and 451 avionics.
I was in VMFA 312, and 451 avionics.
I was in VMFA 312, and 451 avionics.
Even though I am a Marine grunt that served in the early to mid 2000’s. I have always loved this airplane for some reason. It’s just so big and so fast compared to the Soviet era planes they were up against in Vietnam. My favorite aircraft is the F4U Corsair from WW2. I loved watching the old Black Sheep television show from the old days. Pappy Boyington was such a hero to me personally.
I was never smart enough to be a Naval Aviator, but as an infantrymen I definitely slept better at night knowing we had people out there watching over us, especially Marine Aviators that are experts in the art of CAS.
I know I’ve made fun of “wingers” while I served. As they made fun of us grunts. But we all respected each other and none of us would ever do something to let another Marine down. No matter what their MOS is.
Iam absolutely blown away. The precision, the details everything. Has to be the best F-4 phantom I ever seen someone build on youtube. That build should be kept in a gallery!
Thank you! All the builds we feature on our Facebook page and UA-cam Channel will be shown in an airport museum display some day.
Amazing!!!
Thank you!
Jesus Christ ! Stunning 😮 . The Cockpit alone is a Masterpiece . Great work Dude!
I don't think I will ever get sick of watching this. Just sublime.
OK, need to comment again. The music is still obnoxious. But this is hands down the best modelling I have seen on youtube so far, leaving the others - at least the ones doing military stuff - in the dust. Very well done.
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
This video was recommended to me and the only thing I can say is that this channel deserves millions of subscribers. Absolutely amazing work.
Wow, thank you for such a compliment! I hope our future episodes will meet expectations. : ) We should have another one out in a week or two.
This is UA-cam at its most valuable core. Videos like this. Whatever the subject. I have nothing to do with modeling, but this is beautiful. You know art when you see it.
Thank you. If we had to guess, most of our audience members aren't modelers, but that's fine with us. : )
Great result... I also like how you played your music.... It is energetic, yet not annoying like many UA-camrs. It is a perfect video for my taste.. BRAVO!
Thank you so much 😀! I am glad you liked the music. We did too, but not all of our beloved viewers haha.
@@flightlinemedia I am a musician...so just listen to me, your other viewers just do not have good taste.
@@rothschildianum Personally, I don't want my pulse rate increased by having martial music in the background of a modelling video. _Chaçun a son goût. _
Je me souviens avoir monté un 'Phantom', approximativement même échelle, dans mes jeunes années........ Ce n'était pas une boite TAMIYA, mais j'avais été relativement satisfait de mon travail et paradoxalement de ma peinture camouflage vert et brune.....!!!!!! J'étais tout simplement à des années lumières de cette réalisation là................ FASCINANT........
I remember having ridden a 'Phantom', approximately the same scale, in my younger years........ It was not a TAMIYA box, but I had been relatively satisfied with my work and paradoxically with my painting green and brown camo.....!!!!!! I was quite simply light years away from this realization.... FASCINATING........
Thank you. If you get a chance to try the Tamiya kit, you won't be disappointed my friend. 😃
My favourite plane of all time , what a fantastic build, love the detail- its all about the detail,
Thank you!
I have never seen such beautiful attention to detail. Spectacular work!
Thank you very much! The Tamiya kit was fantastic to build.
You are the Michelangelo of modeling.
Big shoes to fill haha, but thank you.
Wow. That Phantom is exceptional. Job well done. UPDATE: I just saw I already commented a few months ago. That’s how well you did, you impressed me all over again! ha ha
Wow, just watching the seat builds is a Masterclass all by itself!
Thanks Wayne!
As a former USMC F-4 RIO, I love this. I made a model F-4 when I was 12, but never approached your level of skill and artistry.
We would love to hear more of your story. We interview veterans too. If interested, feel free to message us at info@flightlinemedia.co.
This is absolute art! beautiful! It's rare that I pick up so many new techniques in a single video. Thank you!
Wow, thank you for such compliments Bill! : )
The entire build is just stunning but those exhaust cans are a work of art in themselves!!
