Dragon Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Thank you gents, yeah you guys! Your kinds words are humbling...... Harv - I painted the backside and edge of the clear piece with Tamiya clear orange. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girlscanplay2 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Mike looking great! Nice pit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Mike looking great! Nice pit! Thanks Teresa Was able to get some time at the bench between cooking, feasting, and visiting; I was needing a break from the chaos!. The fit of this kit is 180 degrees different than the 4C. I've had issues with the exhaust section, wings and the belly section. I guess if we didn't get these challenges once in awhile a build would get boring...... Here's a couple of pics of the Sierra Hotel exhaust nozzles: I'm planning on the next couple of days being all mine to spend at the bench, and next up will be the office seats, canopies and then the paint shop. Thanks for stopping by, Mike Bill Cross, EmperorKai and Girlscanplay2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Looks good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Great work on the cans Mike! Keep it up! Some day soon I hope I can actually tend to getting all the pics updated that I need to, I haven't forgotten Work has been kickin my butt. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorKai Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Really nice work here Mike! I can tell already she's gonna be a beauty Kai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Looking forward to more progress pics Mike. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hey Paul, At the moment, I'm stalled on this build. I want to build it with the wing tips up, but I haven't figured out a way to mount them. I have a couple of ideas, but I haven't had time to try these ideas out yet. It's too bad Tamiya didn't provide a means to do this. And with the holidays upon us, I probably won't be able to focus on the build until after the New Year, so I'm really happy you extended the group build until the end of January! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'm not a jet guy, but I LOVE F-4s!! What a badass tank of a plane! Very nice work! Makes me want to build one.... Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 After nine plus years on the SOD, three moves, and numerous contemplations to trash the build, it is finally done! It is inaccurate and has numerous build mistakes/miscues, but it looks the part to me. Although, it really needs some weathering to make it look right. I experimented with some oil paint weathering, but I stopped as I didn’t want to get bogged down and lose motivation again sending it back to the SOD. I need to watch more of Mike Rinaldi’s OPR videos and do more practicing, so I feel comfortable enough with oil weathering to fully attempt on my next build. Phantom2, MikeC, Mark_C and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Looks good. Don't know about any inaccuracies, and the modeller who never made a build mistake never made a model: it looks like a Phantom, it captures the character. Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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