ghatherly Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Hi, I finally found time away from resin to complete this build of one of my favorite color schemes, not to mention the story of the one kill VF-111 scored during the Vietnam War. The build comprises the following with many scratch built parts, pattern creations used to create resin parts, and some top flight accessories from the community vendors. Items Used: Tamiya 1/32 F-4J kit GT Resin F-4B/N Conversion Set GT Resin Intakes and exhaust GT Resin Sparrow Missiles Zacto Model Sidewinder Missiles Master AOA and pitot tubes Part R Us engine details Zotz Decal markings and Stencils Two Bobs AIM-9 missile and AIM-7 decals Eduard F-4C and J Interior, exterior, Seat Belts, Masks Edited June 14, 2017 by ghatherly Old Dog, alain11, mpk and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghatherly Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 More Pics: Thanks for all of the support! Bill Cross, Seversky, mark31 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Absolutely incredible! Great work. Chuck Shaka HI, ghatherly and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 My heart is going pitter patter!!!! Nice build Gary! I imagine I will be seeing this in person next month? Shaka HI, ghatherly and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Yowza! ghatherly and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 The work you did weathering it is just amazing! I hope to see it in person this summer. Glad you found time to relax and hone your skills as we all benefit from it ghatherly and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wow, Gary, after purchasing your conversion set, and looking at your work, i've got to start cracking on mine!! i will be doing the same scheme, hope it comes out as good as yours. cheers mpk and ghatherly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 hi like !!!!!!! very nice weathering , nice result , good choice of paint scheme ... what else ?? excellent job ......... did GT parts work well ??? ...(sorry , I am kidding, of course they did !!!!) Alain ghatherly and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Great job Gary, makes me want to do an F-4 soon. Did you use masks or decals for the vertical stabilizer markings? (I always liked this tail art a lot) ghatherly and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Driver Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Beautiful Rhino!!! mpk and ghatherly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghatherly Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Hi, I want to thank everyone for the kind words. They help keep me motivated My heart is going pitter patter!!!! Nice build Gary! I imagine I will be seeing this in person next month? Yes, Will be in Omaha with this build, "Brain Damage", and several ZM 1/48 Phantoms including a "B Conversion" of a J kit and the new "S"" The work you did weathering it is just amazing! I hope to see it in person this summer. Glad you found time to relax and hone your skills as we all benefit from it She is a dirty Bird. I like the look the jets have at the end of a long cruise. Great job Gary, makes me want to do an F-4 soon. Did you use masks or decals for the vertical stabilizer markings? (I always liked this tail art a lot) The decals are form the Zotz Set. I built the fin first, as If I could not get that to work then it would have been a VF-51 bird. The Zotz set is incredible and I used both Red bottled Micro Set and Daco Med setting solution both with excellent results. A not though when finishing the canopy frame paint it gray, then apply the decals but trim them exact so that no film hangs over. They set easier this way and the slight undersize can be touched up with Tamiya gloss black. I found that the Master Model. FS31136 acrylic an exact match with the decals when stirred complete. The large insignia when on well, as did the shark mouth. The NAVY was cut separately. mpk and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 very striking model, well done! ghatherly and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Great work on your Phantom The more i see phantoms finnishd over here the more i whant to start mine with all the goodies Mark ghatherly and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Sundowners, **** yeah! That's the scheme I have in the kit in my stash (with your conversion set!). mpk and ghatherly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJ001 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Museum quality modelling right there. Ian. mpk and ghatherly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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