Appreciate it! : )
Damn. I'm actually stunned. Beautiful work.
Thanks Ben! Glad you enjoyed it. It was only a year of work put into a forty minute video hahaha. : )
....пересматриваю в который раз-БРАВО!...БРАВО!мастеру......
Thank you for your support! Very appreciated. : )
@@flightlinemedia ....скажите-вы планируете еще видео строики на ютюбе?
@@СергейАртёмчик-ю5н Yes! We have many, many more episodes coming. Right now we are aiming for one a month. Eventually we would like to release two a month.
@@flightlinemedia оооотлично!...пересмотрю все многократно.....(((космический уровень мастерства предъявляете))))
@@СергейАртёмчик-ю5н Thank you! People like you make these videos worth sharing.
Wow of all the hundreds of phantom builds on UA-cam yours is by far the best.
Huge compliment. Thanks. There are many amazing F-4 vids definitely worth watching.
PPOOOOOOOOHHH! i'm shoked . Marvelous
....на просторах интернета,такого космического уровня работа-редкость.......
I remember seeing an airshow with my dad when I was 10 or 12 years old at RAF Alconbury in the UK when we saw Fhantoms and Venoms and a Vampire flying.
I very soon built an Airfix model Fhantom and it became my favourite aircraft for a while.
Sadly I am now 63.
Amazing memories!
In the 60s and 70s, my family lived under the landing path of RAF Alconbury and having those f***ing things screaming a few hundred feet above our roof was not a selling point, I can tell you!
Outstanding! (As they say in the USMC.) Those exhausts were like Egyptian architecture.
I could have done with some less stressful music though.
WHAT!! No cobwebs!!, No dust in the cockpit!!! You really need to up your game…..LMFAO……Probably one of the very best out there. On a scale of 1 to 10, this is most definitely 11, congratulations on a stunning model
Thanks Leddy! Hearing from our viewers makes it all worth it.
Sir. You are Awesome Model Builder and Painter. Very awesome work. Thanks for showing us your Work.👍🏻
The heatshield at the tail looks amazing
Thanks man! Definitely worth the time. : )
one of the best builds I have watched so far.. incredibly detailed..
Appreciate that. Thank you!
Wow, that was an ambitious build! But the subject deserves it, Phantoms phorever!
Thanks Hrvoje!
Maybe the best scale model video I’ve ever seen, impressive !
Thank you!
Man, you’re talented as heck! That Phantom is stunningly gorgeous
Thank you! : )
Sir, this is the best painted model aircraft I've seen in my entire life. Congratulations on your extraordinary job!
Wow, thanks! Much appreciated. More to come. : )
Que dire... Les mots me manquent en fait.. Un montage et une mise en peinture magnifique. Du grand art.... Je crois que c'est la plus belle et magnifique vidéo sur le Phantom que j'ai vu. En plus j'adore cet avion c'est l'un de mes préférés de la guerre du Vietnam. Vous avez fait un travail remarquable et d'une grande qualité. Merci pour votre vidéo... Et encore chapeau l'artiste...
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What can I say... Words fail me in fact... Magnificent editing and painting. Great art.... I think this is the most beautiful and magnificent video on the Phantom that I have seen. Plus I love this plane, it's one of my favorites from the Vietnam War. You have done remarkable and high quality work. Thank you for your video... And again hats off to the artist...
My Biggest Complaint about F4B Models Is Nobody Makes Incredible F4C Models
Great Choice and Beautiful Bird
We have more Phantoms coming. 😎
Very nice phantom, well done.
My mother loved so much the plane that when I was in my teens she bought me (her!) a few of them and asked me to assemble them.
Now that is a cool mother! Amazing!
This is the most realistic Phantom I have ever seen anyone do on the internet-and I have watched tons of these videos as a fellow modeler. Your ejection seats were the most realistic I have ever seen in 1/48 scale. You’ve got skills! What superb job. AND a video production on top of that. We’ll done!
Thanks for the kind words. Many more jets to come. 😎
Excellent craftsmanship,thank you sir!
