BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

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BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by nooker21 » Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:43 am

Has anyone taken apart their Phantom and found an easy way to take the wings off? It feels a bit snug when I try to remove them, and of course I don't want to break them in the process. This always seems to happen with the planes that came disassembled in the box (I had this problem with the 1/18 Stuka years ago)...

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by nooker21 » Sun May 03, 2015 5:59 pm

Bump

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by Arpia IV » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:55 pm

Hi,
Did you find out the way to remove the wings? I'm also with the same problem, I tried and tried but I'm afraid it will break.

Giovanni.

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by nooker21 » Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:23 am

Nope, still hoping someone is brave enough to figure out a method to remove them...

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by Arpia IV » Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:13 am

Ok, thanks Nooker.

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by Coreyeagle48 » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:43 pm

Greetings:

I had a Phantom one time that I sold and had removed the wings. I can't be certain anymore but I think I just pulled them out. Not sure though.

The wings on all the BBI 1/32 models fit tight and are a bear to get out. I know with the Dauntless you just pull really hard and they eventually pop out.

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by Arpia IV » Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:27 pm

Hi Nooker,
After several unsuccessfully attempts only pulling the wings with my hands and always afraid to break them, I make a search in internet and I found out that each wing was attached to the main body by three tenons but only two are the troublemakers due to its shape.

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I used, once I knew where the tenons were located, a flat and very thin pry tool and a sculpting tool as you can see in the pictures. The pry tool I used it pushing down and opening a space for the sculpting tool which I used like a pry bar.

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Also, in the bottom of the plane I found six circular covers that are hiding six screws which I took out in order to make easy the unplugging of the wings. You could skip this steep if you think is unnecessary.

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I hope this work for you also.


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The author doesn’t accept responsibility for any scratch or broken piece that avoids a normal flight in the jet. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by nooker21 » Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:22 am

Awesome, thanks for the thorough breakdown and pics!

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Re: BBI F-4 Phantom wings - are they removeable?

Post by Arpia IV » Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:47 pm

You're welcome

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