chuck540z3 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Gorgeous! I love that entire tail section, especially the gap between the leading edges of the stabilators. One tip, just in case you don't know already. That circular navigation light behind the cockpit should be painted before installation. There is a trim piece around the light with rivet detail, so stick a small dot on the light in the middle, paint the rest, then install it in the circular hole. You might paint the interior of the hole silver before you do. The fit is very tight, so do some trimming and dry fitting before you commit, because there's no turning back once the the light is halfway in. I only mention this because at least half of all Tamiya F-4 builds make the mistake of assuming the entire circular clear plastic is a lens. It's not. Cheers, Chuck Anthony in NZ, Shaka HI and Marcel111 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 My only suggestion would be to put a small Playboy magazine cover to cover the instrument panel, you see it'd be more realistic to see a playboy in a cockpit than a map :-) Shaka HI, Marcel111, NavyF4s and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 nice cans' in all seriousness the model looks fantastic! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 ..abosolutely! One of the best Phantom builds! Just gorgeous! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Quite the gem. Truly marvelous. Great show! Sincerely, Mark Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Marcel, Very nice! Love the color modulation and streaking. Probably one of the most interesting F4's I've ever seen! Gaz Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Marcel, those burner cans look sweet! Another wonderful update my friend! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 It looks awesome, the paint, weathering, decals, and the metal effects, it just looks spot on! Great job Marcel. Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Love this paint scheme! Love this build! Wow! Dan Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioS Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Yes I agree great looking plane and nice build as well that you've got there, and I like that paint scheme you've picked plus that map; centre of attention when you look in the cockpit... Love It! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Just killer! Super work so far. Cheers Bevan Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 My only suggestion would be to put a small Playboy magazine cover to cover the instrument panel, you see it'd be more realistic to see a playboy in a cockpit than a map :-) Really just love this suggestion :-) will see where I can strategically place that Playboy. One tip, just in case you don't know already. That circular navigation light behind the cockpit should be painted before installation. There is a trim piece around the light with rivet detail, so stick a small dot on the light in the middle, paint the rest, then install it in the circular hole. You might paint the interior of the hole silver before you do. The fit is very tight, so do some trimming and dry fitting before you commit, because there's no turning back once the the light is halfway in. Thx Chuck, all over that one like chocolate sauce over ice cream, I remember that from my Chico build. Silly me for not dropping the light in sooner though, would really be a bummer if I have fit issues now. Thx for all of the encouragement! I really feel like I am getting close now! On the down side, my wife asked me if I was taking a break from modelling after this project :-/ she's not so impressed that my next build will be two models at once (F-16 double build). Cheers, Marcel A-10LOADER and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 I spent quite a bit of time redoing the windscreen and canopy framing... not sure how realistic to this particular F-4 that really is but with the Tamiya clear parts being glued onto the framing without consideration of the cleanup and glue, I have had to do this on both my Chico and now this build. The seats are also in (already built these back when I did my Chico build). Under magnification: View from top: Overall view: Happy Friday guys! Marcel MarioS, Anthony in NZ, F`s are my favs and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 SUPER nice work! Really looks wonderful. Marcel111 and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 SUPER nice work! Really looks wonderful. Yeah, + 1 Regards. Andy Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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