Glad you enjoyed the video! : )
New kid on the block. Your gonna take off. 15 vids in and how good is it well done sir..
Thank you! We have a lot of exciting aviation content planned. Appreciate you watching our videos.
Holy crap you did such an amazing job. I’m watching this for inspiration when I build my phantom model
Thanks! We have another Phantom episode coming soon.
The work of a gifted artisan, man. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Jorge!
You're welcome.
Stunning build ! One of the finest F-4 kit builds I've seen yet on U Tube. Outstanding workmanship.
Thanks Joe! Glad you liked it. We've got another one in the pipeline. : )
Superb detailing. One of the best I've seen. You're very good. More.
Thank you so much! More to come. : )
You can't get better than this. Absolutely amazing! Not just the model, but the video and photo quality. Subscribed!
Thanks for the sub! This video only took a year of work haha.
Spectacular build!
Thank you Doug! : )
That is entrancing! Inspirational work on my favourite aeroplane of all time.
Thank you! So glad you liked it. Won't be our last Phantom. : ) We also have some F-4 pilot interviews coming up in the near future.
A masterclass in modelling, many thanks 👍
Thanks for watching! : )
Outstanding build! I like how it shows and explains various techniques without slowing the flow of the video.
Thank you! :)
Absolutely fantastic work, masterclass. The result is simply real!
Thank you! :)
Insanely magnificent. Beyond inspirational. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together.
I really enjoyed your video and the techniques that you use to highlight all of the tiny parts. However, I have one complaint and that is In my squadron, VMFA 323, even when we were in Vietnam, our planes never got that dirty or stained. You got the under tail section perfectly and the underside of the engines but the intakes and the radome never looked like that. Of course, I was flying them in 1965 so they were pretty new. The seats were all Martin-Baker so I don't know of the seats that you mentioned. I thought the instrument panels were great and they seem to come alive. For anyone building this model, you gave some good advice to get a realistic look. Great video.
Rudy, you were an F-4 pilot?
@@flightlinemedia Yes, with VMFA 323 which I saw in the kit as one of the decals. We were the first F-4 squadron in country at Da Nang.
@@rudyyarbrough5122 on our page, we interview air combat veterans. We have our pilot episode up featuring Mr. Glenn Tierney, a Corsair pilot turned test pilot for the sidewinder program. We have several more interviews coming up. We would love to potentially interview you on your experiences. If this is something that interests you, please send us an email to info@flightlinemedia.co (not .com). Thanks!
Amazing
Great work Karim! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
This is next level art. Incredible! No words needed :) huge respect from germany! :)
Thank you! Ich freue mich, dass dir das Video gefallen hat.
Excellent build Karim!
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
The detail is nucking futz!! WOW, just WOW!!
It's an honor to be nucking futz! 😎Thanks for watching haha.
Lost for words.. what detail! Incredible
Thank you! : )
So impressive! I don't build models but have a great appreciation for the art! Thank you so much!
Thank you! We figure many in our audience don't. Karim is kind of like Bob Ross in a sense since most of us who watched his videos weren't painters haha.
This is incredible !!! What a work is that ! Amazing ! Congratulations !
I love Tamiya models, they are the best, followed closely by Hasegawa and Trumpeter. My favorite Tamiya model is their A10 Warthog
That was simply awesome I am a former Marine was with VMFA 235 as sayer said below it brought back some memories thank you.
Gla you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
danngggggggggggggggggg.... the level of detail is insane
Thanks Anthony!
Making plastic look like metal is real awesome skill!
Thank you!
Finally a channel which demonstrates extremely high skill level. This is truly one of the best out there on UA-cam, glad to be a subscriber.
Thank you for subscribing! You're too kind.
Great video glad to see someone really putting in the work to make realistic models
Thank you! It was a lot of work, but totally worth it.
@@flightlinemedia when it comes to models going the extra mile matters when your looking for realism
From a former IPMS contest judge, who however wouldn't come even close to starting a model nowadays, I can say that this work would or would not not win its category prize in an IMPS contest, but it is certainly up there. Congrats )
Thanks Bill.
What a brilliant build Karim. Lovely use of metallics, oils and pre shades. looking forward to other projects in the future. Oh speckling more of that please LOL
Thank you! Looking forward to the Viggen! : )
Master build!
Thank you Chuck.
One of the best models of its kind I have ever seen, so well done Sir! Only tiny detail missing is the canopy lock-hooks but hey, that it being supercritical. This is a masterpiece compared to some of the rubbish that gets posted on here.
Thanks Glenn! Thanks for letting us know on the hooks too.
You, sir, have build the best F-4 Phantom II scale model, in any scale since I started modeling in 1983...and I genuinely mean that! I know you can only get a certain amount of scale effect in 1/48 even if you use that much aftermarket or not. I'd love to see you correct & perfect the good 'ole Tamiya F-4J to convert it to a B os S variant. You might be able to pick up that I love US Naval Phantoms. I grew up around in them in the VMFA-115 hanger at MCAS Beaufort, SC when I my dad was assigned to that squadron in the early to mid 80's before they transitioned to the F/A-18A Hornet & he was ordered to VMFA-451 & later deployed to Desert Storm with them. I'd love to see you do a variant of the 1/32 Academy Hornet. You are a master Phantom creator & an outstanding video production walk through. Simply genius. God Bless you.
Thanks! I'll tell you what we're doing now. One of our guys has just finished a 1/48 F-4J from SWS. We're working on the video now.
Amazing build....enjoyed every minute of the build!
Amazing Work!!!
Thanks Rai!
Five stars skill... ¡felicidades por tu trabajo!
THE DETAILS ARE OUT OF BOUNDS !!! WOWOWOW.!! CAN IT FLY.!!😳😳🤯🤯🤯
We're afraid to try haha.
Simply mesmerising skill and application
Thanks Nigel.
Astonishing build.
Thanks for watching Douglas.
Great job Karim!
Thanks Mike!
Glad you liked it!
You truly are a master model builder.
Thank you! Too kind. Glad you liked it.
Incredible work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wonderful. Excellent model work. Respect for F4B
Thanks for watching Murat! It's a great kit.
Comically Amazing Detail
Incredible Effort
Great Work Great Man
Thank You
Amazing attention to detail.
Thanks!
Beyond museum level quality!
Thank you!
Really cool.
Thank you!
Genuinely virtuosic artistry here dude.
Your insight in regards process and build up of effects - which step when is awesome enough let alone the raw talent to apply all the techniques involved.
Thanks for the content - please keep producing it! 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it! More to come. We have another Phantom build coming soon. : )
This is an outstanding build, Karim!
Thank you Kevin! : ) More to come.
Superbly executed! Beautiful f4! Cheers
Thank you! We love Phantoms, that's for sure. : )
Wow, that was a great build, totaly enjoyd the whole vid. Awsom looking Phantom, Top Notch. You are a modelling and painting Wizard. GREAT WORK!!! Greetings from Sweden.
Thank you for the kind words. :)
Absolutely an Artist!
Thanks Billy!
Thank you for your sharing, sir! I learned a lot!
That what make it all worthwhile. : ) We're so glad our audience is enjoying it.
One of the best F4 build I've seen on YT... 😦 Kudos... 😎 F4 is one of my favorite airplanes, a camouflaged F4-E would be nice...😏
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the request. There will definitely be more Phantoms in the phuture. : )
.... i have no words to say,.....just amazing job
Thank you Martin! : ) Glad you liked it. Makes the video worth the effort.
Exelente trabajo mi amigo, uno de los mejores videos que he visto del F-4 Phantom, gracias por compatir
Thank you! Gracias amigo.
Hands down the best phantom build I’ve ever seen! How long have you been modelling for
Karim says he picked it back up in 2011. And thanks for watching!
Stunning build mate. Great video too, really enjoyed. 🤘🏻👍🏻
Thanks man! Hard to not love anything F-4 related. Our team needs to do a few more haha.
FANTASTIC build!!
just beautiful and what mastery weathering techniques
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.